TSM parameters containing a dot

[stermeau]

• rear version (/usr/sbin/rear -V): Relax-and-Recover 1.17.2
• OS version (cat /etc/rear/os.conf or lsb_release -a): RHEL 6
• rear configuration files (cat /etc/rear/site.conf or cat /etc/rear/local.conf):
  PROGS=( "${PROGS[@]}" screen )
  GRUB_RESCUE=n
  USE_STATIC_NETWORKING=y
  BACKUP=TSM
  OUTPUT=ISO
  TIMESYNC=NTP
  AUTOEXCLUDE_MULTIPATH=y
  COPY_AS_IS=( "${COPY_AS_IS[@]}" )
  COPY_AS_IS_TSM=( "${COPY_AS_IS_TSM[@]}" /.tsm /.tsm_ora)
  POST_RECOVERY_SCRIPT='cp /etc/adsm/TSM.PWD /mnt/local/etc/adsm'
  SSH_ROOT_PASSWORD="XXXXX"
  ISO_PREFIX="rear-XXXX"
• Brief description of the issue
  If dsm.sys includes an option that has a dot in its name, 'rear recover' fails with
  /usr/share/rear/verify/TSM/default/40_verify_tsm.sh: line 12: export: `TSM_SYS_INCLUDE.ENCRYPT=/.../*': not a valid identifier
• Work-around, if any
  Replace 'tr a-z A-Z' by 'tr a-z. A-Z_' in 40_verify_tsm.sh
  See
  stermeau@f14bdce

[gdha]

@stermeau How do we know it won't break other users rear/TSM setups?

[stermeau]

@gdha This script loads all the TSM options in variables called TSM_SYS_XXX but only TSM_SYS_TCPSERVERADDRESS is ever used.
`
$ grep -r TSM_SYS /usr/share/rear/

/usr/share/rear/verify/TSM/default/40_verify_tsm.sh:while read KEY VALUE ; do echo "$KEY" | grep -q '*' && continue ; test -z "$KEY" && continue ; KEY="$(echo "$KEY" | tr a-z A-Z)" ; export TSM_SYS_$KEY="${VALUE//"}" ; done </opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys

/usr/share/rear/verify/TSM/default/40_verify_tsm.sh:[ "${TSM_SYS_TCPSERVERADDRESS}" ]

/usr/share/rear/verify/TSM/default/40_verify_tsm.sh: ping -c 1 "${TSM_SYS_TCPSERVERADDRESS}" >&8 2>&1

/usr/share/rear/verify/TSM/default/40_verify_tsm.sh: StopIfError "Sorry, but cannot reach TSM Server ${TSM_SYS_TCPSERVERADDRESS}"

/usr/share/rear/verify/TSM/default/40_verify_tsm.sh: Log "TSM Server ${TSM_SYS_TCPSERVERADDRESS} seems to be up and running."
`

TSM has several options with a dot in their name like INCLUDE.FS or INCLUDE.ENCRYPT. The patch itself just replaces dots by underscores in the key name. If someone is using an option like this rear will fail during a restore

[gdha]

@stermeau OK you can request a pull request

[stermeau]

@gdha Thanks. I have opened the pull request #986