Fixes are available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
The Tivoli Storage Manager server can crash when two END INSTRUMENTATION commands are run at the same time. InstSubDB2stats instrumentFileShow AdmInstrumentEnd AdmCommandLocal admCommand SmAdminCommandThread StartThread Here is an example from a crash on Linux: Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. #0 InstSubDB2stats (instfilename=<value optimized out>, ostream=0x7ffca45050d8) at instr.c:758 in instr.c ================================================================ #0 InstSubDB2stats (instfilename=<value optimized out>, ostream=0x7ffca45050d8) at instr.c:758 #1 instrumentFileShow (instfilename=<value optimized out>, ostream=0x7ffca45050d8) at instr.c:1569 #2 0x00000000005ff416 in AdmInstrumentEnd (cmdP=0x7ffc7c9d1448) at admperf.c:327 #3 0x00000000004e9dce in AdmCommandLocal (cmdP=0x7ffc7c9d1448, cmdMode=admAnyCmd, impliedCommit=True, confirmReq= <value optimized out>, validateOnly=False) at admcmd.c:2334 #4 0x00000000004eaf56 in admCommand (cmdP=0x7ffc7c9d1448, cmdMode=admAnyCmd, impliedCommit=True, confirmReq=True, validateOnly=False) at admcmd.c:2069 #5 0x0000000000c879fa in SmAdminCommandThread (smCmdP= <value optimized out>) at smadmin.c:1440 #6 0x0000000000e5905a in StartThread (startInfoP=0x7ffc75c4b438) at pkthread.c:3372 #7 0x00007ffff772a851 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #8 0x00007ffff49be90d in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6 Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: All Tivoli Storage Manager server levels Initial Impact: High Additional Keywords: TSM core dump abend terminate segfault
Local fix
Ensure that END INSTRUMENTATION command has run to completion before issuing BEGIN INSTRUMENTATION / END INSTRUMENTATION again.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This * * problem is currently projected to be fixed * * in levels 6.3.5 and 7.1.1. Note that this * * is subject to change at the discretion of * * IBM. * **************************************************************** *
Problem conclusion
This problem was fixed. Affected platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IC96438
Reported component name
TSM SERVER
Reported component ID
5698ISMSV
Reported release
63L
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2013-09-27
Closed date
2014-01-03
Last modified date
2014-01-03
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
R63A PSY
UP
R63H PSY
UP
R63L PSY
UP
R63S PSY
UP
R63W PSY
UP
R71A PSY
UP
R71H PSY
UP
R71L PSY
UP
R71S PSY
UP
R71W PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 January 2014