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IJ53979: RDS-PING WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE OF BIND() FAILURE APPLIES TO AIX 7300-04

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • bind() will fail as shown below:
    
    #  rds-ping 192.168.200.106
    bind() failed, errno: 68 (Can't assign requested address)
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • bind() will fail as shown below:
    
    #  rds-ping 192.168.200.106
    bind() failed, errno: 68 (Can't assign requested address)
    

Problem conclusion

  • Made sure that RDS sees environment as OFED/RoCE through
    aix_rds_aix_ib_enabled variable.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ53979

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.3

  • Reported component ID

    5765CD300

  • Reported release

    730

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2025-03-18

  • Closed date

    2025-03-18

  • Last modified date

    2025-12-10

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    IJ53850

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.3

  • Fixed component ID

    5765CD300

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SG11T","label":"AIX 7.3 HIPERS- APARs and Fixes"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF053","label":"Power Systems"}],"Version":"730","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB08","label":"Cognitive Systems"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
10 December 2025