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PM83064: SLOW START UP MAY OCCUR ON TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER SERVER

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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

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Problem summary


    

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description                   *
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* 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


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PM83064
    • 

  • Reported component name
    TSM FOR OS/390
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  • Reported component ID
    5698ISMVS
    • 

  • Reported release
    550
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2013-02-18
    • 

  • Closed date
    2013-02-18
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2013-03-04
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IC84665
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    TSM FOR OS/390
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5698ISMVS
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R550  PSY  UK91785
       UP13/02/21  P  F302
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            Modified date:
            

            04 March 2013
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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