IJ54359: NIM TAKEOVER FAILS FOR CLIENT WITH SIT INTERFACE CONFIGURED APPLIES TO AIX 7300-02

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The NIM takeover will fail for the client with the sit
  interface configured, error messages are as below:
  
  0042-001 m_takeover: processing error encountered on
  "client":
     awk: Field  is not correct.
   The input line number is 2.
   The source line number is 1.
  rc=175
  0042-175 c_switch_master: An unexpected result was
  returned by the "/usr/sbin/niminit" command:
  usage:
          niminit -a <attr=value>...[-v]
             -v displays detailed output for the niminit
  operation.
  

Local fix

• Detach the sit# interface.
  

Problem summary

• 0042-001 m_takeover: processing error encountered on
  "client":
     awk: Field  is not correct.
  The input line number is 2.
  The source line number is 1.
  rc=175
  0042-175 c_switch_master: An unexpected result was
  returned by the "/usr/sbin/niminit" command:
  usage:
          niminit -a <attr=value>... -v
             -v displays detailed output for the niminit
  operation.
  

Problem conclusion

• exclude the sit interface when calling switch master
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IJ53872

• 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