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IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 8.1.8 APARs and 8.1.8.x APARs

Troubleshooting


Problem

IBM Spectrum Protect™ Client APARs fixed in the
-IBM Spectrum Protect™ Backup-Archive Client Version 8.1.8.0 general availability fix pack (8.1.8-TIV-TSMBAC) and
-IBM Spectrum Protect™ Backup-Archive Client 8.1.8 interim fixes (8.1.8-TIV-TSMBAC-IF000x)
 

Symptom

  • Maintenance is cumulative. The APARs in the tables below were fixed since the General Availability of the 8.1.7 client.

  • For security bulletin fixes in this version see in the download page for this level.

  • For download and update history links for all supported versions (including this level), see:
    IBM Spectrum Protect Downloads - Latest Fix Packs and Interim Fixes
     

Resolving The Problem

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Fix Pack 8.1.8

Interim Fix 8.1.8.x


Fix Pack 8.1.8

APAR

Severity Fixed Level Platforms Affected Abstract
IT25727 3 8.1.8.0 All Windows NEED TO CLARIFY DSMCUTIL.EXE OPTION USAGE
IT26104 3 8.1.8.0 All Platforms INCOMPATIBLE GSKIT VERSIONS CAUSE OPERATION FAILURES IN IBM SPECTRUM PROTECT WITH RC30
IT26377 3 8.1.8.0 All Platforms LANFREE RESTORES FROM DISK MAY HANG
IT26896 3 8.1.8.0 All AIX RESTORE IMAGE OF DISK WITH 4K BLOCK FAILS WITH ANS1070E WRITE ERROR
IT27260 2 8.1.8.0 All Platforms AUTO-DEPLOYMENT FAILING WITH REASONCODE SET TO '4242' ON WINDOWS PLATFORM.
IT27268 3 8.1.8.0 All Platforms TOTAL NUMBER OF RETRIES ON SPECTRUM PROTECT CLIENT IS INACCURATE.
IT27373 3 8.1.8.0 Windows x64  CLIENT CLUSTER PROTECTION WIZARD STOPS AT OPTION FILE SELECTION
IT27445 3 8.1.8.0 All Windows AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT OF BACKUP-ARCHIVE CLIENT VERSION 8.1.6.X REQUIRES MICROSOFT VC++ 2013
IT27757 3 8.1.8.0 All Windows INCREMENTAL BACKUP DOES NOT SAVE CHANGED FILE(S) AS EXPECTED
IT27831 2 8.1.8.0 Mac ON MAC OS SYSTEMS RESTORE PROCESS DOES NOT RESTORE HFS+ COMPRESSED ATTRIBUTE
IT27870 3 8.1.8.0 Mac SPECTRUM PROTECT CLIENT DOES NOT ADD SMBFS FILESYSTEM INTO DOMAIN LIST ON APPLE MACINTOSH PLATFORM
IT27895 3 8.1.8.0 All AIX
All Linux
All Windows
FRONT-END CAPACITY MEASUREMENT SCRIPT FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS B/A CLIENTS (DSMFECC-00.PS1) REPORTING UNEXPECTED HIGH VALUES
IT27916 3 8.1.8.0 All Windows CRASH CAN OCCUR WHEN PROCESSING WRITER INFORMATION (SYSTEMSTATE)
IT27925 3 8.1.8.0 All Platforms ENCRYPTKEY OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE IN CASE OF LANFREE BACKUP.
IT27927 3 8.1.8.0 All Unix/Linux DSMC QUERY BACKUP WITH -DETAIL REPORTS NEGATIVE INODE VALUE IF THE INODE VALUE IS GREATER THAN 4294967295
IT28042 3 8.1.8.0 All Windows B/A CLIENT JAVA GUI FAILS TO LOAD CURRENT BACKUPS UNDER RESTORE TAB WHEN DOMINO PLUGIN IS INSTALLED.
IT28106 2 8.1.8.0 All Unix/Linux INCREMENTAL BACKUP BACKS UP UNCHANGED FILES WITH DATES BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1970 OR WITH DATES AFTER FEBRUARY 7, 2106
IT28308 3 8.1.8.0 All AIX
Linux POWER
Linux x86
PARTIAL RECALL OF  HSM MIGRATED DATA FAILS DUE TO INCORRECT OFFSET CALCULATION
IT28309 3 8.1.8.0 Linux x86
Windows x64
AFTER UPGRADING CLIENT 7.1.8.2 OR HIGHER LEVEL, ANS1228E AND ANS0302I ARE PRINTED WHEN SKIPPING BACKUP OF PLACEHOLDER VM
IT28315 1 8.1.8.0 All Windows INCORRECT PERMISSIONS ON RESTORED FILES/DIRECTORIES USING IBM SPECTRUM PROTECT BA CLIENT WEB USER INTERFACE ON WINDOWS
IT28340 2 8.1.8.0 Linux x86 Windows x64 DSMC.EXE MAY CRASH IF VM IS EMPTY NAME AND/OR EMPTY DISK NAME
IT28400 3 8.1.8.0 All Windows UPGRADE BACKUP-ARCHIVE CLIENT V7.1.8.X TO V8.1.7 LEADS TO JGUI FAIL
IT28527 3 8.1.8.0 All Windows WINDOWS BACKUP/ARCHIVE CLIENT UNINSTALLATION PROCEDURE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
IT28530 3 8.1.8.0 All AIX
Linux POWER
Linux x86
Linux zSeries
STUB RESTORE USING NQR IN BA CLIENT JAVA UI ENDS WITH ANS2610S (COMMUNICATION ERROR)
IT28589 3 8.1.8.0 All Platforms THE NAS (NDMP) BACKUP/RESTORE WITH NATIVE JAVA GUI REQUIRES SECURITY AUTHENTICATION VERSION 2.0 SERVERS (7.1.8+ AND 8.1.2+)
IT28659 3 8.1.8.0 All Platforms CLIENT MEMORY LEAK IN GSKIT OPERATIONS
IT28674 3 8.1.8.0 All Linux LINUX BACKUP/ARCHIVE CLIENT REPORTS MISLEADING ANS1590W WHILE RESTORING XFS ACLS.
IT28713 1 8.1.8.0 Mac 'ANS1302E NO OBJECT ON SERVER MATCH QUERY' WHEN RESTORING APFSCS FILES ON MACOS
IT28717 3 8.1.8.0 All Linux ANS2250W IS DISPLAYED FOR A FILE WHICH IS NOT A REAL CORE DUMP
IT28797 2 8.1.8.0 All Windows CHANGE SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS AND SNAPSHOTPROVIDERIMAGE DEFAULT VALUES FROM NONE TO VSS FOR WINDOWS CLIENTS
IT29083 2 8.1.8.0 All Linux ANS1071E OR ANS1149E MESSAGE LOGGED WHEN ATTEMPTING A BACKUP OF A LINUX SYSTEM
IT29091 2 8.1.8.0 All Platforms PASSWORD EXPIRATION IN API SESSIONS MIGHT FAIL TO UPDATE THE PASSWORD FILE LEADING TO ANS0282E (RC168) AS A RESULT
IT28291 2 8.1.8.0 All Platforms LANFREE BACKUP CRASHES THE BACKUP-ARCHIVE CLIENT IF SSL=YES AND LANFREESSL=YES ARE SET IN THE CLIENT OPTIONS FILE.


Interim Fix 8.1.8.x

currently no interim fixes in this level

APAR

Fixed Level Platforms Affected Abstract


 

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 October 2020

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