IC84665: SLOW START UP MAY OCCUR ON TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER SERVER

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 Fix Pack 7 (5.5.7.000) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A Tivoli Storage Manager server with thousands of
  unique node/filespace combinations and thousands of file pool
  volumes
  can take hours to start up.
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
  procstack/pstack out put will show the following call stack:
  Incr64()
  Add64()
  AsGetPoolStatus()
  asGetPoolAttr()
  AfUpdatePool()
  AfGetPool()
  AfMigrationRestart()
  AfInit()
  bfInit()
  admStartServer()
  main()
  __start()
  query occupancy will show thousands of node/filespace
  combinations
  Initial Impact: Medium
  Additional Keywords: slow start initialization startup long time
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in levels 5.5.7, 6.2.5 and 6.3.3. Note       *
  *                 that this is subject to change at the        *
  *                 discretion of IBM.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, z/OS, 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:

  PM83064

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R55A PSY

     UP

• R55H PSY

     UP

• R55L PSY

     UP

• R55S PSY

     UP

• R55W PSY

     UP

• R62A PSY

     UP

• R62H PSY

     UP

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R62S PSY

     UP

• R62W PSY

     UP

• R63A PSY

     UP

• R63H PSY

     UP

• R63L PSY

     UP

• R63S PSY

     UP

• R63W PSY

     UP