IT16979: INCORRECT OBJECTS SPECIFICATION IN CLIENT SCHEDULE WILL NOT CAUSE SCHEDULE TO FAIL.

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APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• When running a Client schedule, both for selective backup or
  archive purposes,  if the OPTIONS field contains '-subdir' and
  the OBJECTS field has been populated
  with a file specification with an invalid syntax, the schedule
  will complete successfully and only reports the following
  message in the Client's log :
  
  ANS1016I: No eligible files were found.
  
  
  For example, if the end user of a Windows client needs to backup
  both the C: and D: drive, the correct schedule syntax for
  archive would be:
  
  define schedule standard test action=archive objects="C:\* D:\*"
  options="-subdir=yes"
  
  While an example of an incorrect schedule that will result in
  ANS1016I message would be:
  
  define schedule standard mysched action=archive objects='"C:\*
  D:\*"' options="-subdir=yes"
  
  **Note the single quotation marks surrounding the double
  quotations marks.**
  
  
  
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  All supported versions of Tivoli Storage Manager Client
  
  
  Initial Impact:
  Low
  
  
  
  
  Additional Keywords:
  TSM "SPECTRUM PROTECT" SP client schedule fail wrong OBJECTS
  ANS1016I
  

Local fix

• Correct the file specification in the OBJECTS field  in order to
  use a proper syntax for the Operating System in use.
  Review the "DEFINE SCHEDULE" online documentation for more info
  on OBJECTS usage.
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Backup-archive client versions 6.3, 6.4 and 7.1 running on   *
  * all Microsoft Windows platforms.                             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• If there is a next release of Tivoli Storage Manager after 7.1,
  this APAR will be fixed in that next release.
  

APAR Information

• 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

• R63W PSN

     UP

• R64W PSN

     UP

• R71W PSN

     UP