The ANS message appears in the activity log if the corresponding ANE
message does not exist in the server's message catalog. This can occur if
your TSM client is newer, and issues messages that do not exist in the
older server's message catalog.

Best regards,

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development
Level 3 Team Lead
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 2012-05-31
05:18:48:

> From: Neil Schofield <neil.schofield AT YORKSHIREWATER.CO DOT UK>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> Date: 2012-05-31 05:22
> Subject: Re: Different treatment of ANS and ANE messages in the
> server activity log
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> Richard
>
> It's an interesting point you make. In our (predominantly Windows)
> environment, lots of ANS messages are showing up in the activity log. We
> see the following on a fairly regular basis:
>
> B/A client messages:
> ANS4251W: System Writer's file 'filename': not found.
> ANS4083I: New node password has been generated.
>
> TSM for VE messages:
> ANS4148E: Full VM backup of Virtual Machine 'vmname' failed with RC rc
> ANS4150E: Incremental backup of Virtual Machine 'vmname' failed with RC
rc
> ANS4151E: Failure mounting Virtual Machine 'vmname'. RC=rc
>
> IBM seem to have blurred the distinction between ANS and ANE messages
> somewhat. For an example compare the following which are both logged in
the
> server activity log:
> ANE4147I: Successful Full VM backup of Virtual Machine 'vmname'
> ANS4148E: Full VM backup of Virtual Machine 'vmname' failed with RC rc
>
> I don't understand why one should have an ANE prefix and the other is an
> ANS. Following my post yesterday, IBM are taking a keener interest in my
> PMR so I'll perhaps address the question to them.
>
> Regards
> Neil
>
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