Troubleshooting
Problem
IBM Spectrum Protect™ Client APARs fixed in the -IBM Spectrum Protect™ Backup-Archive Client Version 8.1.2.0 general availability fix pack (8.1.2-TIV-TSMBAC) and -IBM Spectrum Protect™ Backup-Archive Client 8.1.2 interim fixes (8.1.2-TIV-TSMBAC-IF000x)
Symptom
Download page for the 8.1.2 backup-archive clients: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043887
Download page for the 8.1.2.x interim fix backup-archive clients: currently no interim fixes are available
Latest backup-archive client and server downloads: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21239415
Overview of backup-archive client and server system requirements:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21243309
Resolving The Problem
This interim fix contains the fixes described in these security bulletins:
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006248
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22007935
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003738
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006215
| APAR | Platforms fixed | Description |
| IT14842 | AIX 64bit Linux x86 All Windows | "QUERY TOC" CAN FAIL USING "DSMADMC" WHEN OVER 1545 CHARACTERS IN A FILE'S FULL PATH |
| IT15936 | Mac | ANS5055E IS REPORTED WHEN CLIENT IS RUNNING IN AN UNSUPPORTED LOCALE |
| IT16979 | All Platforms | INCORRECT OBJECTS SPECIFICATION IN CLIENT SCHEDULE WILL NOT CAUSE SCHEDULE TO FAIL. |
| IT17117 | Windows x64 | CLIENT INSTRUMENTATION LOG FILE (DSMINSTR.LOG) IS NOT CORRECTLY TRANSLATED EVEN IF NLS MESSAGE REPOSITORY INSTALLED AND ENABLED |
| IT17123 | All AIX | TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER CLIENT'S JOURNALING BACKUPS CAUSE FILESYSTEM LOCK CONDITION |
| IT17245 | AIX 64bit Linux x86 Linux zSeries | SNAPDIFF BACKUP NOT POSSIBLE WITH ACTUAL=<VALUE> SET IN /ETC/EXPORTS |
| IT17379 | All Windows | JOURNAL BACKUP FOR A WINDOWS CLUSTERED MOUNT POINT APPEARS TO BE VERY SLOW OR HUNG. |
| IT17409 | All Platforms | BACKUP HANGS WITH CLIENT ERRORS "ANS1017E / ANS0361I" AND SERVER ERROR "ANR9999D_1559062718 SMADDSESSIONTOAFFINITYCLUSTER" |
| IT17767 | Linux x86 Windows x64 | UNEXPECTED INCREMENTAL BACKUP INSTEAD OF SNAPDIFF DIFFERENCE SNAPSHOT PROCESSING WHEN USING REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION |
| IT18080 | All Platforms | CLIENT CRASH DURING BACKUP WITH ACCESS VIOLATION EXCEPTION C0000005 IF DEDUPLICATION ENABLED. |
| IT18097 | All Windows | UNABLE TO CONFIGURE CAD VIA GUI WIZARD WITH STRICT MCAFEE POLICY ENABLED |
| IT18289 | Windows x64 | AFTER VM RESTORE, VHDX DISKS CHANGING FROM FIXED SIZED TO THIN TYPE (DYNAMICALLY EXPANDABLE) |
| IT18358 | Windows x64 | DSMAGENT MAY PRODUCE INCORRECT MESSAGE DURING DATA PROTECTION FOR SQL/EXCHANGE RESTORE WHEN ENCRYPTKEY SAVE IS USED |
| IT18407 | Linux x86 | ON UBUNTU, A VALID NETAPP SNAPSHOT DIFFERENTIAL C-MODE LICENSE FILE IS MISSED. |
| IT18410 | Mac | MAC: CLIENT OPT CONFIG WIZARD FAILS WITH ANS2613S |
| IT18560 | All Linux | FULL LINUX VERSION AND RELEASE INFORMATION NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED BY CLIENT AND REPORTED BY "Q NODE F=D". |
| IT18676 | All Unix/Linux | MODIFICATION TIME (MTIME) OF THE RESTORED DIRECTORY MAY DIFFER FROM THE ORIGINAL ONE WHEN DOING RESTORE BACKUPSET. |
| IT18678 | Windows x64 | MICROSOFT HYPER-V BACKUP FAILS WITH ANS4169E AND ANS1228E |
| IT18750 | Mac | SPECTRUM PROTECT CLIENT UPGRADE TO 8.1 ON MAC OS X MAY LEAVE DIRECTORIES/FILES FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS |
| IT18799 | Windows x64 | NODES ON THE OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS 10 WILL BE REPORTED TO THE SPECTRUM PROTECT SERVER AS THE ROLE SERVER INCORRECTLY. |
| IT18833 | All Windows | SESSION IS NOT CLOSED ON SERVER IF A LAN-FREE RESTORE VIA SHAREDMEM IS UNSUCCESSFUL |
| IT18841 | Mac | UNEXPECTED "ANS4018E FILENAME TOO LONG" MESSAGE ON MAC |
| IT18856 | Windows x64 | MICROSOFT HYPER-V BACKUP FAILS WITH ANS5250E AND VSS_E_SNAPSHOT_SET_IN_PROGRESS |
| IT18885 | All Linux | DEPLOYMENT SCRIPT CAN INCORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE AVAILABLE DISK SPACE IF POSIXLY_CORRECT VARIABLE IS SET |
| IT18901 | All Platforms | CLIENT REPORTS ANS0361I ERROR WHEN PROCESSING A DIRECTORY THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 1400 SUBDIRECTORIES IN THE SAME LEVEL. |
| IT18916 | Windows x64 | SYSTEM STATE BACKUP FAILS BUT SCHEDULE REPORTED AS SUCCESSFUL |
| IT18953 | Linux x86 AIX 64bit Linux zSeries | "ANS1108E INVALID OPTION" IS RETURNED WHEN USING "UPDATECTIME" OPTION WITH DSMC COMMAND LINE |
| IT19057 | All Windows | SYSTEMSTATE RESTORE FAILS TO RESTORE SHORTNAMES CORRECTLY |
| IT19067 | AIX 64bit Linux x86 Linux zSeries | INCREMENTAL FILELIST BACKUP OF A IBM SPECTRUM SCALE FILESYSTEM WITH A SNAPSHOT DISPLAYS THE WRONG PATH FOR INSPECTED FILES. |
| IT19116 | Mac | UNEXPECTED BACKUP OF DIRECTORY MOUNT POINTS ON MAC OSX |
| IT19242 | Linux x86 Windows x64 | THE TIME STAMP IN MESSAGE "USING <TYPE> SNAPSHOT '<SNAPSHOT>' WITH TIME STAMP <TIME STAMP>" IS IN UTC INSTEAD OF LOCAL TIME. |
| IT19267 | All Platforms | SINGLE SIGN-ON ATTEMPT WITH INCORRECT PASSWORD GENERATES MULTIPLE SIGN-ON SESSIONS |
| IT19296 | All Platforms | TEXT ALIGNMENT OF VALUES IN BACKUP SUMMARY IS INCORRECT WITH THE CLIENT 8.1.0.0 AND LANGUAGE JPN. |
| IT19355 | All Platforms | AFTER FIX FOR APAR IT14842 IN SOME CASES BUFFER IS CALCULATED INCORRECTLY |
| IT19497 | All Linux | DSMCAD IS NOT PICKING UP THE SPECIFIED PORTS AFTER A RESTART OF THE SERVICE. |
| IT19571 | AIX 64bit Linux x86 Linux zSeries | UNEXPECTED FILE COPY ON THE SERVER USING 'DSMC ARCH' FOR PREMIGRATED OBJ |
| IT19625 | All Platforms | RESTORE ENDS UNSUCCESSFULLY WITH THE MESSAGE "ACN5924E THERE WERE NO USABLE BACKUPS FOUND" |
| IT19644 | All Platforms | DATA PROTECTION FOR SQL LOG BACKUPS FAIL WITH A POWERSHELL CRASH ON VIRTUAL MACHINES |
| IT19822 | Windows x64 | CLIENT INSTALLATION FROM UNC NETWORK SHARE WAS INTERRUPTED |
| IT19964 | Linux x86 All Windows | ANS4005E FILE NOT FOUND ERROR MESSAGES ISSUED DURING INCREMENTAL SNAPDIFF BACKUP |
| IT19972 | Windows x64 | BACKUP VM ANS0361I DIAG: VMSENDVIAFILE(): ERROR GETTING STATS FOR FILE XXXXXX.VMRS. HYPER-V 2016 ANS0361I ANS1228E ANS4005E |
| IT20015 | All Windows | SNAPDIFF BACKUP FAILS WITH ANS1626E WHEN SPECIFYING UNC PATH IN STAGINGDIRECTORY OPTION |
| IT20029 | Mac | BA CLIENT ON MACINTOSH SUPPORTS ONLY ENGLISH LOCALE |
| IT20088 | Windows x64 | CRASH DURING RESTORE OF HYPER-V GUEST TO WINDOWS SERVER 2016 IF THE GUEST WAS BACKED UP FROM WINDOWS SERVER 2012 OR 2012 R2 |
| IT20236 | All Linux | B/A CLIENT ON LINUX MAY BACKUP AUTOMOUNT FILE SYSTEMS AS DIRECTORIES BENEATH THE ROOT FILE SYSTEM |
| IT20286 | All Unix/Linux | B/A CLIENT ON UNIX COULD ALLOW AN ATTACKER TO GAIN ELEVATED PRIVILEGES AT THE SYSTEM |
| IT20346 | AIX 64bit Linux x86 All Windows | SNAPDIFF BACKUP REPORTS MORE OBJECTS "TOTAL SNAPSHOT DIFFERENCE OBJECTS" THAN EXPECTED |
| IT20619 | All AIX All Linux | BACKUP OF A NON-ROOT SNAPSHOT USES DEFAULT MANAGEMENT CLASS INSTEAD OF THE ONE SPECIFIED BY INCLUDE STATEMENT |
| IT20713 | Linux zSeries | AT START-UP, DSMC AND/OR DSMTCA PROCESSES TAKE A LOT OF CPU RESOURCES ON ZLINUX WHEN PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE IS USED |
| IT21284 | Mac | APPLE MACINTOSH CLIENT BACKING UP UNCHANGED FILE(S)/DIR(S) DUE TO "ADU_INO" ATTRIBUTE INCORRECTLY BEING HANDLED |
currently no interim fixes are available
| APAR | Platforms fixed | Description |
Related Information
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg22004067