IC67235: THERE ARE REFERENCES TO DSMFMT IN THE 6.1 AND 6.2 SERVER MESSAGES

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Starting at Tivoli Storage Manager 6.1.x, the dsmfmt utility was
  removed, but the following messages still reference the utility:
  
  ANR9679W
  ANR4942E
  
  There may be other messages which will also be addressed by this
  APAR.
  
  Initial Impact: Low
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: All 6.1 and 6.2
  Additional Keywords: TSM messages msg zz61
  

Local fix

• The references to dsmfmt can be ignored.
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
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Problem conclusion

• The following changes were made to five server messages:
  ANR9679W (AIX), ANR9579W (HP-UX), ANR9579W (Linux),
  ANR9579W (Solaris)
  
       - ORIGINAL TEXT:
  
            ANR9579W: command: Unable to locate file file_name.
  
            Explanation
            The specified file cannot be found. Note: PREPARE
            assumes that the volume formatting program (dsmfmt)
            is located in the same directory as the server
            executable file.
  
            System action
            PREPARE uses the following default file names in the
            plan file:
         * For the server executable the default is
           /opt/IBMadsm-s/bin/dsmserv.
         * For the volume formatting program the default is
           /opt/IBMadsm-s/bin/dsmfmt.
  
            User response
            Determine why the file does not exist; create if
            necessary.
  
       - UPDATED TEXT:
  
            ANR9579W: Command: The file file_name cannot be
            found.
  
            Explanation
            The specified file cannot be found.
  
            System action
            For the default server executable file, the PREPARE
            command uses
            /opt/IBMadsm-s/bin/dsmserv.
  
            User response
            Determine why the file does not exist and create it
            if necessary.
  
  
  The following changes were made to ANR4942E
  
        - ORIGINAL TEXT:
  
            ANR4942E: Command: Volume volume-name is not
            defined. The file name doesn't exist or has no space.
  
            Explanation
            A define volume command was issued for the indicated
            volume name. The volume name was specified without
            the FORMATSIZE parameter, but was found to either not
            exist, or to exist as a file of size 0.
  
            System action
            Volume definition fails.
  
            User response
            Either use the FORMATSIZE parameter to have the
            server pre-allocate space for the new volume, or use
            the dsmfmt utility prior to specifying the
            DEFINE VOLUME command so that the volume has
            space pre-allocated.
  
        - UPDATED TEXT:
  
            ANR4942E: Command: Volume volume-name is not
            defined. The file name does not exist or has no
  space.
  
            Explanation
            A define volume command was issued for the indicated
            volume name. The volume name was specified without
            the FORMATSIZE parameter, but was  found to either
            not exist, or to exist as a file of size 0.
            System action
            Volume definition fails.
  
            User response
            Use the FORMATSIZE parameter to have the server
            pre-allocate space for the new volume.
  
  
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux.
  

Temporary fix

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