IV85142: UPLIFT GSKIT 8 TO RESOLVE GSKIT HANG ON FUJITSU SPARC64-X

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0 Fix Pack 7 (6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0007)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Uplift GSKit to 8.0.50.60 or higher so that the following
  work-around can be applied to resolve the Fujitsu issue.
  
  17-Mar-2016: GSKit hang on Fujitsu SPARC64-X  (Same as M.10)
  
  The Issue:
    We have received multiple reports that GSKit fails to run
    correctly on the Fujitsu variant of the SPARC64 architecture
    known as SPARC64-X.
    In most cases this manifests as a hang.
  
  Resolution:
    This issue has been resolved in GSKit build 8.0.50.60 for
    both 64-bit and 32-bit Solaris, but only in the non-FIPS mode
    of operation.
  
    Until our next FIPS certification, products experiencing this
    issue with the SSL API will need to ensure that they set
    GSK_ICC_NOLOAD_C to GSK_TRUE, and have not enabled the
    setting GSK_ICC_FIPS_MODE_PROCESSING to
    GSK_ICC_FIPS_MODE_PROCESSING_ON.
  
  
    For products using gsk8capicmd, some additional workarounds
    must be applied:
    In the envionment, set and export ICC_IGNORE_FIPS=yes
    Rename <gskit_install_location>/lib64/c to
    <gskit_install_location>/lib64/c_sav to get this directory
    out of the way.
  
    GSKit will then operate on Fujitsu hardware.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Uplift the IBM Global Security Kit (GSKIT) shipped with IBM
  Tivoli Monitoring to version 8.0.50.69.
  

Problem conclusion

• The IBM Global Security Kit (GSKIT) shipped with IBM Tivoli
  Monitoring has been uplifted to version 8.0.50.69.
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  
    | fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0007
  

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

  OMEG DIST INSTA

• Fixed component ID

  5608A41CI

Applicable component levels