IT09601: PROBE ON LINUX VIRTUAL MACHINE RETURN UNWARRANTED WARNINGS

IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.8 (December 2015)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.9 (February 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.10 (May 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.10.1 (July 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.11 (August 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.12 (November 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.13 (March 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.14 (May 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.15 (August 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.15.2 (November 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.16 (March 2018)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.17 (May 2018)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Running Probe to SRA on virtual machine (VM) got warning msgs
  that caused it to go into warning state. This makes user to go
  into the VM to make sure it's running fine, which creats extra
  work for the user. The specific warnings are in the agent log:
   AGT0431W HBA API call HBA_LoadLibrary failed with return code 1
   AGT0415I Unable to load HBA library, rc: 1
   AGT0449I Fabric discovery failed, unable to discover switch
  fabric.
  
  Since the VMs do not have real HBA on them, there should not be
  warning msgs like AGT0431W (HBA API call HBA LoadLibrary
  failed)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * TPC 5.1.x and 5.2.x users installing SRA on systems which do *
  * not have HBA API library.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fix maintenance when available.  Disregard the warning *
  * message until the fix has been applied.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• AGT0431W warnings will not be logged when the HBA API library is
  not installed on the system where SRA is deployed.   The fix for
  this APAR is targeted for the following maintenance package:
  
  | refresh pack | 5.2-TIV-TPC-RP0008 - target December 2015
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21320822
  
  The target dates for future refresh 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:

Modules/Macros

• SRA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TPC

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPC00

Applicable component levels

• R524 PSY

     UP

• R525 PSY

     UP

• R526 PSY

     UP

• R520 PSY

     UP

• R511 PSY

     UP