IV63072: LSVG COMMAND SHOWS GARBAGE CHARACTERS ON VIOS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• With Olson Timezone set, "lsvg" shows garbage characters
  when run on VIOS as padmin user :
  $ echo $TZ
  Europe/Paris
  $ lsvg -lv rootvg
  hd5r 6 bootr 6 1r 6 1r 6 1r 6 closed/syncdr 6 N/A
  hd6r 6 pagingr 6 8r 6 8r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 N/A
  paging00r 6 pagingr 6 16r 6 16r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 N/A
  hd8r 6 jfs2logr 6 1r 6 1r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 N/A
  hd4r 6 jfs2r 6 4r 6 4r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /
  hd2r 6 jfs2r 6 90r 6 90r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /usr
  hd9varr 6 jfs2r 6 14r 6 14r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /var
  hd3r 6 jfs2r 6 75r 6 75r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /tmp
  hd1r 6 jfs2r 6 160r 6 160r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /home
  hd10optr 6 jfs2r 6 30r 6 30r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /opt
  hd11adminr 6 jfs2r 6 2r 6 2r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /admin
  livedumpr 6 jfs2r 6 4r 6 4r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /var/adm
  /ras/l
  lg_dumplvr 6 sysdumpr 6 16r 6 16r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 N/
  A
  

Local fix

• Use the POSIX timezone instead of Olson Timezone :
  $ export TZ=NFT-1DFT
  $ lsvg -lv rootvg
  rootvg:
  LV NAME     TYPE       LPs     PPs     PVs  LV STATE
  MOUNT POINT
  hd5         boot       1       1       1    closed/syncd
  N/A
  hd6         paging     8       8       1    open/syncd
  N/A
  paging00    paging     16      16      1    open/syncd
  N/A
  hd8         jfs2log    1       1       1    open/syncd
  N/A
  hd4         jfs2       4       4       1    open/syncd
  /
  hd2         jfs2       90      90      1    open/syncd
  /usr
  hd9var      jfs2       14      14      1    open/syncd
  /var
  hd3         jfs2       75      75      1    open/syncd
  /tmp
  hd1         jfs2       160     160     1    open/syncd
  /home
  hd10opt     jfs2       30      30      1    open/syncd
  /opt
  hd11admin   jfs2       2       2       1    open/syncd
  /admin
  lg_dumplv   sysdump    16      16      1    open/syncd
  N/A
  

Problem summary

• With Olson Timezone set, "lsvg" shows garbage characters
  when run on VIOS as padmin user :
  $ echo $TZ
  Europe/Paris
  $ lsvg -lv rootvg
  hd5r 6 bootr 6 1r 6 1r 6 1r 6 closed/syncdr 6 N/A
  hd6r 6 pagingr 6 8r 6 8r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 N/A
  paging00r 6 pagingr 6 16r 6 16r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 N/A
  hd8r 6 jfs2logr 6 1r 6 1r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 N/A
  hd4r 6 jfs2r 6 4r 6 4r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /
  hd2r 6 jfs2r 6 90r 6 90r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /usr
  hd9varr 6 jfs2r 6 14r 6 14r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /var
  hd3r 6 jfs2r 6 75r 6 75r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /tmp
  hd1r 6 jfs2r 6 160r 6 160r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /home
  hd10optr 6 jfs2r 6 30r 6 30r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /opt
  hd11adminr 6 jfs2r 6 2r 6 2r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /admin
  livedumpr 6 jfs2r 6 4r 6 4r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 /var/adm
  /ras/l
  lg_dumplvr 6 sysdumpr 6 16r 6 16r 6 1r 6 open/syncdr 6 N/A
  

Problem conclusion

• Ensure lsvg deliimiter is properly initialized after
  declaration
  

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:

  IV64480

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VIRTUAL I/O SER

• Fixed component ID

  5765G3400

Applicable component levels

• R220 PSY U861293

     UP14/10/28 I 1000

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