IJ53040: LOG ERROR MESSAGES FROM VALIDATING RKM.CONF TO THE SCALE MESSAGE LOG.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When the parsing of the RKM.conf file results in errors, the
  mmfsd daemon did not log error messages to the Scale message log
  and did not raise mmhealth rkmconf_instance_err events. This
  change results in errors encountered during the parsing of
  individual RKM.conf stanza being logged in the message log and
  mmhealth event being raised.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• When the parsing of the RKM.conf file results in errors, the
  mmfsd daemon did not log error messages to the Scale message log
  and did not raise mmhealth rkmconf_instance_err events. This
  change results in errors encountered during the parsing of
  individual RKM.conf stanza being logged in the message log and
  mmhealth event being raised.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.9.7
  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 system admin can see RKM.conf parsing errors in the Scale
  message log or by listing mmhealthevents for the encryption
  component.
  
  Work Around:
  None
  
  Problem trigger:
  Incorrect or incomplete RKM.conf stanzas.
  
  Symptom:
  The file system encryption functionality may fail if the
  RKM.conf file is corrupted, making it difficult for the sysadmin
  to determine the source of the problem.
  
  Platforms affected:
  ALL
  
  Functional Area affected:
  GPFS Core
  
  Customer Impact:
  Medium 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