Troubleshooting
Problem
IBM Spectrum Protect™ Client APARs fixed in the -IBM Spectrum Protect™ Backup-Archive Client Version 8.1.6.0 general availability fix pack (8.1.6-TIV-TSMBAC) and -IBM Spectrum Protect™ Backup-Archive Client 8.1.6 interim fixes (8.1.6-TIV-TSMBAC-IF000x)
Symptom
Note: Maintenance is cumulative. The APARs in the tables below were fixed since the General Availability of the 8.1.4 client.
List of APARs fixed in earlier 8.1.x BA clients and their descriptions:
8.1.4.x: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011337
8.1.2.x: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004067
8.1.0.x: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993247
Download page:
IBM Spectrum Protect™ Client 8.1.6 Downloads and READMEs
IBM Spectrum Protect BA client 8.1.x.y interim fix downloads
Resolving The Problem
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Fix Pack 8.1.6
For security bulletin fixes in this version see in the IBM Spectrum Protect™ Client 8.1.6 Downloads and READMEs
| APAR | Platforms fixed | Description |
| IT25714 | All Linux | ARCHIVING THE /DEV DIRECTORY AND SPECIFICALLY /DEV/WATCHDOG ON LINUX COULD TRIGGER A REBOOT OF THE SYSTEM |
| IT25661 | All Platforms | 3DES CIPHER UNEXPECTEDLY STILL ALLOWED WHEN SSLFIPSMODE IS SET TO YES |
| IT25274 | Windows x64 | DSMC EXPIRE COMMAND DOES NOT WORKS WITH ACCENTUATED NL CHARACTER IN FILELIST |
| IT25141 | All Unix/Linux | BACKUP HANGS WHEN NFSTIMEOUT CLIENT OPTION IS GREATER THAN ZERO AND DATA DESCRIPTOR IS LARGER THAN 1024 |
| IT25090 | All Linux | A BACKUP OR ARCHIVE OPERATION MAY HANG ON LINUX PLATFORM |
| IT24945 | Linux x86 | CLIENT CAN CRASH DURING SNAPDIFF BACKUP IF 'SET NETAPPSVM' AND 'SET PASSWORD' COMMANDS ARE CONFIGURED INCORRECTLY |
| IT24907 | All AIX All Linux |
DSMC SET PASSWORD FAILS WITH ANS5283E IN FIPS-ENABLED ENV |
| IT24873 | All Platforms | INVALID LENGTH VALUE FOR PARTIAL RETRIEVE MAY GET TOO MUCH DATA |
| IT24708 | All Windows | AUTO DEPLOYMENT FAILS TO UPGRADE WINDOWS CLIENTS ANE4252E |
| IT24684 | All Platforms | The inbound client listening port for the SP client executables provides no way to disable older SSL/TLS protocols and ciphers. |
| IT24661 | All Windows | ANS5056E SYSTEMSTATE BACKUP FAILURE ON PASSIVE CLUSTER NODE WITH CLIENTS V7.1.8+ AND V8.1.4+ |
| IT24616 | Windows x64 | DSMAGENT CRASHES DURING A VSS BACKUP WHEN FAILING OVER TO THE REPLICATION TARGET SERVER |
| IT24538 | All Linux | ERROR WHEN INSTALLING FILEPATH ON LINUX RH 7.4 "INSMOD: ERROR: COULD NOT INSERT MODULE FILEPATH.KO" |
| IT24490 | All Platforms | LOGIN WHEN PASSWORD EXPIRING FAILS WITH ANS1051I INVALID USER ID OR PASSWORD |
| IT24024 | Windows x64 | ANS2745E ON 'BACKUP VM' OF HYPER-V GUEST |
| IT24007 | Mac | V8.1 CLIENT ON MAC OS X REPORTS ANS4020E ON RESTORE OF FILES ALREADY COMPRESSED BY THE OPERATING SYSTEM |
| IT23846 | All Unix/Linux | DSMC CREATES WORLD WRITABLE DIRECTORIES AND FILES USED FOR SECURITY INFORMATION |
| IT23560 | All Platforms | PREVENTING INCOMPATIBILITY OF LOCAL GSKIT WITH THE SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS INTRODUCED IN CLIENT VERSIONS 7.1.8 AND 8.1.2 |
| IT23533 | All Platforms | UNDETECTED INCOMPATIBLE LOCAL GSKIT VERSION MAY YIELD UNWANTED RESULTS WITH THE 7.1.8 AND 8.1.2 CLIENT SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS |
| IT23531 | All AIX | STOPPING THE FILEPATH DRIVER MAY CAUSE A SYSTEM CRASH |
| IT23525 | All Unix/Linux | CLIENT PROMPTS FOR PASSWORD AFTER UPGRADE WITH PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE |
| IT23524 | All Windows | END STATISTICS FOR MSEXCHANGE/SQL BACKUPS REPORT A VALUE OF 0 FOR FIELD FILES EXAMINED WHILE FILES COMPLETED IS GREATER 0 |
| IT23515 | All Platforms | ANS2050E ERROR WITH PASSWORDACCESS=GENERATE OPTION |
| IT23371 | All Windows | ANS5250E CREATEFILE() RETURNED '5' FOR MICROSOFT OFFLOAD COPY FOLDER ".COPY_OFFLOAD" ON SNAPDIFF BACKUP |
| IT23248 | Windows x64 | FRONT END CAPACITY IS NOT REPORTED CORRECTLY FOR MICROSOFT SQL AND MICROSOFT EXCHANGE VSS BACKUPS |
| IT23234 | Windows x64 | CLIENT 8.1.2 GUI RESTORE DIALOG DOES NOT SHOW AD OBJECTS |
| IT23216 | All Platforms | DSMC -FORCEFAILOVER=YES COMMAND DOES NOT HONOR REPLTCPPORT CAUSING THE CONNECTION TO FAIL (ANS5216E) |
| IT23086 | All Platforms | AUTOMATED FAILOVER DOCUMENTATION NEEDS CLARIFICATION IN REGARDS TO REQUIRED CERTIFICATE PROCEDURES. |
| IT22929 | All Unix/Linux | WORLD WRITABLE PERMISSION ON FILE CITSCANOUTPUT.XML |
| IT22819 | All Platforms | ANR0443W PROTOCOL ERROR - INVALID INSERTS FIELD FOR CLIENT MESSAGES OVER 1400 CHARACTERS |
| IT22781 | All Windows | ANS1802E LOGGED WITH JOURNAL-BASED BACKUP OF TEMPORARY FILE WITH A TILDE (~) CHARACTER IN ITS PATH. |
Interim Fix 8.1.6.1
available November 1, 2018 for all platforms
This interim fix contains the fixes described in this security bulletin:
| APAR | Platforms fixed | Description |
| IT23993 | All Platforms | MULTIPLE CLIENT SESSIONS CAN FAIL WITH GSKKM_IMPORTKEYS GSKKM_ERR_DATABASE_INVALID_FILE_TYPE |
| IT25091 | All Platforms | ANS5216E SEEN WHEN SSL=NO AND RUNNING "DSMC -FORCEFAILOVER" |
| IT25446 | All Windows | ANS4021E ERROR DURING WINPE RESTORE OF AN EFI BASED SYSTEM |
| IT25837 | All Platforms | DSMCAD SESSIONS DO NOT CLOSE UNTIL DSMCAD IS STOPPED |
| IT26466 | All AIX All Linux All Windows |
B/A CLIENT JAVA GUI FAILS TO LOAD THE DOMINO BACKUP PANEL WHEN DOMINO PLUGIN INSTALLED AND THE NSF VIEW IS SELECTED. |
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Modified date:
12 November 2018
UID
swg22017326