IT24007: V8.1 CLIENT ON MAC OS X REPORTS ANS4020E ON RESTORE OF FILES ALREADY COMPRESSED BY THE OPERATING SYSTEM

IBM Spectrum Protectâ„¢ Client 8.1.6 Downloads and READMEs

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a restore is attempted against a file already  compressed
  by the Operating System, the following message is reported:
  
  ANS4020E The data format for object <filename> is unknown. The
  unknown format usually occurs when the file was backed up or
  archived by a later version of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.
  
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics: The problem is reported on all files
  already compressed by the filesystem (HFS+ or APFS) .
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Server version Affected: IBM Spectrum
  Protect client on Mac OS X v8.1 and later
  
  Initial Impact: Low
  
  Additional Keywords: ans4020e tsm restore unknown format data
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect client 7.1.6.5, 7.1.8, 8.1.0, 8.1.2,    *
  * 8.1.4 and higher running on Mac platform.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue is projected to be fixed in the IBM Spectrum      *
  * Protect client  version 8.1.6 on Mac platform.               *
  * Note 1: This is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Now  IBM Spectrum Protect client backs up/restore HFS+ compessed
  files correctly.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• dsmc
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

• R81M PSY

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