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IC99680: SEGMENTATION FAULT AND CRASH DURING DSMSERV FORMAT COMMAND

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The dsmserv format process can crash with a segmentation fault
    when initiated by an administrator during manual instance
    configuration.  For example:
    
    $ /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv format dbdir=/tsmdb
      activelogdir=/tsmlog archlogdir=/tsmarchlog
      activelogsize=5120
    ANR7800I DSMSERV generated at 12:25:00 on Nov 11 2013.
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager for Linux/x86_64
    Version 7, Release 1, Level 0.000
    Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
    (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2013.
    All rights reserved.
    U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or
    disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM
    Corporation.
    
    ANR7801I Subsystem process ID is 53675.
    ANR0900I Processing options file /home/tsminst1/dsmserv.opt.
    ANR7814I Using instance directory /home/tsminst1.
    ANR4726I The ICC support module has been loaded.
    ANR0152I Database manager successfully started.
    ANR2976I Offline DB backup for database TSMDB1 started.
    ANR2974I Offline DB backup for database TSMDB1 completed
             successfully.
    ANR0992I Server's database formatting complete.
    ANR0369I Stopping the database manager because of a server
             shutdown.
    Segmentation fault (core dumped)
    
    Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
    The following failing callstack can be extracted from the
    dump file generated (Linux example):
    
      #0  sqltTraceFacilityCLIDelete()
      #1  sqleExitApplicationEnvironment()
      #2  sqlo_execute_list()
      #3  __run_exit_handlers()
      #4  exit()
      #5  __libc_start_main()
      #6  _start()
    
    Initial Impact:
    Medium
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
    All V7 Tivoli Storage Manager servers users.
    
    Additional Keywords:
    TSM CRASH ABORT ABEND RUN_EXIT_HANDLERS SEG FAULT 99671
    SQLEEXITAPPLICATIONENVIRONMENT SQLTTRACEFACILITYCLIDELETE
    

Local fix

  • The segmentation fault can be ignored.  The dsmserv format
    operation completes with success.  Alternatively, enable the
    DB2NOEXITLIST=ON DB2 registry variable to avoid the crash.
    Use the command "db2set DB2NOEXITLIST=ON" prior
    to executing the "dsmserv format ..." command.
    DB2NOEXITLIST should not be set back to OFF after the
    "dsmserv format ..." has been completed.
    

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 level 7.1.1. Note that this is      *
    * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
    ****************************************************************
    In addition to the symptom described in the ERROR DESCRIPTION
    the following symptom may be observed:
    
    When DSMSERV FORMAT or DSMSERV LOADFORMAT commands are run on
    a system that uses a locale other than the English regional
    locale, the Tivoli Storage Manager Server should automatically
    set the DB2CODEPAGE to 819. It will fail to do so when this
    APAR is encountered.
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
    All 7.1 Server versions on all platforms
    
    Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
    Activity Log will contain entries like this around the time
    the issue occurred.
    .
    ANR9999D_3831306406 ReportSQLDiagInfo(dbieval.c:1567)
             Thread<8>: Missing sqlState=57017, sqlCode=-332 from
             table. Returning rc = 9994.
    <SNIP>
    ANR0162W Supplemental database diagnostic information:
             -1:57017:-332 [IBM][CLI Driver]
             SQL0332N Character conversion from the source code page
                      "XXX" to the target code page "UNKNOWN" is not
                      supported. SQLSTATE=57017)
    .
    db2diag.log will contain an entry like this around the time
    the issue occurred.
    
    db2diag.log
    YYYY-MM-DD-HH.MM.SS.TTTT                     LEVEL: Severe
    PID     : 14580         TID : 20             PROC : db2sysc 0
    INSTANCE: tsminst1      NODE : 000           DB   : TSMDB1
    APPHDL  : 0-9           APPID: *LOCAL.tsminst1.140421064756
    AUTHID  : TSMINST1      HOSTNAME: <HOSTNAME>
    EDUID   : 20            EDUNAME: db2agent (TSMDB1) 0
    FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, base sys utilities,
              sqeApplication::SetupCodePageInfo, probe:200
    RETCODE : ZRC=0x800F005B=-2146500517=SQLO_NOTABLE
              "No conversion table exists"
              DIA8102C Conversion table not loaded. Source code
              page "XXX", Target code page "819", method "",
              handle "".
    
    Additional Local Fix:
    Before issuing the DSMSERV FORMAT or DSMSERV LOADFORMAT command,
    log on to the system as the server instance owner and issue this
    command:
    
    db2set -i instance_name DB2CODEPAGE=819
    
    
    The code changes made to correct IC99680 address a general
    issue with the sequence in which the TSM server sets DB2
    variables with the  "db2set" command. The first symptom is
    related to the DB2NOEXITLIST DB2 variable, the second symptom
    is related to the DB2CODEPAGE variable.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This problem was fixed.
    Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IC99680

  • Reported component name

    TSM SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5698ISMSV

  • Reported release

    71L

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-02-26

  • Closed date

    2014-06-03

  • Last modified date

    2014-06-19

  • 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

  • R71L PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 June 2014