IT36763: BACKUP TASK STATUS REPORTS SUCCESS INSTEAD OF FAILED IF THE SELECTED FILES ARE DELETED OR RENAMED BEFORE BACKUP WAS STARTED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Files that have been deleted or renamed from the file system
  after user has selected them for  selective backup,(Always
  Backup)  but before hitting the backup button, will not be
  counted as failures, nor will any information be present in
  dsmerror.log or on screen.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Backup-archive client versions 7.1 and 8.1 running on all    *
  * platforms                                                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * see ERROR Description                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue is projected to be fixed in the Backup-Archive    *
  * Client version 8.1.13 on all platforms.Note that this is     *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix was to list the objects as errors that have been deleted
  or renamed from the file system
  after user has selected them for selective backup but before
  hitting the backup button.
  

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

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels