IC70618: COMPUTER PROBE CRASHES ON SOLARIS MACHINE WITH ATTACHED SSDS

4.2.1 Interim Fix 1 (November 2011) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The 4.2 Storage Resource Agent cannot be deployed on a Solaris
  machine because the initial probe is invoked with debug = MAX,
  which causes the probe to fail.  As a result, the deployment is
  aborted with rc = 111.
  
  
  This occurs whenever a customer has SSDs attached to a Solaris
  machine and trys to deploy the Storage Resource Agent.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: TPC 4.2.0.151 users deploying Storage        *
  *                 Resource  Agents to Solaris machines with    *
  *                 SSDs attached.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a SSD is attached to a Solaris     *
  *                      machine and tracing is set to MID or    *
  *                      MAX then the probe crashes when         *
  *                      reading out the target port WWN and     *
  *                      displaying it in a trace message.       *
  *                      The formatting of the trace message     *
  *                      is coded incorrectly.                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      As a result, the Storage Resource       *
  *                      Agent cannot be deployed on the         *
  *                      Solaris machine because the initial     *
  *                      probe is invoked with debug = MAX       *
  *                      causing the probe to fail and           *
  *                      therefore aborting the deployment       *
  *                      with rc = 111.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  -
  

Problem conclusion

• A code change has been made to correct the problem and allow
  the Storage Resource Agent to be deployed.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following maintenance
  packages:
  
  | fix pack | 4.2.1-TIV-TPC-GA - target November 2010
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21320822
  
  The target dates for future fix packs do not represent a formal
  commitment by IBM. The dates are subject to change without
  notice.
  

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

  TPC FOR DATA

• Fixed component ID

  5608TC300

Applicable component levels

• R42S PSY

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