IT16018: DSMC CRASH IN DCCBAPERFORMANCEMONITOR

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Tivoli Storage Manager client may crash during backup.
  Here is an example of the call stack on an AIX system:
  IOT/Abort trap in pthread_kill at 0x90000000050ce94 ($t22)
  0x90000000050ce94 (pthread_kill+0xd4) e8410028
    ld   r2,0x28(r1)
  
  (dbx) where0x900000000083444
  pthread_kill(??, ??) at 0x90000000050ce94
  _p_raise(??) at 0x90000000050c6c8
  raise.raise(??) at 0x90000000002c9cc
  abort() at 0x900000000083444
  psunxthr.psAbort()() at 0x100062ee0
  psunxthr.psTrapHandler(int,int,__sigcontext*)() at 0x100062e30
  bacpfm.DccBaPerformanceMonitor::Monitor()() at 0x10056880c
  bacpfm.DccBaPerformanceMonitor::Run(void*)() at 0x100567bdc
  bacpfm.DccBaPerformanceMonitor::DoThread(void*)() at 0x1005691c0
  bacpfm.callDoMThread2(void*)() at 0x1005690cc
  thrdmgr.startThread2(Threadstart*)() at 0x1003363f4
  thrdmgr.startThread(Threadstart*)() at 0x1003362ec
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  All supported client levels
  Initial Impact: Medium
  Additional Keywords:
    TSM Spectrum Protect bacpfm DccBaPerformanceMonitor core dump
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Backup-archive command line clients of version 7.1 running   *
  * on all platforms                                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 7.1.6.4. Note that this is    *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been fixed and no more crash during a scheduled
  backup.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• If there is a next release of Tivoli Storage Manager after 7.1,
  this APAR will be fixed in that next release.
  

APAR Information

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

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

Modules/Macros

• DSMC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

• R71A PSY

     UP

• R71L PSY

     UP

• R71W PSY

     UP

• R71H PSY

     UP

• R71M PSY

     UP

• R71S PSY

     UP