IC90897: RESTORE DB MAY CRASH IF THE VOLUME HISTORY FILE IS NOT FOUND

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Tivoli Storage Manager restore db command may crash when the
  volume history file is not found:
  /home/tsminst1/>/opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv restore db
  [...]
  ANR7801I Subsystem process ID is 11916.
  ANR0900I Processing options file /home/tsminst1/dsmserv.opt.
  ANR7814I Using instance directory /home/tsminst1.
  ANR4726I The ICC support module has been loaded.
  ANR1636W The server machine GUID changed: old value (), new
  value (82.c3.37.fa-
  .ab.27.e0.11.98.4f.02.02.ac.10.20.9c).
  ANR8200I TCP/IP Version 4 driver ready for connection with
  clients on port 1500.
  Segmentation fault (core dumped)
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics: The callstack will look like the
  following:
  #0  0x0000000000af35a6 in RdbFindNodeName () at rdbicut.c:960
  #1  0x0000000000af6938 in RdbAdmRestoreDB (toDateFound=True,
  isSourceDBSnapshot=False,  isPreview=False, toDate=...,
  inCmdP=<value optimized out>,
      overflowLogDir=<value optimized out>,
  activeLogDir=0x7fffe120c4a0
  "", targetDirList=0x0, fullClassName=0x7fffe120c640 "",
  incrClassName=0x7fffe120c620 "") at
  rdbicrst.c:537
  #2  0x00000000004f6db3 in AdmRestoreDb (cmdP=0x188e05d8,
  inIsPreview=0x7fffe120c6fc,
      dbJustRestoredPit=0x7fffe120c6f8) at admdbbk.c:2117
  #3  0x0000000000492a66 in admRestoreDatabase
  (commandString=<value
  optimized out>)
      at admstart.c:3792
  #4  0x000000000048116b in RestoreDb (argCount=3, argVector=0x3)
  at
  dsmserv.c:1498
  #5  main (argCount=3, argVector=0x3) at dsmserv.c:1352
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2, 6.3 all plattforms
  
  Initial Impact:
  Medium
  
  Additional Keywords:
  TSM, IC79034 , restore, crash, volhist
  

Local fix

• Ensure the volume history file is located where the
  VOLUMEHistory option in dsmserv.opt points to
  

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 level 6.2.6, 6.3.4. Note that this is     *
  *                 subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  

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

• 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