APAR status
Closed as documentation error.
Error description
The WILDCARDSARELITERAL and QUOTESARELITERAL options are documented at several places in the manual "IBM Spectrum Protect for Windows Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide" though theses options are only valid and supported on UNIX platforms. The Knowledge Center, shows them documented at these pages https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7_7.1.0/com.ibm .itsm.client.doc/c_opt_clioptref.html Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1.0 > Tivoli Storage Manager > Clients > Backup-archive client options and commands > Processing options > Client options reference The options are mentioned in the FILELIST , WILDCARDSARELITERAL and QUOTESARELITERAL option reference pages. Note: When using the options WILDCARDSARELITERAL or QUOTESARELITERAL in the dsm.opt file of a Windows client node anyway, the following message is reported: ANS1691I The option 'WILDCARDSARELITERAL' that was found in the options file 'dsm.opt' at the line number: 7 is not supported and will be ignored by the client IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected: Backup-Archive Clients V 7.1 and , V 8.1 on Windows platform Initial Impact: Medium Additional Keywords: TS001770799 TSM
Local fix
Do not use these options on Windows platform.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * IBM Spectrrum Protect Window backup-archive client V7.1 and * * V8.1 documentation * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See ERROR DESCRIPTION. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * This problem is fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.7 Windows * * Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide at: * * * * https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQVQ_8.1.7/ * * tsm/welcome.html * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
The following topics have been updated in the IBM Spectrcum Protect V8.1.7 Client collection in IBM Knowledge Center to indicate that the quotesareliteral and wildcardsareliteral options apply only to UNIX and Linux platforms: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQVQ_8.1.7/clie nt/r_opt_quotesareliteral.html https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQVQ_8.1.7/clie nt/r_opt_wildcardsareliteral.html https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQVQ_8.1.7/clie nt/r_opt_filelist.html
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT27781
Reported component name
TSM CLIENT
Reported component ID
5698ISMCL
Reported release
71W
Status
CLOSED DOC
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2019-01-16
Closed date
2019-03-04
Last modified date
2019-03-06
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
13 February 2021