IT27963: DB2CLUSTER SEGFAULT CAUSED BY WRONG ARGUMENTS TO PD_HEXDUMP WHENRUNNING INSTALLFIXPACK ON PURESCALE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DB2CLUSTER SEGFAULT CAUSED BY WRONG ARGUMENTS TO PD_HEXDUMP WHEN
  RUNNING INSTALLFIXPACK ON PURESCALE WHEN putting GPFS in
  Maintenance mode.
  
  In the db2cluster log, the final entry is:
  
  2019-01-19-09.35.49.567497-300 I44746E533      LEVEL: Error
  PID   : 28332        TID : 140576686270240 PROC : db2cluster
  INSTANCE: AAAA      NODE : 001
  HOSTNAME: XXXXXX
  FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, high avail services,
  db2haCFSEnterMaintenanceMode, probe:3622
  MESSAGE : ECF=0x9000052E=-1879046866=ECF_SQLHA_FAILED
       SQLHA API call error
   DATA #1 : String, 98 bytes
  The env var DB2_HARDFAIL_MAINTENANCE is set and mmfsenv -u was
  not successful, failing maintenance
  DATA #2 : String, 4 bytes
  true
  
  
  Jan 19 09:35:49 XXXXXX kernel: db2cluster[28332]: segfault at
  7fff00000028 ip 00007fda96a21686 sp 00007fff608f21b0 error 4 in
  libdb2osse.so.1[7fda967e7000+4c4000]
  

Local fix

• Reboot the server and try installfixpack command again.
  

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• Upgrade to Db2 11.1.4.5 or later
  

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:

  IT30787

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 FOR LUW

• Fixed component ID

  DB2FORLUW

Applicable component levels