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MF61619 - LIC-MEDIA-TAPE MULTIPATH IMPROVEMENTS

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Abstract

LIC-MEDIA-TAPE MULTIPATH IMPROVEMENTS


Pre/Co-Requisite PTF / Fix List

REQ  LICENSED           PTF/FIX  LEVEL

TYPE PROGRAM  RELEASE   NUMBER   MIN/MAX  OPTION
---- -------- --------- -------  -------  ------
PRE  5770999  V7R3M0    MF60907   00/00    0000
CO   5770999  V7R3M0    MF61621   00/00    0000
CO   5770999  V7R3M0    MF61410   00/00    0000
CO   5770999  V7R3M0    MF60973   00/00    0000



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APAR Error Description / Circumvention

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If an adapter is DLPAR removed and a tape resource is deleted
the hardware resource information (HRI) is destroyed and not
re-created when the adapter is DLPAR added and the drive reports
back in to the system. The tape hardware driver needs to check
for the destroyed HRI and create new HRI when the device reports
back in.

A deadlock may occur between two tasks if a muli-path failover
fails and another job tries to display the status of the tape
devices (WRKMLBSTS or WRKCFGSTS) while the failover is
occurring.

CORRECTION FOR APAR 'MA45413' :
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The code has been changed to detect when the HRI is destroyed
and create new HRI.

The code has been changed to prevent the deadlock when a
multi-path failover fails.

CIRCUMVENTION FOR APAR 'MA45413' :
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None.


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None.




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Supersedes

PTF/FIX NO(S).  APAR TITLE LINE
--------------  ------------------------------------------------------------
   MF61405      LIC-MEDIA-TAPE MULTIPATH IMPROVEMENTS
   MF60972      LIC-MEDIA-TAPE MULTIPATH ENHANCEMENTS
   MF60972      LIC-MEDIA-TAPE MULTIPATH IMPROVEMENTS
   MF60972      LIC-MEDIA-TAPE MULTIPATH FIXES

Summary Information

System..............................  i
Models..............................  
Release.............................  V7R3M0
Licensed Program....................  5770999
APAR Fixed..........................  View details for APAR MA45413
Superseded by:......................  View fix details for PTF MF71401
Recompile...........................  N
Library.............................  QSYS
MRI Feature ........................  NONE
Cum Level...........................  C6299730


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Modified date:
26 October 2023