DB2 - Problem description
Problem IT38419 | Status: Closed |
FMM6981E RECEIVED AN ERROR FROM THE ADAPTER: ILLEGAL SVC VDISK STATUS STRING VALUE: DELETING | |
product: | |
FLSHCPY DB2 AGE / 5608AC6DB / 81A - DB2 | |
Problem description: | |
While using IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot with IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) dynamic target allocation (DTA) and with volumes in a Data Reduction Pool (DRP) operations like "backup", "TSM backup", and "query", fail with the following error: FMM6981E Received an error from the adapter: -> Illegal SVC vdisk status string value: deleting Trace messages do not reveal more information. None of the source and target volumes used by IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot are in a "deleting" state in the IBM SAN Volume Controller. ======================= Affected product versions: IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot version 8.1.4 and later versions on all supported AIX and Linux platforms ======================= Additional Keywords: TS006658405 tsm fcm svcdta | |
Problem Summary: | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * All users of IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for UNIX version * * 8.1.4 and later versions up to 8.1.11 on all supported * * platforms, who use SVCDTA adapter and have Data Reduction * * Pool configured on their SVC storage system. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See "Error Description" * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently * * projected to be fixed in the 8.1.11.2 release. Note that * * this information is subject to change at the discretion of * * IBM. * **************************************************************** | |
Local Fix: | |
Solution | |
Workaround | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * All users of IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for UNIX version * * 8.1.4 and later versions up to 8.1.11 on all supported * * platforms, who use SVCDTA adapter and have Data Reduction * * Pool configured on their SVC storage system. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See "Error Description" * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently * * projected to be fixed in the 8.1.11.2 release. Note that * * this information is subject to change at the discretion of * * IBM. * **************************************************************** | |
Comment | |
The SVCDTA adapter has been fixed so that Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Unix will correctly work with IBM SVC storage systems where Data Reduction Pool is configured. | |
Timestamps | |
Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 20.09.2021 08.12.2021 08.12.2021 |
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |