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IC91137: IGNORABLE TAPE_ERR4 IN AIX ERRPT AND ANR8446W MESSAGE MAY BE RECORDED WHILE CLEAN DRIVE RUNNING.

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APAR status

  • Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

  • When CLEAN DRIVE command is invoked from Tivoli Storage Manager
    server,
    extraneous TAPE_ERR4 in AIX errpt and ANR8446W may be recorded
    during the operation.
    They can be recorded for timing issue when IBM tape device
    driver is used.
    
    Both are ignorable because they are recorded for internal trials
    and harmless even when there are the messages.
    The operation itself ends successfully even when they are
    recorded.
    
    
    Here is an example for the result of "query actlog".
    It can be seen that CLEAN DRIVE operation ends successfully.
    (Example for result of "query actlog")
    ------------------------------
    yy/MM/dd HH:mm:SS ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command:
    CLEAN DRIVE LIB_3200 DRV_3200
    yy/MM/dd HH:mm:SS ANR0984I Process 1 for CLEAN DRIVE started in
    the BACKGROUND at HH:mm:SS.
    yy/MM/dd HH:mm:SS ANR8904I CLEAN DRIVE: Cleaning operation for
    drive DRV_3200 in library LIB_3200 started as process 1.
    yy/MM/dd HH:mm:SS ANR8906I Cleaning drive DRV_3200(/dev/rmt1) in
    library LIB_3200.
    yy/MM/dd HH:mm:SS ANR8446W Manual intervention required for
    library LIB_3200.
    yy/MM/dd HH:mm:SS ANR8908I CLEAN DRIVE for drive
    DRV_3200(/dev/rmt1) in library LIB_3200 completed successfully.
    yy/MM/dd HH:mm:SS ANR0985I Process 1 for CLEAN DRIVE running in
    the BACKGROUND completed with completion state SUCCESS at
    HH:mm:SS.
    ------------------------------
    
    Here is an example for the result of "errpt -a" command:
    (Example for result of "errpt -a" command)
    ------------------------------
    LABEL:   TAPE_ERR4
    ...
    DATE/TIME:   WW MM dd HH:mm:SS JST yyyy
    ...
    Description:
    TAPE DRIVE FAILURE
    ...
    Detail Date
    SENSE DATA
    0600 0000 1510 0000 1C00 0000 0000 0000 0200 0300 0000 0000 0000
    0000 0000 0000
    0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
    0000 0000 0000
    0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
    0000 0000 0000
    0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
    0000 0000 0000
    0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
    0000
    ------------------------------
    
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: TSM 6.X for AIX
    platform.
    
    
    Customer/L2 Diagnostics (If Applicable)
    When collecting Tivoli Storage Manager server trace with PVR MMS
    and NA flags, the following records can be seen.
    It shows that internal open trying function ends for timeout.
    
    (Example for result of Tivoli Storage Manager server trace)
    ------------------------------
    HH:mm:SS.sss [69][output.c][7227][PutConsoleMsg]:ANR2017I
    Administrator ADMIN issued command: CLEAN DRIVE LIB_3200
    DRV_3200.
    HH:mm:SS.sss [69][mmsdrive.c][7197][MmsCleanDrive]:Cleaning
    drive DRV_3200 from lib LIB_3200
    ...
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][pspvr.c][3464][PvrPsOpenDevice]:Opening device
    /dev/rmt1 with nonDelay = 1, accessMode = 0
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][pspvrfio.c][720][psQValidFileSystem]:Reading
    information on volume in drive /dev/rmt1
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][pspvrfio.c][731][psQValidFileSystem]:statfs
    for /dev/rmt1 returned successfully with vfstype 0
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][pspvrfio.c][744][psQValidFileSystem]:Drive
    /dev/rmt1 is character special, not valid file system
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][pspvr.c][3493][PvrPsOpenDevice]:open() with
    errno is 78 devName is /dev/rmt1
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][pvrutil.c][709][PvrOpenDevice]:Attempted to
    open device /dev/rmt1, 1 time(s), rc = 2813.
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][pvr.c][6300][PvrOpenTapeDrive]:Validating
    device information for drive DRV_3200, devtype 20, openRc 2813,
    handle 78, nonDelayFlag 1 through CheckTapeId
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][mmsdrive.c][8188][MmsCheckTapeId]:Fetching
    current mapping info for drive DRV_3200 (openRc = 2813, handle =
    78): serial [*****], WWN [*************], and vendor []
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][mmsdrive.c][8291][MmsCheckTapeId]:Drive
    DRV_3200 failed to open the path /dev/rmt1 with error 2813 and
    handle 78. It may be retried!
    HH:mm:SS.sss [70][pvr.c][6308][PvrOpenTapeDrive]:Drive DRV_3200,
    handle 78, checktapeId returned rc = 2813.
    ------------------------------
    
    When collecting IBM tape device driver trace at the same time,
    the following records can be seen.
    It shows that MODE SELECT, which is related to the open
    function, ends for timeout
    
    (Example for result of IBM device driver trace)
    ------------------------------
    326   SSS.sssssssss       0.005233   Atape  [0045]   EXIO ENTRY:
    rmt1 fscsi4 scsi_id 0000000000021300 lun_id 0000000000000000 bp
    F1002A010109BBBB [6 usec]
    326   SSS.sssssssss       0.000723   Atape  [0045]      COMMAND:
    MODE SELECT [1 usec]
    326   SSS.sssssssss       0.000732   Atape  [0045]          CDB:
    15 10 00 00 1C 00 [1 usec]
    326   SSS.sssssssss   65518.068420   Atape  [FFFF]       IODONE:
    posting tid 0000000002550045 [65.518068 sec]
    326   SSS.sssssssss       0.009333   Atape  [0045]       BUFFER:
    addr F1000A02020E0000 len 28 bytes 0 [10 usec]
    326   SSS.sssssssss       0.002344   Atape  [0045]         DATA:
    00 00 10 08 7F 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 10 0E 00 00 00 00 01 2C 40
    00 10 00 00 00 01 80 00 00 00 00 [3 usec]
    326   SSS.sssssssss       0.001456   Atape  [0045]    EXIO EXIT:
    errno ENXIO card status COMMAND TIMEOUT [2 usec]
    ------------------------------
    
    
    Initial Impact: Low
    
    
    Additional Keywords: zz61 zz62 zz63 clean drive errpt TAPE_ERR4
    mode select atape
    

Local fix

  • Use library based cleaning
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    This problem is projected to be fixed in a future version of
    the Tivoli Storage Manager server.  Note that this is subject
    to change at the discretion of IBM.
    Affected platforms:  AIX.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IC91137

  • Reported component name

    TSM SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5698ISMSV

  • Reported release

    63A

  • Status

    CLOSED FIN

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-03-27

  • Closed date

    2013-04-15

  • Last modified date

    2013-04-15

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Applicable component levels

  • R55A PSY

       UP

  • R61A PSY

       UP

  • R62A PSY

       UP

  • R63A PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 April 2013