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IV62731: ONLY 6 BPF DEVICES FOR PACKET TRACING ALLOWED FOR TCPDUMP APPLIES TO AIX 6100-09

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Only 6 BPF devices for packet tracing allowed for
    TCPDUMP.
    This can cause problems for clients wanting to have more
    than 6 traces running at one time.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • One can't run more than 4/6 tcpdump commands on AIX .
    

Problem conclusion

  • Increase the support for more bpf devices.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV62731

  • Reported component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Reported component ID

    5765G6200

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2014-07-21

  • Closed date

    2014-12-01

  • Last modified date

    2015-12-31

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

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

    IV64790 IV64793 IV67394 U871131

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G6200

Applicable component levels

  • R610 PSY U871131

       UP15/12/16 I 1000

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Document Information

Modified date:
31 December 2015