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IV98353: NIMADM OVER NIMSH FAILS AT PHASE 11 WITH 4K TARGET DISK APPLIES TO AIX 7200-03

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • nimadm over nimsh fails at phase 11 with 4K target disk
    with
     the following error.
    alt_disk_copy: 0505-218 ATTENTION:
    /alt_inst/usr/lib/boot/bin/savebase_static returned an
    unexpected result.
    alt_disk_copy: 0505-219 ATTENTION: Error copying rootvg
    to
    alternate disk.
    

Local fix

  • Execute nimadm over shell instead of nimsh
    

Problem summary

  • Customer will face problems in doing nimadm with 4K
    target disks if connect method is nimsh.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Made the code changes to fix the problem.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV98353

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.2

  • Reported component ID

    5765CD200

  • Reported release

    720

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2017-07-23

  • Closed date

    2017-07-23

  • Last modified date

    2018-09-21

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

    IV97821

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.2

  • Fixed component ID

    5765CD200

Applicable component levels

  • R720 PSY U876900

       UP18/09/13 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 September 2018