Installing Symantec Critical System Protection (SCSP) causes AIX 6.1 TL8 and AIX 7.1 TL2 to crash if they do not have the IBM patches installed.

Article Id: 157625
Status: Published
Updated On: 26-02-2014 03:25
Legacy Id: TECH202276
Products:
Critical System Protection
Issue/Introduction:

When a system running AIX 6.1 TL7 is upgraded to TL8, or AIX 7.1 TL1 is upgraded to TL2, the IPS driver causes the system to crash.

Cause:

This issue is caused by an IBM kernel defect fixed by the APAR's listed below.

Resolution:

SCSP 5.2.9 MP4 which was released on Dec 13, 2013 does support AIX 6.1 TL8 and AIX 7.1 TL2 if the following IBM iFixes are installed:

  1. AIX 6.1 TL8 APAR IV44968: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV44968
  2. AIX 7.1 TL2 APAR IV46294: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV46294

 


Applies To

 AIX 6.1 TL8

AIX 7.1 TL2

(use "oslevel -s" to find out the TL (Technology Level) -> an output of: 6100-08-02-1316, would suggest TL8)