IT17806: CONTAINER STORAGE POOL CAPACITY CAN BE MISREPORTED

8.1.1.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64
8.1.1.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX
8.1.1.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x
8.1.1.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64
8.1.1.100-IBM-SPOC-AIX
8.1.1.100-IBM-SPOC-Linuxs390x
8.1.1.100-IBM-SPOC-Linuxx86_64
8.1.1.100-IBM-SPOC-WindowsX64
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMSRV-AIX
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMSRV-HP-UX
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMSRV-Linuxppc64
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMSRV-Linuxs390x
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMSRV-Linuxx86_64
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMSRV-SolarisSPARC
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMSRV-WIN
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMOC-AIX
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMOC-Linuxx64
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMOC-Windows
7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMOC-LinuxPPC64
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7.1.8.000-TIV-TSMOC-LinuxS390
IBM Spectrum Protect Server V8.1 Fix Pack 1 (V8.1.1) Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The IBM Spectrum Protect server may incorrectly increase the
  capacity of a container storage pool after a new directory has
  been defined to the container storage pool, but which we have no
   access to.
  
  An example of this would be if a directory location was defined
  and the server attempts to use the space within the directory
  location, but we do not have the correct authority at the
  filesystem level to be able to create the container files.  In
  this example, the message "ANR3386E Insufficient authority to
  create file system object " is validly issued, but the space
  available within the directory location has already been added
  to the overall capacity of the container storage pool.
  
  This APAR was created so an additional check can be made at the
  time the directory is defined into the container pool to ensure
  access is sufficient. If access to the directory does not have
  sufficient authority for the instance id to be able to create
  files, the directory will still be added to the container, but
  made unavailable. A warning will be issued at the time of
  defining the directory if this is the case.
  
  The space which would have normally been added to the overall
  storage pools capacity at the time the directory is defined,
  will not be added until the container has correct authorisation
  and is made readwrite. This will avoid a potential false
  representation of space being available within a container
  storage pool when we have no access to the defined location.
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics (If Applicable)
  
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect version 7.1.3 and above on all platforms
  
  Initial Impact: Low|Medium|High
  Low
  
  Additional Keywords:
  TSM, Spectrum Protect,  replication, stgpooldirectory, capacity,
  

Local fix

• Ensure the newly added directory location has permissions to
  allow the DB2 instance id to write into the location.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Spectrum Protect server users of Directory-Container *
  * storage pools.                                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 8.1.1.                        *
  *                                                              *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  
  Affected platforms:  AIX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows.
  
  Fixed platforms: AIX, 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