IC85543: TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER MIGHT LOG AN ANR9999D DOBACKQRYGROUPS MESSAGE DURING CLIENT BACKUP

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The following message might be logged on the Tivoli Storage
  Manager server:
  
  ANR9999D_0878840086 DoBackQryGroups(smnode.c:17935) Thread<447>:
  Group info exceeds max, groupCount=375, groupObjId=2847182038,
  member objId=2652457781, nodeId=221, fsId=1 (SESSION: 128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447> issued message 9999 from: (SESSION: 128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x00000000d1ca03 OutDiagToCons  (SESSION:
  128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x00000000d1f838 outDiagfExt  (SESSION:
  128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x00000000afad08 DoBackQryGroups
  (SESSION: 128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x00000000b07f19 SmNodeSession  (SESSION:
  128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x00000000b35caf SmSchedSession  (SESSION:
  128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x00000000ad0997 HandleNodeSession
  (SESSION: 128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x00000000ad389a smExecuteSession
  (SESSION: 128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x00000000db150b psSessionThread
  (SESSION: 128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x00000000d9ee2e StartThread  (SESSION:
  128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x0000342f60673d *UNKNOWN*  (SESSION: 128)
  ANR9999D Thread<447>  0x0000342eed44bd *UNKNOWN*  (SESSION: 128)
  .
  The symptom is typically seen if an object is a member of many
  groups, e.g. with frequent system state backups, keeping
  unlimited number of copies.
  
    Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: all V6
    Initial Impact: Low
    Additional Keywords: verexist verdeleted retonly retextra
  nolimit TSM ZZ61 ZZ62 ZZ63
  

Local fix

• make sure to not keep more than 350 copies of a single object
  

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 level 6.3.3. Note that this is            *
  *                 subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  *                                                              *
  *                 In addition to the server fix this also      *
  *                 requires the Tivoli Storage Manager client   *
  *                 to be upgraded to 6.4.                       *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, 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

• R63A PSY

     UP

• R63H PSY

     UP

• R63L PSY

     UP

• R63S PSY

     UP

• R63W PSY

     UP