IT46098: ANS4020E / ANE4020E THE DATA FORMAT FOR OBJECT IS UNKNOWN.

8.1.24.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64-262
8.1.24.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64-262
8.1.24.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x-262
8.1.24.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le-262
8.1.24.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX-262

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Restore of files, which only have a retention storage pool
  entry, can fail.
  
  
  On server there is ANE4020E reported:
  
  
  ANR0504I restored or retrieved Backup object: node NODE99
  filespace \\node99\c$, object<PATH>\FILENAME, version 3 of 3.
  ANR0504I restored or retrieved Backup object: node NODE99
  filespace \\node99\c$, object<PATH>, version 3 of 7.
  
  ANR0504I restored or retrieved Backup object: node NODE99
  filespace \\node99\c$, object<PATH>\FILENAME, version 3 of 3.
  ANE4020E The dataformat for object '\\node99\c$\<path>\filename'
  is unknown. The unknown format usually occurs when the file was
  backed up or archived by a later version of IBM Storage Protect.
  
  
  ANR1626I The previous message (message number 4020) was
  repeated 1 times.
  ANR0504I restored or retrieved Backup object: node NODE99
  filespace \\node99\c$, object<PATH>, version 3 of 7.
  
  ANE4020E The dataformat for object '\\node99\c$\<path>' is
  unknown. The unknown format usually occurs when the file was
  backed up or archived by a later version of IBM Storage Protect.
  
  
  
  
  And on the client there is ANS4020E error reported:
  
  
         Unsuccessful **
         ANS4020E The data format for object
  '\\node99\c$\<path>\filename' is unknown. The unknown format
  usually occurs when the file was backed up or archived by a
  later version of IBM Spectrum Protect.
         Unsuccessful **
         ANS4020E The data format for object
  '\\node99\c$\<path>\filename' is unknown. The unknown format
  usually occurs when the file was backed up or archived by a
  later version of IBM Spectrum Protect.
         Unsuccessful **
         ANS4020E The data format for object '\\node99\c$\<path>'
  is unknown. The unknown format usually occurs when the file was
  backed up or archived by a later version of IBM Spectrum
  Protect.
  
  
  This problem files have a retention storage pool entry only.
  Their primary pool entry could have been expired normally,
  leaving it only in retention sets.
  
  IBM Storage Protect Versions Affected: Server 8.1.x on all
  supported platforms
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users.                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available.                           *
  * This problem is currently projected to be fixed in level     *
  * 8.1.24.                                                      *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
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Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms for reported release: AIX, Linux, and
  Windows.
  Platforms fixed: AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  

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 SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels