IT47731: SERVER CAN CRASH IN PVRFLUSH DURING VOLUME ALLOCATION

1.3.0.2-SterlingConnectDirectFTPPlus-Windows-iFix000
1.3.0.2-SterlingConnectDirectFTPPlus-Linux-x86-iFix000
1.3.0.2-SterlingConnectDirectFTPPlus-AIX-pSeries-iFix000
8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64-162
8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64-162
8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x-162
8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le-162
8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX-162

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The IBM Storage Protect server can crash whilst trying to
  allocate a volume.
  
  Stack will show output similar to:
  
  
  #0  0x0000000000cf7ca3 in pvrFlush (handle=0x0,
  mtoc=mtoc@entry=False) at pvr.c:3794
  #1  0x00000000013ca4f3 in FlushVolume (...) at asalloc.c:10537
  #2  0x00000000013cf77c in AsReserveSpace (...) at asalloc.c:2833
  
  #3  0x000000000135ec3d in ssAlloc (...) at ssalloc.c:1157
  #4  0x00000000008b3851 in AfAllocSpace (...) at afcreate.c:2519
  #5  0x00000000008b439a in AfCreate (...) at afcreate.c:1011
  #6  0x00000000007b7409 in CreateBitfileEx (...) at
  bfcreate.c:10888
  #7  0x00000000007b87b2 in bfCreateEx (...) at bfcreate.c:2890
  #8  0x0000000001172f62 in CreateBitfileEx (...) at
  smnode.c:34176
  #9  0x0000000001189d03 in SmDoBackInsNormEnhanced (...) at
  smnode.c:19926
  #10 0x000000000119f114 in SmNodeSession (...) at smnode.c:6806
  #11 0x000000000113937e in DoDbServer (...) at smexec.c:11657
  #12 0x0000000001145845 in smExecuteSession (...) at
  smexec.c:4427
  #13 0x000000000154295b in psSessionThread (...) at
  tcpcomm.c:1887
  #14 0x000000000152a363 in StartThread (...) at pkthread.c:4293
  #15 0x00007ffff78c4ea5 in start_thread () from
  /lib64/libpthread.so.0
  #16 0x00007ffff3d5f8cd in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6
  
  IBM Storage Protect Versions Affected:
  IBM Storage Protect Server 8.1.x and later on all supported
  platforms
  
  Additional Keywords:
  
  TS016731043, TSM, Spectrum Protect, crash, core, abend, mount,
  volume, allocate
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 8.1.27.                       *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms: AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  

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

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels