IC87202: NODE REPLICATION WILL FAIL IF A RESTORE IS RUNNING ON THE TARGET SERVER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A restore has a higer priority than node replication. The node
  replication process will be preempted. This is working as
  designed. This apar will add a message to indicate why node
  replication failed.
  
  The following messages will be in the activity log on the
  source server:
  ANR0984I Process # for Replicate Node started in the BACKGROUND
  ANR2110I REPLICATE NODE started as process #.
  ANR0987I Process # for Replicate Node running in the BACKGROUND
  processed # items with a completion state of FAILURE at
  ANR1893E Process # for Replicate Node completed with a
  completion
  state of FAILURE.
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: 6.3
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
  REPL Trace on the target server will show:
  ￭smrepl.c￭10335￭TranslateToGRC:abort reason code = 38
  reason code 38 = ABORT_RESTORE_IN_PROGRESS
  Initial Impact: medium
  Additional Keywords: tsm tivoli storage manager server
  

Local fix

• Wait for the restore to finish or cancel it before running Node
  Replication
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users of   *
  *                 REPLICATE NODE command.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in level 6.3.4. 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, and Windows.
  
  A new message will be issued.
  -----------
  ANR1933W Replication of BACKUP data for file space <file space
  name> on node <node name> skipped because of a restore
  operation on target server <server name>.
  ------------
  

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

• R63A PSY

     UP

• R63H PSY

     UP

• R63L PSY

     UP

• R63S PSY

     UP

• R63W PSY

     UP