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IT12052: SERVER MAY CRASH IN "BFFREECOPYCONTROL" FUNCTION AT END OF "BACKUP STGPOOL" PROCESS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Server 7.1.1.000 and higher may crash at
    the end of "backup stgpool"
    process, regardless of whether the process succeeds or fails,
    if it is backing up data from a node that has the
    node attribute SPLITLARGEObjects set to "yes".
    
    
    There are no messages in activity log linked to the crash
    situation.
    
    On AIX platform, the dbx debugger will show a stack similar to:
    
    Segmentation fault in BfFreeCopyControl at 0x100985e50
    ($t304141)
    0x100985e50 (BfFreeCopyControl+0x230) 7d64302e        lwzx
    r11,r4,r6
    (dbx) where
    BfFreeCopyControl(0x114cad7a8) at 0x100985e50
    BfEndBackupThread(??, ??) at 0x100989328
    AfBackupPoolThread(??) at 0x100bc1bb4
    StartThread(0x0) at 0x10000cadc
    
    Another way of identifying this crash on AIX platform is to
    review the CORE_DUMP errpt -a entry, which will show BfFreeCop
    entries:
    
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    BfFreeCop 984
    BfFreeCop A1C
    BfEndBack 38C
    AfBackupP 1D8
    StartThre A0
    _pthread_ F4
    ??
    
    and
    
    SYMPTOM CODE
    PCSS/SPI2 FLDS/dsmserv SIG/11 FLDS/BfFreeCop VALU/984
    FLDS/BfEndBack
    
    
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager Server Versions Affected:  7.1.1 and
    higher on all platforms
    
    
    | MDVPARTL 7.1.1.0-TIV_5698MSV | (IT02571)
    
    Initial Impact: Medium
    
    Additional Keywords:  TSM crash core abend backup stgpool
    

Local fix

  • Set node attribute SPLITLARGEObjects on the Tivoli
    Storage Manager server to "No" for nodes with data in affected
    primary pool being backed up.
    

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     *
    * 7.1.5.                                                       *
    * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
    * IBM.                                                         *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

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

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT12052

  • Reported component name

    TSM SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5698ISMSV

  • Reported release

    71A

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2015-11-04

  • Closed date

    2016-01-12

  • Last modified date

    2016-01-12

  • 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

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU029","label":"Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSGSG7","label":"Tivoli Storage Manager"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"7.1.3"}]

Document Information

Modified date:
28 August 2023