IC69379: DSMSTA.RC START RETURNS "FAILED :-("

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Running dsmsta.rc to start dsmsta will return "Failed :-("
  dsmsta does successfully start.
  :/opt/tivoli/tsm/StorageAgent/bin # ./dsmsta.rc start
  Starting dsmsta ... Failed :-(
  :/opt/tivoli/tsm/StorageAgent/bin # ps -aef |grep dsmsta
  
  root     10412     1 27 20:25 pts/0    00:00:03 ./dsmsta QUIET
  dsmsta.rc will not recognize dsmsta as running:
  :/opt/tivoli/tsm/StorageAgent/bin # ./dsmsta.rc stop
  Stopping dsmsta...dsmsta not running.
  6.x Storage Agents create a dsmserv.V6lock file.
  dsmsta.rc checks for dsmserv.lock.
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: 6.1, 6.2
  Initial Impact: Low
  Additional Keywords: script tsm sa sta fails storage
  agent
  

Local fix

• Manually edit dsmsta.rc.  Change the 2 occurrences
  of dsmserv.lock to dsmserv.V6lock
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager storage agents    *
  *                 users using dsmsta.rc                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See Error Description.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in levels 6.1.5 and 6.2.2. Note that this    *
  *                 is subject to change at the discretion of    *
  *                 IBM.                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  Linux.
  

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

• R61Z PSY

     UP

• R62A PSY

     UP

• R62H PSY

     UP

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R62S PSY

     UP

• R62W PSY

     UP

• R62Z PSY

     UP