I've been waiting for some fixes!! Let us hope that this level doesn't
introduce any new problems...
I'm downloading now...FYI Thanks Tim
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IX/3.7.3.8
For those of you who want a preview (please excuse the 'volume' of this
data....I thought it would be helpful).
FYI Thanks Tim
250-
250-Tivoli Storage Manager for AIX Server
250-
250-Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
250-(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2000. All rights reserved.
250-
250-************************************************************************
250-* *
250-* ATTENTION *
250-* *
250-* Before you apply the patch provided in this directory you must *
250-* apply the latest available maintence to your server. *
250-* *
250-* The install package in this directory are intended to provide *
250-* early fixes to problems. Although the fixes have been tested and *
250-* verified there may be some risk by applying them as a comprehensive *
250-* "system test" has not been conducted *
250-* *
250-************************************************************************
250-
250-Patch Level
250-
250-This is a smit/installp installable patch that will install as
250-level 3.7.3.8
250-
250-We strongly advise that you install this patch as an UPDATE
250-(set "COMMIT software updates?" to no and "SAVE replaced files?" to yes
250-------------------------------------------------------------------------
250-
250-Testing has focused on the following items.
250-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
250-o Change to MOVE DRMEDIA Command
250-o Change to MOVE DRMEDIA Command
250-o Support for ADIC Scalar 100 Library
250-o Support for DTF
250-o Retry options for shared 3494 Libraries
250-o Support for IBM LTO Ultrium (358x) devices
250-o Atape update required.
250-o Fixes for high impact APARs
250-o Fixes for some problems discovered during testing.
250-
250-**********************************************************************
250-* MOVE DRMEDIA command
*
250-**********************************************************************
250-
250- The following value was added to the REMOVE parameter of the MOVE
250- DRMEDIA command to specify that volumes should be ejected from a SCSI
250- library if there are available slots in the entry/exit port:
250-
250- o REMOVE=Untileefull
250-
250-
250- Command Syntax:
250-
250-
250- >>--MOVe DRmedia--volume_name------------------------------>
250-
250-
250- +---REMove-=-Yes------------+
250- | |
250- >----+---------------------------+------------------------><
250- | |
250- +--REMove-=-+--No-----------+
250- | |
250- +--Yes----------+
250- | |
250- +--Bulk---------+
250- | |
250- +--Untileefull--+
250-
250-
250- >-----------------.......---------------------------------->
250-
250-
250- REMOVE=Untileefull
250-
250- Specifies that the volume is ejected from the library if there is at
250- least one empty slot in the entry/exit port. If the volume is
250- ejected from the library, the volume entry is deleted from the TSM
250- library inventory. This option only applies to a SCSI library.
250-
250- If the entry/exit port is full, the MOVE DRMEDIA command fails and
250- any remaining eligible volumes are NOT processed. After removing the
250- volume(s) from the entry/exit port, the MOVE DRMEDIA command must
250- be re-issued to process any remaining eligible volumes.
250-
250- The REMOVE=UNTILEEFULL parameter behaves like the REMOVE=YES
parameter
250- until the entry/exit port is full. If there is an available slot in
the
250- entry/exit port, the MOVE DRMEDIA command moves the volume to the
next
250- available slot in the entry/exit port, issues a message to indicate
250- that the volume should be removed from the entry/exit port, and
250- waits until a 'REPLY id' is issued.
250-
250-**********************************************************************
250-* Retry options for shared 3494 Libraries *
250-**********************************************************************
250-Customers that have 3494 libraries and use the 3494SHARED YES option in
250-the dsmserv.opt file can control how the server will retry to acquire a
250-shared drive resource before failing the request. Customers can use the
250-following options:
250-
250-DRIVEACQUIRERETRY
250-
250-This option allows an administrator to set the number of times the
server
250-will retry to acquire a drive.
250-
250-Possible values:
250-0 -- To retry forever. This is the default value.
250--1 -- To never retry.
250-1 to 9999 -- The number of times the server will retry.
250-
250-MPTIMEOUT
250-
250-This option specifies the maximum time in seconds the server will retry
250-before failing the request. The minimum and maximum values allowed are
250-30 seconds and 9999 seconds. The default value is 30 seconds.
250-
250-Refer to the sample options file for Syntax and examples
250-
250-**********************************************************************
250-* Support for IBM LTO Ultrium (358x) devices *
250-**********************************************************************
250-
250-TSM supports the IBM 3580, 3581, 3583 and 3584 LTO Ultrium products on
the
250-AIX, NT 4.0 and NT 5.0 platforms.
250- - The IBM 3580 is a stand-alone drive.
250- - The IBM 3581, 3583 and 3584 are automated libraries.
250-
250-Users must use the SSD RMSS device drivers on these platforms to
recognize
250-and configure the IBM 3580, 3581, 3583 and 3584.
250-To obtain the correct level of the device driver, review the README
files
250-in the ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr.
250-
250-To define the device class, users should use the following:
250-
250- DEFINE DEVCLASS device_class_name DEVTYPE=LTO
250- FORMAT=[DRIVE or ULTRIUM or ULTRIUMC]
250- LIBRARY=library_name
250-
250-NOTE: For RSM, the DEVTYPE is LTO instead of GENERICTAPE. All other
250-devices will continue to be defined with DEVTYPE=GENERICTAPE.
250-
250-On the AIX and NT 4.0 platforms, users should define the IBM 3581, 3583
250-and 3584 automated libraries as follows:
250-
250- DEFINE LIBRARY library_name LIBTYPE=SCSI DEVICE=<device_special_file>
250-
250-On the AIX and NT 4.0 platforms, users should define the drives within
250-those libraries as follows:
250-
250- DEFINE DRIVE library_name drive_name DEVICE=<device_special_file>
250- ELEMENT=<element_number>
250-
250-On Windows 2000 platform, users should define the IBM 3581, 3583 and
3584
250-automated libraries as follows:
250-
250- DEFINE LIBRARY library_name LIBTYPE=RSM MEDIATYPE="LTO Ultrium"
250-
250- Note that the quotes around "LTO Ultrium" are required.
250- Users should use standard RSM configuration techniques.
250-
250-
250-Examples:
250-
250-On AIX, assuming AIX recognized and configured the medium
250-changer as /dev/smc0 and the drive as /dev/rmt0:
250-
250- DEFINE LIBRARY 3584LIB LIBTYPE=SCSI DEVICE=/dev/smc0
250- DEFINE DRIVE 3584lib rmt0 DEVICE=/dev/rmt0 ELEMENT=104
250-
250-On the NT 4.0, assuming NT recognized and configured the
250-medium changer as \\.\lb3.1.0.2 and the drive as \\.\Tape0:
250-
250- DEFINE LIBRARY 3584LIB LIBTYPE=SCSI DEVICE=\\.\lb3.1.0.2
250- DEFINE DRIVE 3584lib tape0 DEVICE=\\.\Tape0 ELEMENT=104
250-
250-On Windows 2000, assuming Windows 2000 recognized and
250-configured the medium changer as \\.\Changer0 and the drive as
\\.\Tape0:
250-
250- DEFINE LIBRARY 3584LIB LIBTYPE=RSM MEDIATYPE="LTO Ultrium"
250- Note that the quotes around "LTO Ultrium" are required.
250-
250-ATTENTION: At this time the DSMLABEL utility and the Tape Labeling
Wizard do not
250- support this new family of products.
250- Users should use the LABEL LIBVOLUME command.
250-ATTENTION: When inserting cartriges into the entry exit ports of the IBM
3584
250- library wait several seconds for the library to scan the
barcodes
250- before issuing a reply to a server request to insert a
cartrige in
250- an entry exit port. This problem will be fixed in a future
level of
250- microcode for the IBM 3584 library.
250-
250-**********************************************************************
250-* Atape update required for customers using 3570 and 3590 drives. *
250-**********************************************************************
250-
250-Customers using 3570 and 3590 drives need to upgrade to at least
250-Atape 5.3.2.0 level because of changes in the Atape device driver and
TSM
250-to support the IBM Linear Tape Open devices. With the Atape upgrade,
both
250-the device driver and TSM are synchronized again.
250-
250-Without the upgrade, existing 3570 and 3590 customers will encounter
250-harmless but annoying I/O errors during the dismount processing.
250-The I/O error will be as follows:
250-ANR8311E An I/O error occurred while accessing drive <drive_name> for
250-GETLOGSENSE operation, errno = 22.
250-
250-This error message does not cause the operation to fail. However, it
does
250-indicate that TSM is not able to obtain diagnostic information from the
250-3570 and 3590 drives that TSM uses to determine the health of the drive
250-and the media.
250-
250-
250-**********************************************************************
250-* Fixes for high impact APARs *
250-**********************************************************************
250-
250- o IC26881 LABEL LIBVOLUME W/ OVERWRITE=YES CAN OVERWRITE THE LABELS OF
250- VOLUMES THAT ARE PART OF A STORAGE POOL AND HAVE DATA.
250-
250- o IC26903 ADSM DISMOUNT FAILURE RETRY LOGIC IN EMM ENVIRONMENT HALTS
SERVER
250-
250- o IC26979 TSM 3.7.3 DOES NOT POLL DRIVES INDEFINITELY WHEN 3494SHARED
YES
250- OPTION IS SPECIFIED/THE DRIVE WILL BE POLLED FOR 10MIN AND
OFF-L
250-
250- o IC26995 TSM 3.7.3.0 SERVER DOES NOT ALLOW THE USER TO UPDATE OR
DELETE
250- AFTER THE DRIVE HAS BEEN MARKED OFF-LINE.
250-
250- o IC27060 UPGRADING THE TSM SERVER TO 3.7.3.0 MAY CAUSE THE TSM SERVER
TO
250- HANG WHILE MOUNTING THE RECOVERY LOGS. TSM WILL NOT START.
250-
250- o IC27077 ISSUING THE UPDATE DRIVE COMMAND WITHOUT SPECIFYING THE
DEVICE
250- NAME IN THE COMMAND COULD CAUSE 3494 TO LOSE DRIVE
INFORMATION
250-
250- o IY08870 ANR9999D AFMIGR.C(2805): ERROR DELETING TRANSACTION FOR 0
BYTES
250- MOVED RECLAMATION, PROCESSING COPY STORAGE POOL VIRTUAL
VOLUME
250-
250- o IC27154 3.7.3 SERVERS WILL NOT CHANGE THE STATUS OF A DRIVE FROM
LOADED TO EMPTY
250- AFTER CLEAN DRIVE OPERATION
250-
250- o PQ38261 FIXEDIOBUFSIZE DATA-INTEGRITY ERRORS PRIMARY STORAGE POOLS
250-
250- o IC27022 TSM SERVER CRASHES WITH DR. WATSON ERROR, EXCEPTION:ACCESS
VIOL
250-
250- o IC27154 3.7.3 SERVERS WILL NOT CHANGE THE STATUS OF A DRIVE FROM
LOADED
250-
250- o IC27307 3.7.3.3 FIXTEST ABENDS WHEN DELETE VOLUME OR SPACE
RECLAMATION
250-
250- o IC27348 USING DEVCLASS OF 'GENERICTAPE' IN TSM 3.7.3 SERVER,APPENDING
T
250-
250- o IC27402 ONLY 1 SIDE IS BEING UTILIZED ON WORM AND OPTICAL PLATTERS
AFTE
250-
250- o IY05341 SERVER WITH TWO LIBRARIES WILL OCCASIONALLY HANG OR CRASH
WITH
250-
250- o IY10633 MULTIPLE VOLUME REMOUNT REQUEST OF FULL VOLUME IN MANUAL
LIBRAR
250-
250- o PQ36324 FILEEXIT AND FILETEXTEXT OPTIONS FAIL WITH AN ANR5450E ON TSM
F
250-
250- o IC27154 3.7.3 SERVERS WILL NOT CHANGE THE STATUS OF A DRIVE FROM
LOADED TO EMPTY
250- AFTER CLEAN DRIVE OPERATION
250-
250- o PQ38261 FIXEDIOBUFSIZE DATA-INTEGRITY ERRORS PRIMARY STORAGE POOLS
250-
250- AUDIT VOLUME Enhancements (A result of APAR PQ38261)
250-
250- -------------------------
250-
250- The AUDIT VOLUME command has been enhanced so that it is more
effective
250- in detecting problem files. If an inconsistent file is detected,
message
250- ANR2308W, ANR2316W, or ANR2317W is issued. These messages have been
250- enhanced to include the version number of the file and the total
250- number of versions. The versions are numbered from most recent (1)
250- to the least recent (n, where n is the total number of versions).
250-
250- The action taken by the server when a problem file is detected has
not
250- been changed.
250-
250- NOTE: If corrupted files are deleted during a volume audit with
250- FIX=YES, a subsequent audit of the same files may produce messages
250- indicating invalid frame headers, without listing any damaged or
250- deleted files. This scenario occurs only in certain situations,
250- usually involving imported files. Should this occur, do not be
250- concerned. The frame-header errors indicate that an aggregate
250- still contains structural damage, even though any corrupted files
250- have already been removed. During the next reclamation of a volume
250- containing this data, the aggregate will be reconstructed and a
250- later audit will not report a frame-header problem.
250-
250- o IY11101 IF ADSM DEVICES BEGIN NUMERICALLY HIGHER THAN 0 (IE. /DEV.MT6
O
250-
250- o PQ38991 IMPORT OF A CLIENT WITH FILE DATA FROM MORE THAN 1 3590
VOLUME FAILS
250- WITH AN INVALID RECORD FORMAT ERROR
250-
250- o IC27691 MOUNT POINT NOT AVAILABLE DEVCLASS WORM DRIVE OPTICAL ONLY
3.7.3
250- AND ONLY WORM MEDIA
250-
250- o IC27742 TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER SERVER MAY HANG DURING UNLOAD
PROCESSING
250-
250-**********************************************************************
250-* o Fixes for some problems discovered during testing. *
250-**********************************************************************
250- o DE26408 SNLS:Simplified Chinese SUN Server crashes on QUERY STATUS.
250-
250- o DE27217 Label libvol fails with search=bulk labelsource=barcode
250-
250- o DE27219, DE27119 Corrections for DTF support
250-
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