IJ33190: CRASH WHEN TRYING TO PUT AIX NFSV4 ACL ON .SNAPSHOTS DIRECTORY

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Spectrum Scale on an AIX node will crash, when trying to
  put a NFSv4 ACL on a .snapshots directory
  (e.g. through the "aclput -t nfs4" command)
  

Local fix

• Do not try this operation.
  

Problem summary

• Spectrum Scale on an AIX node will crash, when trying to
  put a NFSv4 ACL on a .snapshots directory
  (e.g. through the "aclput -t nfs4" command)
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.1  PTF 2
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and their
  respective fix solutions refer to page
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale_
  apars.html
  Benefits of the solution:
  The AIX node will no longer crash.
  
  Work around:
  Do not try this operation.
  
  Problem trigger:
  Store NFSv4 ACL on .snapshots directory
  on AIX node.
  Symptom:
  Abend/Crash
  Platforms affected:
  AIX/Power only
  Functional Area affected:
  All Scale Users
  Customer Impact:
  High Importance
  

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

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels