IT22642: ANR8355E REPORTED AFTER UPGRADING TO 8.1.2.0

8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64
8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64
8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x
8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le
8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX
IBM Spectrum Protect Server V8.1 Fix Pack 4 (V8.1.4) Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Tapes with non standard internal labels when mounted with
  8.1.2.0 server result in the following:
  ANR8355E I/O error reading label for volume A123456 in drive
  DRIVE1 (/dev/mt123).
  The tape mount fails.  In previous verions, provided autolabel
  is set to yes and it is not a WORM tape, the tape would be
  relabeled and mounted properly.  The new behavior is tied to
  changes meant to address APAR IT18537.  The behavior will be
  corrected to allow for the automatic relabel of the impacted
  tape.
  Problem has been encountered in relation to EDT/Gresham where
  scratch tapes are relabeled upon scratch mount with a non
  standard label that simply contain VOL1 and two filemarks.
  There is an extended label option with EDT/Gresham that will
  write VOL1, HDR1, HDR2 and two filemarks.  However, the two
  filemarks in the label block trigger the ANR8355E still.
  IBM Spectrum Protect Server Versions Affected:
  8.1.2.0  IBM Spectrum Protect Server on all platforms
  Initial Impact: Medium
  Additional Keywords: relabel autolabel
    |MDVREGR 8.1.2.0|
  

Local fix

• Relabel impacted tapes via label libvol.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Spectrum Protect server users of READWRITE tapes     *
  * with the pre-labeled non-IBM standard label.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 8.1.4.                        *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  
  Affected platforms: AIX, 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

• R81A PSY

     UP

• R81L PSY

     UP

• R81W PSY

     UP