IT35320: SUPPORT FOR ONLINE SYSTEM STATE RESTORE INCORRECTLY LISTED IN THE VERSION 8.1 DOCUMENTATION

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• The IBM Knowledge Center documentation topic "Restoring the
  operating system when the computer is working" needs to be
  updated
  or removed as it states:
   If your computer is working,
  you can restore the operating system from backed up files.
  
  http
  s://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQVQ_8.1.11/client/
  t_res_osfunctwin.html
  
  Online system state restore is
  deprecated beginning with 8.1.0.0
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect
  versions affected:
  All 8.1 Windows Clients
  

Local fix

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, 8.1.9, 8.1.10 and 8.1.11. *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue is projected to be fixed in the 8.1.12 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:                              *
  * http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048956       *
  *                                                              *
  * 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 factual error in the documentation will be corrected with
  the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Clients 8.1.12
  documentation and included in the V8.1 Documentation Updates
  tech note. The updates will be reflected in the details on these
  certain conditions restricting the restoring of data in the
  topic titled as: Restoring the operating system when the
  computer is working. The update will be reflected with the
  removal of the topic titled as: Restoring the operating system
  when the computer is working.
  

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