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"patches"(fixtest) for AIX server 3.7.3.8 level now available (da ted Sept 1)

2000-09-05 10:30:55
Subject: "patches"(fixtest) for AIX server 3.7.3.8 level now available (da ted Sept 1)
From: "Williams, Tim" <Tim.Williams AT FRITOLAY DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:30:13 -0500
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
downloaded from
//service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/server/A
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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