IC63430: TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER SERVER MIGHT CRASH IF DATABASE TEMP SPACE BECOMES FULL DURING BACKUPSET RESTORE

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 Fix Pack 3 (6.1.3) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If the Tivoli Storage Manager temporary database space becomes
  full during backupset restore, the server might crash.
  The following messages are logged to the activity log:
  
  <date> <time> ANR4837I The loading for the table of contents for
  node NODENAME, file space $BACKUPSET$ started. (SESSION:
  sessionid)
  
  <date> <time> ANR0362W Database usage exceeds 82 % of its
  assigned capacity. (SESSION: 5714, PROCESS: 5)
  <date> <time> ANR4949E The server is unable to write to table
  Backup.Objects(TEMP) because there is not enough temporary space
  in the database.  Table of contents operation for node NODENAME,
  file space $BACKUPSET$ fails. (SESSION: sessionid)
  <date> <time> ANR4839E The loading for the table of contents for
  node SO_I_SRV-FS-01, file space $BACKUPSET$ failed. See previous
  messages. (SESSION: sessionid)
  <date> <time> ANR0550E The client operation failed for session
  5839 for node SO_I_SRV-FS-01 (WinNT) - see previous error
  messages. (SESSION: sessionid)
  
  Finally the server failed with the following assertion reported:
  
  <date> <time> ANR9999D_1285327590 pkLogicAbort(pkthread.c:622)
  Thread<threadid>: Run-time assertion failed: "keyCols >= 0 &&
  keyCols <= tbObjP->keyCols", Thread 9412 (tid 36c4), File tb.c,
  Line 2599, reason: TB055. (SESSION: sessionid)
  <date> <time> ANR9999D Thread<threadid> issued message 9999
  from: (SESSION: sessionid)
  <date> <time> ANR9999D Thread<threadid>  0x000000010000c7e8
  StdPutText (SESSION: sessionid)
  <date> <time> ANR9999D Thread<threadid>  0x000000010000fb90
  OutDiagToCons (SESSION: sessionid)
  <date> <time> ANR9999D Thread<threadid>  0x000000010000a2d0
  outDiagfExt (SESSION: sessionid)
  <date> <time> ANR9999D Thread<threadid>  0x0000000100016fb8
  pkLogicAbort (SESSION: sessionid)
  <date> <time> ANR9999D Thread<threadid>  0x000000010006b974
  tbAbbrev (SESSION: sessionid)
  
  With the reported occurance, the following traceback was
  observed:
   (dbx) where
   pthread_kill(??, ??) at 0x90000000036589c
   _p_raise(??) at 0x9000000003652b0
   raise.raise(??) at 0x90000000005a5f8
   abort() at 0x900000000085c2c
   PsAbortServer(??) at 0x100911280
   pkAbort(??) at 0x100017080
   pkLogicAbort(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x100016fc0
   tbAbbrev(??, ??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x10006b970
   imGetObjRtrvInfo(??, ??, ??) at 0x100326650
   SmDoObjRtrvEnhanced(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x100694008
   SmNodeSession(??) at 0x100200c04
   HandleNodeSession(??, ??, ??) at 0x10068bd1c
   DoNodeGeneral(??, ??) at 0x10068fa90
   smExecuteSession(??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x100691790
   psSessionThread(??) at 0x10005e454
   StartThread(??) at 0x1000151ac
  
    Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: 5.4, 5.5
    Initial Impact: Medium
    Additional Keywords: TSM
  

Local fix

• increase Tivoli Storage Manager database space
  or
  define a Tivoli Storage Manager databse space trigger
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users      *
  *                 restoring from a backupset.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in level 6.1.3. Note that this is            *
  *                 subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Sun 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

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R61Z PSY

     UP