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DSMC command fails with "psThreadCreate() failed: rc=11" error

Troubleshooting


Problem

Spectrum Protect client on Linux running dsmc command fails with "psThreadCreate() failed: rc=11" errors where Linux RC= 11 means " resource temporary unavailable" or "out of memory".

Symptom

After the command is executed and fails, no message is displayed on the screen. but errors similar to these are found in logs.

  • Dsmerror.log shows:

 ANS0361I DIAG: thrd_BeginNamedThread(): psThreadCreate() failed: rc=11.

  • A client service trace shows:

 thrdmgr.cpp ( 865): thrd_BeginNamedThread(): calling psThreadCreate().

thrdmgr.cpp ( 869): thrd_BeginNamedThread(): psThreadCreate(): rc=11.

thrdmgr.cpp ( 903): thrd_BeginNamedThread(): psThreadCreate() failed: rc=11.

Document Location

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 April 2021

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