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IT12904: "ANR8779E UNABLE TO OPEN DRIVE /DEV/RMT/YYYMT ERROR NUMBER= 201"WITH ORACLE SOLARIS SPARC ON LIBRARY CLIENT.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • On Library Client with Solaris SPARC and all suppported non-IBM
    tape libraries, volume mount fails with ANR8779E.
    
    ANR8779E Unable to open drive /dev/rmt/yyymt error number= 201
    
    Library Manager ACTLOG:
    ANR8337I ECARTRIDGE volume yyyyy mounted in drive DRVxxx
    (/dev/rmt/yyymt).
    ANR9791I Volume yyyyy in library SL8500AD ownership is changing
    from aaaaa to bbbbb.
    ANR8336I Verifying label of ECARTRIDGE volume yyyyy drive DRVxxx
    (/dev/rmt/yyymt).
    ANR8468I ECARTRIDGE volume yyyyy dismounted from DRVxxx
    (/dev/rmt/yyymt) in library SL8500AD.
    
    
    Library Client ACTLOG:
    ANR8779E Unable to open drive /dev/rmt/yyymt, error number= 201.
    ANR0409I Session 195 ended for server aaaaa (Solaris SPARC ).
    ANR1404W Scratch volume mount request denied ? mount failed.
    
    
    Library Client Server trace reports:
    Ýmmsshr.c¨Ý3691¨ÝOpenDriveWithWait¨:Opening drive DRVxxx
    (/dev/rmt/yyymt) in library SL8500AD waiting upto 360 seconds
    for drive to respond.
    Ýpspvr.c¨Ý3344¨ÝPvrPsOpenDevice¨:open with errno is 201 devName
    is /dev/rmt/yyymt nonDelayFlag is 0 accessMode is 1
    Ýoutput.c¨Ý7474¨ÝPutConsoleMsg¨:ANR8779E Unable to open drive
    /dev/rmt/yyymt, error number= 201.
    
    
    LC DDTRACE:
    adsm_attach: target 0
    adsm_attach: lun 196  <====  LUN number
    dd_build_cdb: vendor_id = STK      product_id = T10000D
    dd_build_cdb: product_revision_level = 4.09
    
    
    Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
    The TSM device driver sets LUN ID to the byte one of the SCSI
    command data block.
    If the LUN ID value is 0, this problem does not appear. If the
    LUN ID is greater than 33, we are faced by this problem.
    On Solaris 11 the LUN number of tape drives is not 0 or greater
    than 33. The TSM device driver resets the LUN number to a SCSI
    command via shifting this LUN number. This shifting may generate
    a none zero value. This none zero value will cause the failure
    of a SCSI command.
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager Server Version Affected:
    Solaris v11 SPARC
    
    Initial Impact:
    High
    
    Additional Keywords:
    zz71 TSM server Spectrum Protect library
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * All Tivoli Storage Manager server device driver users.       *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * See error description.                                       *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is projected *
    * to be fixed in levels 6.3.6 and 7.1.5.                       *
    * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
    * IBM.                                                         *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • This problem was fixed.
    Affected platforms: AIX, HP, Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT12904

  • Reported component name

    TSM SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5698ISMSV

  • Reported release

    71S

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-01-11

  • Closed date

    2016-01-28

  • Last modified date

    2016-01-28

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Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    TSM SERVER

  • Fixed component ID

    5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU029","label":"Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSGSG7","label":"Tivoli Storage Manager"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"7.1.3"}]

Document Information

Modified date:
28 August 2023