Unable to use Veeam Agent for IBM AIX after LIBPATH variable has been changed
| KB ID: | 4273 |
| Product: | Veeam Agent for IBM AIX | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Published: | 2022-01-18 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-01-25 |
Challenge
In IBM AIX, it is possible to change the LIBPATH variable globally. However, doing so overrides the library loader domain configuration for all the applications running with system environment on that machine. If the LIBPATH is set to anything other than blank (default), the Veeam Agent for IBM AIX 'veeamconfig' and 'veeamsvc' will fail to operate.
Example:
Example:
# LIBPATH=/usr/lib /opt/veeam/bin/veeamconfig
Could not load program /opt/veeam/bin/veeamconfig:
Could not load module /opt/veeam/lib/libVmbPlatformLib.so.
Dependent module /usr/lib/libiconv.a(libiconv.so.2) could not be loaded.
Member libiconv.so.2 is not found in archive
Could not load module veeamconfig.
Dependent module /opt/veeam/lib/libVmbPlatformLib.so could not be loaded.
Could not load module .Solution
To resolve this, implement the workaround below, which will set the LIBPATH variable to an empty value before running Veeam Agent for IBM AIX binaries.
- Create an alias for veeamconfig, so that when it is called it will operate with an empty LIBPATH:
alias veeamconfig="LIBPATH= /opt/veeam/bin/veeamconfig"
To preserve this alias so it is not lost on reboot, it should be added to .bash_profile, .bashrc, or one of the system-wide equivalents /etc/profile and /etc/bashrc.
- Adjust the environment for the veeamsvc system service. To do so run these two commands as root:
rmitab veeamsvc
mkitab veeamsvc:23456789:once:'/usr/bin/startsrc -s veeamsvc -e LIBPATH='
To finalize the changes restart veeamsvc service:
stopsrc -s veeamsvc
startsc -s veeamsvc
With these changes in place, the product will operate despite the LIBPATH set system-wide to any other value.
After every Veeam Agent upgrade, the veeamsvc must be reconfigured as documented in Step 2.
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