IC62818: TSMDIAG UTILITY CAN DELETE DATA WITHOUT WARNINGS IF THE -RESULTS OPTION IS USED

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server V6.1.2.x interim fix downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A utility called tsmdiag to aid support for the Tivoli Storage
  Manager can delete data unexpectedly if the -results
  option is used.
  -
  For example:
  $ ls /tmp/testdirectory
  file_not_to_delete
  $ ./tsmdiag -results /tmp/testdirectory/
  ****************************************************************
  IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
  Command Line Diagnostic Reporting Interface for LINUX
  Version 5.5.3.0, Build 00000.1251243617
  (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2004, All Rights Reserved.
  ****************************************************************
  tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
  tar: /tmp/testdirectory/tsmdiag_results.tar: file is the
  archive; not dumped
  $ ls /tmp/testdirectory
  DEVDRIVER  SERVER  SYSTEM  tsmdiag_results.tar
  -
  In this case, the file called file_not_to_delete was deleted
  by the tsmdiag utility.
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Server versions 5.4, 5.5 and 6.1
  Initial Impact: Medium
  Additional Keywords:
  TSM tsmdiag mustgather selfhelp resultszz61
  

Local fix

• Use the tsmdiag utility only at the recommendation of Tivoli
  Storage Manager support personel. The default behavior for
  tsmdiag is to create a directory called "results" in the
  current directory and delete all data in it. If the
  -results option is used, point it to a newly created,
  empty directory.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users of   *
  *                 the tsmdiag utility.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in level 5.4.6, 5.5.4 (5.5.5 for Windows),   *
  *                 6.1.3.                                       *
  *                 Note that this is subject to change at the   *
  *                 discretion of IBM.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  

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

• R54A PSY

     UP

• R54H PSY

     UP

• R54L PSY

     UP

• R54S PSY

     UP

• R54W PSY

     UP

• R55A PSY

     UP

• R55H PSY

     UP

• R55L PSY

     UP

• R55S PSY

     UP

• R55W PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP