PM11910: multitool throws error without reason: Error: With the specified '-maxsize' value, the '-limit' value is too small.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  - Operating System: all
   - Product name: IBM Rational ClearCase
  
  Description of problem:
  Step to reproduce:
  Create a synchronization packet using the -max and -limit option
  Example:
  M:\myview\vobtag\test?multitool syncreplica -export -max 3k -lim
  it 1 -out C:\to-orig original
  Generating synchronization packet C:\to-orig
  multitool: Error: With the specified '-maxsize' value, the '-lim
  it' value is too small.
  
  Despite of the error message the export has created a packet.
  And the packet has a valid content.
  
  M:\myview\vobtag\test?multitool lspacket -dump C:\to-orig
  
  Packet is: C:\to-orig
  Packet type: Update
  Packet fragment: 1 of 1
  VOB family identifier is: 5d28bc93.0d094937.87a3.64:06:38:9e:60:
  ac
  Comment supplied at packet creation is:
  Packet intended for the following targets:
    original
  7776: op=mkbrtype rep=lab-win id=1
  7777: op=mkbranch (V6) rep=lab-win id=2
  7778: op=checkout (V6) rep=lab-win id=3
  7779: op=mkelem rep=lab-win id=4
  7780: op=mkbranch (V6) rep=lab-win id=5
  7781: op=checkout (V6) rep=lab-win id=6
  7782: op=checkin (V6) rep=lab-win id=7
  7783: op=checkout (V6) rep=lab-win id=8
  Packet contains a total of 8 entries.
  
  
  Workaround:
  No known workaround.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  an error is returned even when one or more packet files are
  created while -maxsize and -limit options are used.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase version 7.1.1.3
  

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

  CLEARCASE UNIX

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2901

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSN

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