IC86125: BACKUPS TO CACHE ENABLED DISK STORAGE POOLS CAN FAIL WITH ANR053 4W SIZE ESTIMATE EXCEEDED

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Fix Pack 5 (6.3.5.000) Server Downloads
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V7.1 Fix Pack 1 (7.1.1.000) Server Downloads
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 Fix Pack 7 (5.5.7.000) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Client data store operations to a Server disk storage pool
  destination that has cache enabled can fail.  The following
  warning message may be associated with the failure:
  
    ANR0534W Transaction failed for session 1 for node NODE
             (SQL-BACKTRACK) - size estimate exceeded and server
             is unable to obtain additional space in storage
             pool DISK.~
  
  Applications coded against the Tivoli Storage Manager API are
  most likely to experience this problem.
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
  None.
  
  Initial Impact:
  Medium
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  All supported Tivoli Storage Manager servers.
  
  Additional Keywords:
  MIG MIGRATION CACHE STGP STORAGEPOOL API SQL EXCEED EXCEEDED
  MSGANR0534W TXN
  

Local fix

• Temporarily disable disk storage pool migration cache
  functionality (CACHE=NO).
  

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 5.5.7, 6.3.5 and 7.1.1. Note that  *
  *                 this is subject to change at the             *
  *                 discretion of IBM.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, z/OS, 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:

  PM83066

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R55A PSY

     UP

• R55H PSY

     UP

• R55L PSY

     UP

• R55S PSY

     UP

• R55W 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