IT30989: MANUAL INCLUDES LINK TO OLD TECHNOTE CONTAINING IMPROPER WINDOWS SYSTEM RESTORE VIA IMAGE BACKUP FOR CURRENT OS VERSIONS

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• The "Image backup" manual page
  
  https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQVQ_8.1.8/clie
  nt/c_bac_image.html
  
  contains a link to technote 7005028 ("Tivoli Field Guide -
  Tivoli Storage Manager Recovery Techniques Using Windows
  Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)")
      https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27005028
  
  which can lead to the impression that the described procedure is
  valid for all Windows Operating Systems - which is not the case.
  The method to restore a Windows system using an image backup as
  described in the "Tivoli Field Guide" applies only to the
  following Windows Operating Systems:
        Windows 2000
        Windows XP
        Windows 2003
        Windows 2008
  
  This procedure is not supported with recent Windows Operating
  Systems like 2012 or  2016.
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:  V7.1 and V8.1 on
  Windows platforms.
  
  
  Initial Impact:: Low
  
  Additional Keywords:   TS002868587  TSM TFG  BMR
  

Local fix

• For the latest Windows Operating Systems use the WinPE + ASR
  method as documented here:
  
  https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#
  !/wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager/page/Best%20practices%20for%20
  Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager%20backup-archive%20client
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Clients versions 8.1.0,  *
  * 8.1.2, 8.1.4, 8.1.6, 8.1.7, 8.1.8 and 8.1.9                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue is projected to be fixed in the 8.1.10 update to  *
  * the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Clients              *
  * documentation.                                               *
  *                                                              *
  * Until this information is published, the associated          *
  * information updates are documented in the V8.1 Documentation *
  * Updates tech note located here:                              *
  * https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/713201                *
  *                                                              *
  * You can locate the entry associated with this APAR by using  *
  * the APAR number as a keyword to search the document.         *
  *                                                              *
  * Note: This information is subject to change at the           *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The new
  

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

Applicable component levels