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Enabling & Disabling Legacy Protocol (SSLv3 & MD5 hash) for IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center

Troubleshooting


Problem

A temporary solution to resolve connection problems between some supported devices and IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center. You can configure IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center to use a legacy connection protocol (SSLv3 and MD5 hash) to maintain compatibility with those devices.

Please note that this solution is only applicable up to Spectrum Control 5.2.15.2.
 

 

Symptom

BPCUI0055E - Cannot connect to the DS8000 storage system. The DS8000 ESSNI server is not available or allowing connections.

Storage Insights users:
If you encounter error message BPCUI055E when adding a DS8000 storage system for monitoring, learn about how to troubleshoot the problem at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQRB8/com.ibm.spectrum.si.doc/tpch_saas_t_configuring_ds8k_sslv3.html

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Modified date:
22 June 2026

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