IJ44607: SPECTRUM SCALE V5.1.3 AND GREATER FAILS TO INTEROPERATE WITH SPECTRUMSCALE VERSIONS PRIOR TO 5.1.3.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• GNR RPCs fail when received by a GPFS daemon 5.1.3 or later
  from a GPFS daemon older than version 5.1.3.
  Kernel assert going off: privVfsP != NULL
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• GNR RPCs fail when received by a GPFS daemon 5.1.3 or later
  from a GPFS daemon older than version 5.1.3.
  Kernel assert going off: privVfsP != NULL
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.6.1
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and their respective
  Fix solutions refer to page:
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale_
  apars.html
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  SpectrumScale v5.1.3 and later recover the capability to
  interoperate
  with versions older than 5.1.3. Fixed the code so if remount
  fails on
  Linux, not too much clean up is performed.
  
  Work Around:
  None
  
  Problem trigger:
  Any GNR-related command
  
  Symptom:
  Hang in the command
  
  Platforms affected:
  All
  
  Functional Area affected:
  GNR
  
  Customer Impact:
  High Importance
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels