Re: bug in ADSM server 2.1.0.7

We have ADSM server with V2, we were able to retreive the files by
updating the management class for the ret period from 9999 to 1326.

Fawzi Al-Matar
Saudi Arabia


Claudia Masters wrote:
>
> We have also had similar problems retrieving files, but we are using MVS
> ADSM v2.1.03.
> We cannot locate files the client is certain they archived 12/95.
> Our RETVer is NOLIMIT.  Is this bug affecting NOLIMIT as well?
> Does this mean that archived files have been deleted or will there be files
> in our archive pools that we cannot access?
>
> I cannot find where the problem was reported on IBMLINK.  But I did find a
> problem with RETV=NOLIMIT being converted to RETV=9999.
>
> At 06:53 AM 5/23/96 LCL, you wrote:
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> >                                                               1996.05.23
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > we have come across a problem with ADSM, that I would like to report to
> > you all out there.
> >
> > Our environment is:
> > - hardware: RS/6000 R30
> > - software: AIX version 4.1.4.0
> >             ADSM client version 2.1.0.3 / 2.1.0.4
> >             ADSM server version 2.1.0.7
> > The problem occoured, when we upgraded the ADSM server from version
> > 2.1.0.4 to 2.1.0.7. The bug has been reported to IBM, and I was told,
> > that the same or a similar error existed in an earlier version of the
> > ADSM server.
> >
> > The problem is, that data can be ARCHIVEd on the ADSM server, but when
> > one tries to RETRIEVE the data, the following message appears on the
> > screen: "ANS3162I No files match specification."
> >
> > The error can be circumvented by using a retention period for the
> > archived data of 1326 days or less (the parameter "RETVer" in the
> > "DEFine/UPDate COpygroup" command). Values of 1327 to 9999 for this
> > parameter will prevent you from being able to RETRIEVE your data.
> >
> > I hope, that someone will find this information useful. Greetings to
> > all the members of the big ADSM family,
> >
> > Gerhard.
> >
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