IC82582: RESTORE STGPOOL WITH MAXPROCESS > 1 MAY CRASH THE SERVER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A RESTORE STGPOOL operation with MAXPROCESS > 1 may cause a
  Tivoli Storage
  Manager server to crash if damaged files are encountered.
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: All supported
  levels/platforms
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
  dsmserv.err may contain the following message:
  ANR9999D pkmemory.c(844): Error 9 detected while freeing memory;
  free was called from
  bfcputil.c(2718), memory was allocated from bfcputil.c(32514).
  Activity log may contain the following:
  ANR1260W Volume XXXX contains one or more damaged, primary
  files.~
  Initial Impact: medium
  Additional Keywords: tsm crash core BfProcessInactiveBitfileList
  AfCopyVolume AfRestorePoolThread
  

Local fix

• Run the restore with Maxprocess = 1
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users of   *
  *                 the RESTORE STGPOOL command                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * 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 6.3.3. Note that this    *
  *                 is subject to change at the discretion of    *
  *                 IBM.                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

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

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

• 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