IT01234: RACE CONDITION WHEN PERFORMING MULTI-PROCESS BACKUP STGPOOL OF A DISK TYPE STORAGE POOL.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Tivoli Storage Manager server can report the following
  error during a BACKUP STGPOOL of a DISK type pool:
  
      ANR9999D pkmemory.c(589): Error detected while freeing
        memory; free was called from dfbackup.c
  
    There is a race condition only seen during a multi-process
    storage pool backup, which also results in a small memory
    leak.
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
    7.1
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics (If Applicable):
    N/A
  Initial Impact:
    Low
  Additional Keywords:
    zz71 MEM LEAK STGPOOL
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

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 level 7.1.1.                        *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
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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

• R71A PSY

     UP

• R71H PSY

     UP

• R71L PSY

     UP

• R71S PSY

     UP

• R71W PSY

     UP