MPROUTE Multicastgroup 224.0.0.5 Not Joined When
OSD Link is Started

 
 APAR Identifier ...... PQ60539      Last Changed ........ 02/05/08
 MPROUTE MULTICASTGROUP  224.0.0.5 NOT JOINED WHEN OSD LINK IS
 STARTED
 
 Symptom ...... IN INCORROUT         Status ........... CLOSED  PER
 Severity ................... 3      Date Closed ......... 02/05/07
 Component .......... 5735FAL00      Duplicate of ........
 Reported Release ......... 430      Fixed Release ............ 999
 Component Name TCP/IP V2 FOR V      Special Notice           HIPER
 Current Target Date ..              Flags  RESTART/BOOT/IPL
 SCP ...................
 Platform ............
 
 Status Detail: SHIPMENT - Packaged solution is available for
                           shipment.
 
 PE PTF List:
 
 PTF List:
 Release 430   : UQ65988 available 02/05/08 (1000 )
 
 Parent APAR:    PQ55301
 Child APAR list:
 
 ERROR DESCRIPTION:
 The OMPROUTE multicast group 224.0.0.5 is not joined when an
 OSD device is activated via an OBEYFILE command.
 
 LOCAL FIX:
 
 PROBLEM SUMMARY:
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 * USERS AFFECTED: All users of MPRoute                         *
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 * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When an LCS or OSD device is started    *
 *                      with OBEYFILE, MPRoute does not join    *
 *                      the multicast group 224.0.0.5.          *
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 * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY PTF                                    *
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 When a device is started using OBEYFILE, the TCP/IP stack sends
 information to MPRoute indicating that the device is now up.
 Since the information is sent before OSD or LCS devices
 determine if they support multicast, it indicates that these
 devices do NOT support multicast.  Thus MPRoute does not join
 the routing multicast group 224.0.0.5.
 
 PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
 The device drivers for LCS and OSD have changed so that the
 MPRoute information is sent after the multicast support has been
 determined.
 
 TEMPORARY FIX:
 
 COMMENTS:
 
 MODULES/MACROS:   ALLMACRO CMNETST  NETSTAT  TCBASTY  TCDCB
 TCMIB    TCPIP    TCPKT    TCTOOSD  TCTOPC3  TCUTIL
 
 SRLS:      NONE
 
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