IT01245: POSSIBLE RESTART WHEN A PROCESSING POLICY ERROR RULE CONTAINS ASYNCHRONOUS ACTION

Fix packs for DataPower XML Security Gateway version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower B2B Appliance version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Integration Appliance version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Low Latency Appliance version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Service Gateway version 6.0
Fix packs for DataPower Service Gateway version 6.0.1
Fix packs for DataPower B2B Appliance version 6.0.1
Fix packs for DataPower Integration Appliance version 6.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• DataPower does a proactive recovery of resource which causes
  the headers to be removed from DataPower before all the
  asynchronous transform actions (that need them) have completed.
  
  The deletion of the headers before the asynchronous action
  completes might cause the device to restart unexpectedly.
  

Local fix

• Add an 'Event Sink' action to the end of the error rule, that
  waits for the asynchronous transform action to complete.  Also,
  give it a reasonable timeout (a few seconds).
  

Problem summary

• Affected is the use of asynchronous (transform) actions in the
  Processing Policy Error Rules in a XML Firewall.
  
  An unexpected restart might occur when the Error Rule containing
  the asynchronous action(s) gets triggered.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix is available in 5.0.0.14, 6.0.0.6 and 6.0.1.2.
  
  For a list of the latest fix packs available, please see:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21237631
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IT01158

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DATAPOWER

• Fixed component ID

  DP1234567

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSN

     UP

• R600 PSN

     UP

• R601 PSN

     UP