IT18676: MODIFICATION TIME (MTIME) OF THE RESTORED DIRECTORY MAY DIFFER FROM THE ORIGINAL ONE WHEN DOING RESTORE BACKUPSET.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After completing restore backupset by the following command for
  example,
  # dsmc restore backupset /source_filespace/
  /destination_directory/ -backupsetname=backupset_name
  modification timestamp (mtime) of a restored directory in
  destination_directory might be set to the different timestamp
  from the original one in source_filespace.  The mtime might be
  changed to new timestamp when child objects under the directory
  were just restored.
  This symptom might occur only when the parent directory and
  child objects were restored in the following order:
  Restoring /parent -> /parent/child/file -> /parent/child/
  It is expected that modification timestamp (mtime) of the
  parent directory is also restored as it is in source_filespace.
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager and IBM Spectrum Protect Client all
  supported versions on all supported platform
  Initial Impact:
  Low
  

Local fix

• None. It can be safely ignored because no data is corrupted but
  only mtime of the restored directory might be set to new
  timestamp.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Spectrum Protect backup-archive client versions 6.4.3,       *
  * 7.1.0-7.1.6 and 8.1.0 on all Unix and Linux platforms.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is projected *
  * to be fixed in level 7.1.8 and 8.1.2. Note that this is      *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• After the fix, the mtime of a restored directory will be always
  accurate i.e. the mtime taken at the time of the backup
  operation.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• dsmc
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

• R81A PSY

     UP

• R81L PSY

     UP

• R81M PSY

     UP

• R81H PSY

     UP

• R81S PSY

     UP