IT18560: FULL LINUX VERSION AND RELEASE INFORMATION NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED BY CLIENT AND REPORTED BY "Q NODE F=D".

IBM Spectrum Protectâ„¢ Client 8.1.2 Downloads and READMEs
IBM Spectrum Protectâ„¢ Client 7.1.8 Downloads and READMEs

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using client 7.1.1.x or higher on Red Hat 7.1 or higher, and
  client 7.1.2.x or higher
  on SLES 12 or higher, the version of Linux can be incorrectly
  gathered and thus
  "query node node_name f=d" on server will not reflect it
  correctly.
  
  For example the client is installed on:
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.3 (Maipo)
  
  Client service trace on the client reports:
  
  13.12.2016 14:26:25.450 [028473] [152938304] : cucommon.cpp
  (3951): cuSignOnEnhanced(), Setting Role to Server for LNX:Red
  Hat
  Enterprise Linux Server
  
  and:
  "query node node_name f=d" on server reports:
  
  Client OS Name: LNX:Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
  
  instead of:
  
  Client OS Name: LNX:Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.3
  (Maipo)
  
  
  
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect versions affected:
  Client 7.1.1.x and higher and 8.1.x and higher on RHEL 7.1 and
  higher
  Client 7.1.2.x and higher and 8.1.x and higher on SLES 12 and
  higher
  
  
  
  Initial Impact: Low
  
  Additional Keywords:  TSM IBM Spectrum Protect query node
  release
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect version 7.1.6 and 8.1.0 running on all  *
  * Linux platform.                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This issue is projected   *
  * to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect client version 7.1.8 and *
  * 8.1.2 on all Linux platforms. Note that this is subject to   *
  * change at the discretion of IBM.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The IBM Spectrum Protect client was not optimized to get the
  Linux distribution name from new format of /etc/os-release file
  which is a standard for new Linux distributions based on
  systemd. The algorithm of getting distribution name was improved
  to be able to correctly extract the distribution name.
  

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

• dsmc
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

• R81L PSY

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