IT48386: IBM STORAGE PROTECT TARGET SERVER MAY CRASH DURING REPLICATION STORAGE RULE, WITH SEGMENTATION FAULT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When IBM Storage Protect Server is configured for NODE
  REPLICATION using a replication storage rule, the target Server
  may crash with the following stack:
  
  (dbx) where
  #0 0x00007fc272562d00 in pthread_mutex_lock
  #1 0x000000000152b945 in pkAcquireMutexTracked
  #2 0x000000000149756c in ProdConsWaitWorkDone
  #3 0x00000000010798a9 in sdSignalUnresolvedChunks
  #4 0x000000000107e144 in sdStopTcrProcessingThreads
  #5 0x00000000012b5596 in DoServerHandshake
  #6 0x00000000012d37aa in SmReplServerSession
  #7 0x0000000001148f95 in DoReplServer
  #9 0x000000000154202b in psSessionThread
  #10 0x0000000001529a33 in StartThread
  #11 0x00007fc272560ea5 in start_thread
  #12 0x00007fc26e9fdb0d in clone
  
  This is a reocurrence of APAR IT44913
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/IT44913 in a higher
  version.
  
  IBM Storage Protect Server version Affected: IBM Storage Protect
  Server 8.1.22.x and above on all supported platforms.
  MDVPARTL 8.1.22.0-TIV_5698ISMSV | IT44913
  

Local fix

• Use REPLICATE NODE instead of replication storage rule
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users.                        *
  
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  
  * See error description.                                       *
  
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  
  * projected to be fixed in level 8.1.27.100 and 8.2.0.         *
  
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  
  * IBM.                                                         *
  
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Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Platforms fixed:  AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  

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

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels