IJ53660: LKU OF POWERVC MANAGED LPAR MAY REMOVE DISK FROM LPAR APPLIES TO AIX 7300-02

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• **************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:
  * Systems running the AIX 7300-02 Technology Level with
  * any of the following filesets at or between the given levels:
  * MIN          MAX          FILESET
  * 7.3.2.0      7.3.2.2      bos.liveupdate.rte
    **************************************************************
  * ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  * When certain errors are encountered communicating with
  * PowerVC during Live Kernel Update (LKU), the wrong disk may
  * be removed at the end of the LKU processing. This may result
  * in a rootvg or data vg disk being detached and deleted from
  * the LPAR. This can only occur when doing LKU of a
  * PowerVC-managed LPAR, not when doing LKU of an HMC-managed
  * LPAR.
    **************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Install APAR IJ53660.
  * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from
  * either
  * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij53660/
  * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij53660/
  * Installation of the ifix does not require a reboot.
    **************************************************************
  

Local fix

Problem summary

•   **************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:
  * Systems running the AIX 7300-02 Technology Level with
  * any of the following filesets at or between the given levels:
  * MIN          MAX          FILESET
  * 7.3.2.0      7.3.2.2      bos.liveupdate.rte
    **************************************************************
  * ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  * When certain errors are encountered communicating with
  * PowerVC during Live Kernel Update (LKU), the wrong disk may
  * be removed at the end of the LKU processing. This may result
  * in a rootvg or data vg disk being detached and deleted from
  * the LPAR. This can only occur when doing LKU of a
  * PowerVC-managed LPAR, not when doing LKU of an HMC-managed
  * LPAR.
    **************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Install APAR IJ53660.
  * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from
  * either
  * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij53660/
  * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij53660/
  * Installation of the ifix does not require a reboot.
    **************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Added the code to prevent wrong disks deletion during
  IBM PowerVC based liveupdate operation on AIX.
  

Temporary fix

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    * 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:

  IJ53661 IJ53662 IJ53664

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.3

• Fixed component ID

  5765CD300

Applicable component levels