IC93041: "QUERY CONTENT" ON A DEDUPLICATED STGPOOL VOLUME MAY SHOW NOTHING AGAINST A VOLUME REPORTED IN INVALID LINK ERROR ANR4895E

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Fix Pack 5 (6.3.5.000) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A Tivoli Storage Manager server data movement process like
  SPACE RECLAMATION or MOVE DATA on deduplicated storage pool
  volumes might result in the following ANR4895E message:
  
   ANR4895E Deduplicated bitfile 123456789 on volume
            /data/file001.bfs has invalid links.
  
  The affected volume reports 0.0 % utilization and a
  QUERY CONTENT does find nothing on this volume.
  
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics :
  Example outputs from server commands:
  
  query volume /data/file001.bfs
  
           Volume Name: /data/file001.bfs
     Storage Pool Name: FILEPOOL
     Device Class Name: FILE
    Estimated Capacity: 44,3 G
              Pct Util: 0,0
         Volume Status: Full
  
  
  query content /data/file001.bfs
  
  ANR2034E QUERY CONTENT: No match found using this criteria.
  ANS8001I Return code 11.
  
  
  query content /data/file001.bfs followlinks=yes
  
                 Node Name: NODE1
                      Type: Bkup
            Filespace Name: /fsname
                      FSID: 10
    Client's Name for File: /xyz/.../file1
  
                 Node Name: NODE1
                      Type: Bkup
            Filespace Name: /fsname
                      FSID: 10
    Client's Name for File: /xyz/.../file1
  
  ...
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager Server version  6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 on all
  supported platforms
  
  Initial Impact:
  medium
  
  Additional Keywords:
  TSM zz61 zz62 zz63 dedup deduplicate dedupe
  

Local fix

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 6.2.6 and 6.3.5        *
  *                 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, 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

• 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