IC65136: EXPIRATION MAY CRASH TSM SERVER WHEN DEFINED MGMTCLASSES EXCEED 1000

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Expiration may crash the TSM server crash when the number of
  defined management classes exceed 1000.   TSM 6.1 has a
  hard-coded limit of 1000 management classes.
  .
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics (if applicable):
  .
  DBX call stack may be similar to the following:
  Segmentation fault in _mutex_lock at 0x9000000003da5a4
  0x9000000003da5a4 (_mutex_lock+0xe4) e8840020          ld
  r4,0x20(r4)
  (dbx) where
  _mutex_lock(??, ??, ??) at 0x9000000003da5a4
  pkAcquireMutexTracked(??, ??, ??) at 0x100006cf0
  tbCliMRFetch(??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x1000a5788
  pmGetMcIdListForDomain(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x1006af1e4
  (dbx)
  .
  *NOTE*
  The TSM server will retain management classes previously defined
  or copied (copy domain, copy policyset, copy mgmclass) or
  refreshed from configuration a server, but were deleted later.
  .
  Platforms affected:
  TSM 6.1  All Unix/Linux/Windows
   .
  Initial Impact: Medium
  .
  Additional Keywords: expire inventory abend core tivoli Storage
  manager management class
  

Local fix

• Reduce the number of defined management classes if possible.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager users.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in levels 6.1.3.2 and 6.1.4. Note that this  *
  *                                                              *
  *                 is subject to change at the discretion of    *
  *                 IBM.                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux and Windows.
  

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

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP