Some system state files are hard links that point to another file. During system state restore, IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager recreates the hard links for restored system state files. If a file with the same name as the hard link already exists at the time of the restore, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager attempts to replace the file with the hard link. This message is issued when IBM Tivoli Storage Manager is unable to replace an existing file with a hard link. The message includes the hard link name, the system state file name to which the hard link points and the Microsoft Windows return code information. The return code information indicates why the file could not be replaced. It is possible for the operating system or applications to behave erratically if the hard link cannot be recreated.
The hard link is skipped, system state restore continues.
Use the Microsoft Windows return code information provided in the message to determine the underlying cause of the error. Based on the underlying cause of the error and the reason you are restoring the system state, you can choose to either correct the underlying cause and perform the restore again, or you can attempt to manually create the hard link. Because this error message represents an unusual and unexpected condition, you should give careful consideration to the potential consequences of either choice. The hard link can be created manually as follows: Rename the file that has the same name as the hard link. Then use the Microsoft Windows utility fsutil.exe as follows: FSUTIL HARDLINK CREATE hardlinkname originalfilename