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Workspace VM Recovery Manager
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Created on Apr 28, 2025

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Add HMC authentication testing and displaying HMC authentication error output

When the HMC password is changed manually through the HMC but KSYS's stored HMC password is not updated, the auto-nightly discover/verify processes continue to succeed until the HMCs are rebooted, which disconnects KSYS's authenticated session. (1) During one of the D&V sessions, it would be better if the HMC authentication was tested instead of using the previously established session. Also, (2) the error logging could be enhanced to to show the HMC authentication error as part of other D&V processes.

When a WG D&V is run on a WG, it fails without mentioning that the problem is with the HMC authentication.

ksys:# ksysmgr discover workgroup AIX_Gold_WG dr_test=yes verify=true

09:05:38 Running dr_test discovery on Workgroup AIX_Gold_WG, this may take a few minutes...

09:05:55 Storage state synchronization has started for Workgroup AIX_Gold_WG

09:05:55 Storage state synchronization has completed for Workgroup AIX_Gold_WG

ERROR: Discovery has encountered an error for Workgroup AIX_Gold_WG, please investigate

09:15:14 Dr_test Discovery has finished for AIX_Gold_WG

0 out of 1 managed VMs have been successfully discovered

Following error was returned for Workgroup AIX_Gold_WG:

ksys:#

Idea priority High

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