IT41396: QUERY FRAGMENTATION COMMAND ERRONEOUSLY REFERS TO HELP FOR COMMAND SYNTAX

8.1.18.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64
8.1.18.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64
8.1.18.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x
8.1.18.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le
8.1.18.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The QUERY FRAGMENTATION command when run without parameters
  returns an ANR3589I message, for example:
  
  Protect: >q fragmentation
  ANR1992E QUERY FRAGMENTATION: The pool_name parameter is
  missing.
  ANR3589I QUERY FRAGMENTATION: For more information, issue the
  HELP QUERY FRAGMENTATION command.
  ANS8001I Return code 3.
  
  but there is no help for the command:
  
  Protect: >HELP QUERY FRAGMENTATION
  ANR2306E No help text could be found for this
  command/subcommand: QUERY FRAGMENTATION.
  ANS8001I Return code 11.
  
  The  QUERY FRAGMENTATION command is an undocumented command,
  there is no published documentation for the command.
  The ANR3589I message should not be generated.
  
  The QUERY FRAGMENTATION command should be run at the direction
  of IBM Support.
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
  
  All supported versions of Spectrum Protect server
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Spectrum 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 8.1.18. Note that this is     *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  *                                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  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