I should have mentioned that no, I do not set file size limits:

9:12:03 AM   PROCESSOR : q stg backuppool f=d
                    Storage Pool Name: BACKUPPOOL
                    Storage Pool Type: Primary
                    Device Class Name: DISK
                         Storage Type: DEVCLASS
                           Cloud Type:
                            Cloud URL:
                       Cloud Identity:
                       Cloud Location:
                   Estimated Capacity: 8,800 G
                   Space Trigger Util: 92.7
                             Pct Util: 92.7
                             Pct Migr: 92.7
                          Pct Logical: 99.9
                         High Mig Pct: 95
                          Low Mig Pct: 90
                      Migration Delay: 0
                   Migration Continue: Yes
                  Migration Processes: 2
                Reclamation Processes:
                    Next Storage Pool: PRIMARY-ONSITE
                 Reclaim Storage Pool:
 *              Maximum Size Threshold: No Limit*
                               Access: Read/Write
                          Description:
                    Overflow Location:
                Cache Migrated Files?: No
                           Collocate?:
                Reclamation Threshold:
            Offsite Reclamation Limit:
      Maximum Scratch Volumes Allowed:
       Number of Scratch Volumes Used:
        Delay Period for Volume Reuse:
               Migration in Progress?: No
                 Amount Migrated (MB): 0.00
     Elapsed Migration Time (seconds): 0
             Reclamation in Progress?:
       Last Update by (administrator): ZFORRAY
                Last Update Date/Time: 07/08/2017 09:55:26
             Storage Pool Data Format: Native
                 Copy Storage Pool(s):
                  Active Data Pool(s):
              Continue Copy on Error?: Yes
                             CRC Data: No
                     Reclamation Type:
          Overwrite Data when Deleted:
                    Deduplicate Data?: No
 Processes For Identifying Duplicates:
                           Compressed:
                Deduplication Savings:
                  Compression Savings:
                    Total Space Saved:
                       Auto-copy Mode: Client
Contains Data Deduplicated by Client?: No
         Maximum Simultaneous Writers:
              Protection Storage Pool:
              Date of Last Protection:
         Deduplicate Requires Backup?:
                            Encrypted:
                  Space Utilized (MB):


On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 8:56 AM, Sasa Drnjevic <Sasa.Drnjevic AT srce DOT hr>
wrote:

> Could be a huge sparse file if you have Maximum Size Threshold set for
> the pool?
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Sasa Drnjevic
> www.srce.unizg.hr
>
>
>
>
> On 18.7.2017. 14:48, Zoltan Forray wrote:
> > TSM Linux server 7.1.6.3.  Client is Linux 7.1.6.4.
> >
> > This morning at 6am is the second time I have had this "failure" when it
> > isn't true.
> >
> > ANR0522W Transaction failed for session 19482 for node
> VCU-GS1.CHPC.VCU.EDU
> > (Linux x86-64) - no space available in storage pool BACKUPPOOL and all
> > successor pools.
> >
> > But it isn't true.  The BACKUPPOOL pool is only 92% used (of 9TB) and the
> > hi/low triggers are 95/90.  I checked activity logs and there haven't
> been
> > any recent migrations.
> >
> > The NEXTPOOL is tape and all 9-drives are free and the MAXSCRATCH count
> > hasn't been hit.
> >
> > The backup only transferred 60GB (of 108TB examined) before dying due to
> > this erroneous error.
> >
> > No other errors in the activity log. So, what gives?
> >
> > --
> > *Zoltan Forray*
> > Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator
> > Xymon Monitor Administrator
> > VMware Administrator
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>



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