IC99643: INFORMATION FOR THE LOCATION OF THE DSM.SYS IN PROBLEM DETERMINATION GUIDE IS NOT CORRECT IN V7.1

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V7.1 Fix Pack 1 (7.1.1.000) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• The "configuring a server instance to use shared memory" in
  problem determination guide shows the following information;
  
  Configuring a server instance to use shared memory
  Configure a server instance to use shared memory to help resolve
  slow database backups that can occur because of Transmission
  Control Protocol (TCP) loopback problems.
  About this task
  In the following procedure, you must update the database backup
  node configuration for your server to enable shared memory.
  /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm.sys
  /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm.sys
  
  But according to "Configuring the system for database backup on
  AIX-, HP-UX, Linux, and Oracle Solaris systems", the dsm.sys
  should be under server_bin_directory/dbbkapi/.
  
  The information of dsm.sys location information in "configuring
  a server instance to use shared memory" in problem determination
  guide is not correct.
  

Local fix

• The correct Tivoli Storage Manager API dsm.sys configuration
  file of V7.1 is in server_bin_directory/dbbkapi/
  

Problem summary

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

• The "Configuring a server instance to use shared memory"
  section in the Problem Determination Guide will be updated to
  include the correct path to the Tivoli Storage Manager API
  configuration file. This is the correct path:
  On AIX, Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX, the dsm.sys is in
  server_bin_directory/dbbkapi.
  On Windows, the location of the tsmbdmgr.opt is in the server
  instance directory.
  
  Affected platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

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