IJ52271: MMAPPLYPOLICY COULD FAIL IF CIPHERLIST CONFIGURATION VARIABLE IS SET TO EMPTY(DEFAULT) WHEN CLUSTER LEVEL IS 5.1.6.0 OR HIGHER.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• tsapolicy gets current cipherList setting from mmfs.cfg but it
  gets empty string if cipherList configuration variable is set to
  the default value (EMPTY). tsapolicy incorrectly determines the
  value as real cipher if the value is not "EMPTY", "DEFAULT", or
  "AUTHONLY".
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• tsapolicy gets current cipherList setting from mmfs.cfg but it
  gets empty string if cipherList configuration variable is set to
  the default value (EMPTY). tsapolicy incorrectly determines the
  value as real cipher if the value is not "EMPTY", "DEFAULT", or
  "AUTHONLY".
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.2.1.1
  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:
  mmapplypolicy will not fail when cipherList configuration
  variable is set to EMPTY(DEFAULT).
  
  Work around:
  none
  
  Problem trigger:
  This problem could occur if mmapplypolicy is invoked when
  cipherList configuration variable is set to "EMPTY" and cluster
  level is 5.1.6.0 or higher.
  
  Symptom:
  Component Level Outage
  
  Platforms affected:
  all platforms that support mmapplypolicy
  
  Functional Area affected:
  mmapplypolicy
  
  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