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IJ51224: YNEW SMS FUNCTION NVME SED PASSWORD NOT WORKING APPLIES TO AIX 7300-03

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • SED Enabled NVMe drives cannot boot AIX as Admin PIN is used as
    PKS primary by PFW, which results in AIX nvme driver failing to
    unlock the drive.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • SED Enabled NVMe drives cannot boot AIX as Admin PIN is used as
    PKS primary by PFW, which results in AIX nvme driver failing to
    unlock the drive.
    

Problem conclusion

  • AIX nvme driver retries to unlock the drive using Admin's
    authority if using User authority fails during drive unlocking.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • 7200-05 - use AIX APAR IJ51575
    7300-03 - use AIX APAR IJ51224
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ51224

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.3

  • Reported component ID

    5765CD300

  • Reported release

    730

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2024-05-17

  • Closed date

    2024-05-17

  • Last modified date

    2025-02-07

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

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

    IJ51536 IJ51575

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.3

  • Fixed component ID

    5765CD300

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SG11T","label":"AIX 7.3 HIPERS- APARs and Fixes"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF053","label":"Power Systems"}],"Version":"730","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB08","label":"Cognitive Systems"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
08 February 2025