IJ38518: AIX 7.3 CHANGED SOME PERFORMANCE TUNING COMMANDS' DEFAULT OUTPUT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• **************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:
  * Systems running the AIX 7.3 Technology Level 0 with
  * any of the following filesets at or between the given levels:
  * MIN          MAX          FILESET
  * 7.3.0.0      7.3.0.0      bos.perf.tune
    **************************************************************
  * ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  * In AIX 7.3, some performance tuning commands' default output
  * changed when called with the -x option.
  * Live Update stats were added to default -x output for
  * commands such as "vmo".
  * This change in output may break some applications that
  * depend on it, such as Oracle RAC tuning pre-checks.
    **************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Install APAR IJ38518.
  * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from
  * either
  * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij38518/
  * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij38518/
  * Installation of the ifix does not require a reboot.
    **************************************************************
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• scripts parsing -x output may fail
  

Problem conclusion

• Tunable commands reports LU values when -K option is used with
  -L or -x options
  

Temporary fix

•   *********
    * HIPER *
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Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  IJ38577 U892358

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.3

• Fixed component ID

  5765CD300

Applicable component levels

• R730 PSY U892358

     UP22/05/18 I 1000 Ž