IC74350: DELETE VOLUMES MAY LEAVE ORPHANED ENTRIES IN TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER SERVER DATABASE

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server V6.2.3.x interim fix downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Under certain condition, running "DELETE VOLUME"  may leave
  orphaned entries in Tivoli Storage Manager Server Database.
  
  L2/Customer diagnostics:
  
  Running "DELETE VOLUME" to delete an off-line disk volume, the
  command finished successful:
  
   ANR2017I Administrator U744527 issued command: DELETE   VOLUME
  /diskpool/vol1  (SESSION: 12597)
   ANR2208I Volume  /diskpool/vol1 deleted from storage   pool
  DISK_STGPOOL. (SESSION: 12597)
  
  The subsequent migration  fails:
  
   ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN  issued command: MIGRATE
  STGPOOL  disk_stgpool lo=0
   ANR9999D_0558310482 bvOpen(bv.c:687) Thread<77741>: Entry   in
  Master Super Node table for DSKV0000006348 not found.
  ..
  ANR1421W Read access denied for volume (6348) -     volume is
  offline.
  ANR1021W Migration process 215 terminated for       storage pool
  DISK_STGPOOL - storage media inaccessible.
  
  
  .
  Version Platform affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager Server V61 and v62
  
  Additional Keywords:
  
  orphan  bvOpen Master Super Node ANR1421W zz61 zz62
  
  IC71983  IC71538
  

Local fix

• Use "MOVE DATA  disk_vol STGPOOL=target_tape_pool"   to free
  disk storage pool.
  Contact IBM support to help cleanup the orphans.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in levels 6.2.3.1, and 6.2.4.         *
  *                 Note that this is subject to change at the   *
  *                 discretion of IBM.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux and Windows.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R62A PSY

     UP

• R62H PSY

     UP

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R62S PSY

     UP

• R62W PSY

     UP