IT27493: IPMI SERIAL-OVER-LAN SESSION MIGHT BE LEFT OPEN IF NOT CLOSED CORRECTLY

Fix packs for DataPower Gateway version 2018.4
Fix packs for DataPower Gateway version 7.6

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The user suffered "SOL payload already active on another
  session" although previous IPMI SoL session got closed in
  terminal and even the appliance was powercycled. The issue
  happened after using "ipmiutil" if omitting the manual SoL
  deactivate and then subsequently messing up the SoL state with
  additional SoL activate attempts.
  No such issue happened if using "ipmitool" to activate SoL
  sessions and then just cancel away related terminal windows -
  after about a minute grace period the SoL session could be
  activated again even if forgot to cleanly deactivate it
  initially if using "ipmitool".
  

Local fix

• Use "ipmitool" which automatically deactivates the SoL session
  before closing it.
  OR
  Ensure to always first deactivate the SoL session if using
  "ipmiutil" to ensure no active session is lost open.
  OR
  With recent releases, if access to SSH or physical Serial
  Console, one can issue CLI commands "top; diag; bmc-reset cold"
  and wait 5 minutes for the BMC to reset itself and reload
  which also releases the lost SoL session.
  

Problem summary

• Fix the IPMIUtil SOL function so that the login is
  closed.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix is available in 7.6.0.18 and 2018.4.1.8
  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:

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DATAPOWER

• Fixed component ID

  DP1234567

Applicable component levels

• R18X PSY

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