IT18183: ALL PROBES ARE IN STATUS FAILED IN IBM SPECTRUM CONTROL.PROBELOG SHOWS: "ERROR READING LOG-FILE /OPT/TPC/TPC/DEVICE/LOG/..."

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

• These messages are shown, when the Fabric trace is set to High
  in the Web UI.traceTPCDeviceServerXX.log :
  
  2016-11-23 12:29:38.216+0100
  com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.SqlIntegrityConstraintViolationException: DB2
  SQL Error: SQLCODE=-803, SQLSTATE=23505,
  SQLERRMC=1;TPC.T_RES_FABRIC2SWITCH, DRIVER=3.65.77
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.cd.a(cd.java:694)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.cd.a(cd.java:60)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.cd.a(cd.java:127)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.jo.b(jo.java:2420)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.jo.c(jo.java:2403)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.t4.ab.l(ab.java:370)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.t4.ab.a(ab.java:62)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.t4.p.a(p.java:50)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.t4.rb.b(rb.java:220)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.ko.nc(ko.java:3414)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.ko.b(ko.java:4377)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.ko.fc(ko.java:782)
  at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.ko.executeUpdate(ko.java:760)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.infrastructure.database.DBPreparedStatement.executeU
  pdate(DBPreparedStatement.java:267)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.infrastructure.database.ComplexQuery.sqlUpdate(Compl
  exQuery.java:86)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.common.dbaccess.FabricDbAccess.removeExtraFabric(Fab
  ricDbAccess.java:31898)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.common.dbaccess.FabricDbAccess.replaceFabricWWN(Fabr
  icDbAccess.java:26063)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.discovery.parser.TSANMLegacyParser.mergeFabric(TSANM
  LegacyParser.java:1530)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.discovery.parser.TSANMLegacyParser$Worker.postProbeU
  pdate(TSANMLegacyParser.java:1195)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.discovery.parser.TSANMLegacyParser$Worker.parse(TSAN
  MLegacyParser.java:812)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.discovery.parser.Parser.processJob(Parser.java:21)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.discovery.parser.TSANMLegacyParser.process(TSANMLega
  cyParser.java:259)
  at
  com.ibm.tpc.infrastructure.threads.TPCThread.run(TPCThread.java:
  262)   com.ibm.tpc.common.dbaccess.FabricDbAccess
  removeExtraFabric TSANM Legacy Parser (Thread-9522)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Control 5.2.x users who have increased fabric   *
  * logging to High                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * IBM Spectrum Control 5.2.x users may encounter probes        *
  * failing with an error message "Error reading log-file        *
  * /opt/tpc/tpc/device/log/..." when the fabric tracing is set  *
  * to High                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fix maintenance when available                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following maintenance
  package:
  
  | refresh pack | 5.2-TIV-TPC-RP0013 - target March 2017
  
  Fixed in IBM Spectrum Control 5.2.13
  
  http://www.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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TPC ADVANCED

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPCA0

Applicable component levels

• R529 PSY

     UP

• R52A PSY

     UP

• R52B PSY

     UP

• R52C PSY

     UP