IC81381: POSSIBLE CRASH DURING REPLICATION OF DEDUPLICATED DATA

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• It is possible for the TSM server to crash when replicating
  deduplicated data.  This occurs when the data on the source
  server is in a deduplicated storage pool.
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: 6.3
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics:  The following call stack is an example
  of what may be seen.
  
  adsmdll!bfRtrv+0x1c35
  adsmdll!SmRetrieveBitfile+0x319
  adsmdll!SmDoObjRtrv+0x849
  adsmdll!SmNodeSession+0x295c
  adsmdll!DoNodeServer+0x26a
  adsmdll!smExecuteSession+0x1e20
  adsmdll!SessionThread+0x419
  adsmdll!startThread+0x124
  msvcr100!endthreadex+0x43
  msvcr100!endthreadex+0xdf
  kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0xd
  ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x1d
  
  Initial Impact: High
  Additional Keywords: TSM crash dedup deduplication stgpool
  

Local fix

• Move the data that is to be replicated to a non-deduplicated
  storage pool
  

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 6.2.5 and 6.3.2. Note              *
  *                 that this is                                 *
  *                 subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  This can apply to any retrieval of deduplicated data not just
  node replication of deduplicated data.
  

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

• R63A PSY

     UP

• R63H PSY

     UP

• R63L PSY

     UP

• R63S PSY

     UP

• R63W PSY

     UP