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IV61937: SCTP HEARTBEATS NOT SENT TO PRIMARY PATH AND NO ASSOCIATION FAIL APPLIES TO AIX 7100-02

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • SCTP Heartbeats are not sent to primary path.
    As a result path failures in the primary path is not
    detected
    until a data chunk is attempted to send and it fails
    after RTO.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • SCTP Heartbeats are not sent to primary path.
    As a result path failures in the primary path is not
    detected until a data chunk is attempted to send and it fails
    after RTO.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Code is modified to send HB on all paths. This will make
    sure path failures are identified on time and data traffic
    will switch over to other path when primary path is not
    available.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • 6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV70122
    6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV69039
    7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV61937
    7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV69042
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV61937

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Reported component ID

    5765H4000

  • Reported release

    710

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2014-06-25

  • Closed date

    2015-01-28

  • Last modified date

    2015-09-30

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Fixed component ID

    5765H4000

Applicable component levels

  • R710 PSY U863755

       UP15/09/21 I 1000

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 September 2015