IJ47003: RHEL8.8 AND RHEL 9.2 AFM GATEWAY FAILS TO READ ALL ENTRIES FROM THE CACHE TO HOME

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• AFM gateway running on RHEL8.8 and RHEL 9.2 fails to perform
  full readdir operation at the cache which results in partially
  fetching the entries from the home.
  

Local fix

• Downgrade RHEL to earlier versions.
  

Problem summary

• AFM gateway running on RHEL8.8 and RHEL 9.2 fails to perform
  full readdir operation at the cache which results in partially
  fetching the entries from the home.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.2.12 
  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:
  Fixed the readdir operation code to fetch all the entries from
  the cache to home.
  
  Work around:
  Downgrade RHEL to earlier versions.
  
  Problem trigger:
  Upgrading to newer RHEL releases 8.8 and 9.2
  
  Symptom:
  Unexpected results, data mismatch.
  
  Platforms affected:
  RHEL 8.8 and RHEL 9.2 Linux OS environments
  
  Functional Area affected:
  AFM and AFM DR
  
  Customer Impact:
  HIPER
  

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