IC89360: FB CLIENT 2TB DISK SIZE LIMITATION IS PRESENTED INCORRECTLY IN USER MANUAL

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Page 17 planning for client says:
  
  "A maximum of 40 clients are allowed to connect to a FastBack
  Server, and a single
  FastBack Server protects production data up to a maximum size of
  8 TB. As with
  prior releases, the maximum size of a ?repository on disk?
  repository object is 2
  TB. The disk must not be equal to or greater than 2 TB in size."
  
  This remark is incorrect.  It tells the FastBack Server
  repository instead of saying that the product support protected
  disks sized less then 2 TB which are disks of the FB Client
  production server machines.
  Together with the paragraph correction, the FastBack Client 2TB
  disk size limitation notification should be inserted into the
  Instant Restore (recovery) paragraph since the recovery on a
  single disk sized 2 TB and above is not supported as well.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of Tivoli Storage Manager          *
  *                 FastBack.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Information about the 2 TB disk size    *
  *                      limitation for data recovery must be    *
  *                      clarified in the Tivoli Storage         *
  *                      Manager FastBack Installation and       *
  *                      User's Guide.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: The DCF tech note Documentation Updates      *
  *                 for Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack Version  *
  *                 6.1.7.x will be updated with clear           *
  *                 information about the disk size limitation   *
  *                 in the Planning chapter and in the           *
  *                 Backing up and restoring chapter.            *
  ****************************************************************
  The information in the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack
  Installation and User's Guide about the disk size limitation
  for data recovery is incorrect.
  

Problem conclusion

• Solution/fix is available in DCF tech note 1625391 at the
  following URL:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21625391
  

Temporary fix

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Publications Referenced

SC23856207

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