IT47956: REPLICATION STORAGE RULE CAN FAIL WITH ANR3570E ERROR ON TARGET SERVER

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

• Replication storage rule may fail with ANR3570E errors logged in
  the target
  replication server activity log. As a consequence, the
  replication process is marked
  as failed and does not process filespaces for that node.
  
  
  This APAR applies when the following is seen:
  1) On the source replication server the storage rule for
  replication is marked as failed.
  
  2) In the target server activity log can be seen:
  ANR3570E REGISTER ADMIN: The PASSWORD parameter value is too
  short. The minimum length is 16 characters.
  
  but there is no information in the activity log or in the
  dsmffdc logs what the
  admin name is. There is not enough information to know what the
  ADMIN name is that
  replication is trying to register and which has a password that
  is too short leading
  to the ANR3570E message. Also, there are no messages on the
  source replication
  server in the activity log or in the dsmffdc logs to indicate
  the reason for the
  failure at all.
  
  3) The trace from the target server shows admin name during
  replication storage rule
  process with REPL trace flag enabled:
  
  XX:XX:XX.XXX [80991][xirepl.c][4959][DoCmd]: command=REGISTER
  ADMIN <ADMIN_NAME> '******** ' CASESENSITIVE=NO CONTACT="CONTACT
  NAME" PASSEXP=0 AUTHENTICATION=LOCAL SSLREQ=DEFAULT
  CMDAPPROVER=NO
  
  XX:XX:XX.XXX [80991][admadmin.c][7177][TraceMsg]:ANR3570E
  REGISTER ADMIN: The PASSWORD parameter value is too short. The
  minimum length is 16 characters.~
  
  
  If all 3 conditions above are met then APAR applies.
  
  IBM Storage Protect Versions Affected:
  IBM Storage Protect Server V8.1.13 and higher
  
  Additional Keywords:
  TS018566216, TSM, Storage Protect, stgrule, replication,
  ANR3570E
  

Local fix

• On source replication server update the administrator password
  reported in point 3)
  above to meet target replication server password requirements:
  
  UPDATE ADMIN <ADMIN_NAME> ****************
  
  and restart replication storage rule from source replication
  server.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users                         *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * 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.                                                         *
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Problem conclusion

• A message will now appear in the target replication server's
  FFDC logs, identifying the name of the administrator
  experiencing the issue.
  
  This problem was fixed.
  Platforms fixed:  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