IT21873: DSMADMC MIGHT CRASH WHEN A COMMAND IS SUBMITTED WITH DISPLAYMODESET TO TABULAR

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The IBM Spectrum Protect administrative command line interface
  (dsmadmc) might crash if the displaymode is set to TAB with any
  command:
  
  Here an example how this APAR would look like for a SELECT
  command:
  dsmadmc -displaymode=tab
  
  ..
  
  tsm: <SERVER>> select * from volhistory
  
  Fatal error: got signal 11
  IOT/Abort trap(coredump)
  
  The following traceback was reported for the symptom
  
  0x10009602c (strcat+0x10c) 9ca70001           stbu   r5,0x1(r7)
  (dbx) where
  strcat.strcat() at 0x10009602c
  StrCat(char*,const char*)() at 0x1000907b0
  dsadmfmt.FormatTableHeadings(FMTANCHOR*,char*,Sess_o*)() at
  0x10069e600
  ProcessCommandResponse(Sess_o*)() at 0x100003e00
  dsadm.ProcessCommandResponse(Sess_o*).SendCommandToServer(Sess_o
  *,char*,int,int)() at 0x10000578c
  dsadm.ProcessCommandResponse(Sess_o*).ProcessCommand(Sess_o*,cha
  r*,int)() at 0x100004c34
  dsadm.CommandModeProcessing(Sess_o*)() at 0x100002588
  main() at 0x100000af0
  (dbx) thread info
  
    IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected: 7.1.6.5 and newer,
  8.1.0 and newer on the Unix and Linux platform
    Initial Impact: Medium
    Additional Keywords: TSM TABDELIMITED COMMA IT15189
    | MDVREGR 7.1.6.5-TIV_5698MCL |
  

Local fix

• do not use the displaymode=tab opton
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive administrative client    *
  * versions 7.1 and 8.1 on all Unix and Linux platforms.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is projected *
  * to be fixed in levels 7.1.8 and 8.1.4. Note that this is     *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• An incorrect memory allocation while running in dsmadmc tabular
  display mode has been fixed.
  

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

• dsmadmc
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

• R71A PSY

     UP

• R71H PSY

     UP

• R71L PSY

     UP

• R71M PSY

     UP

• R71S PSY

     UP

• R81A PSY

     UP

• R81H PSY

     UP

• R81L PSY

     UP

• R81M PSY

     UP

• R81S PSY

     UP