Hi, I've got the following setup:
TSM server 4.2.1.11 running on AIX 4.3.3. There are two TSM instances running on the server (production and test instance) I take an export of the production TSM server (which goes fine). Afterwards I want to import this export on the test instance (to validate the export). The output of 'import server devclass=dds vol=exp preview=yes' is as follows: 03/19/02 14:40:21 ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: IMPORT SERVER devclass=dds vol=exp preview=yes 03/19/02 14:40:21 ANR0984I Process 6 for IMPORT SERVER started in the BACKGROUND at 14:40:21. 03/19/02 14:40:21 ANR0609I IMPORT SERVER started as process 6. 03/19/02 14:40:21 ANR0609I IMPORT SERVER started as process 6. 03/19/02 14:40:21 ANR0402I Session 95 started for administrator ADMIN (Server) (Memory IPC). 03/19/02 14:40:22 ANR1504I IMPORT SERVER: No matching domains. 03/19/02 14:40:22 ANR8326I 001: Mount 4MM volume EXP R/O in drive DDS (/dev/mt0) of library MANUAL within 60 minutes. 03/19/02 14:40:22 ANR8335I 001: Verifying label of 4MM volume EXP in drive DDS (/dev/mt0). 03/19/02 14:40:33 ANR8328I 001: 4MM volume EXP mounted in drive DDS (/dev/mt0). 03/19/02 14:40:57 ANR1363I Input volume EXP opened (sequence number 1). 03/19/02 14:40:57 ANR0610I IMPORT SERVER started by ADMIN as process 6. 03/19/02 14:40:57 ANR0612I IMPORT SERVER: Reading EXPORT SERVER data from server HUSUX007 exported 03/19/02 14:15:55. 03/19/02 14:40:57 ANR0639I IMPORT SERVER: Processing domain STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:57 ANR0640I IMPORT SERVER: Processing policy set ACTIVE in policy domain STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:57 ANR0640I IMPORT SERVER: Processing policy set STANDARD in policy domain STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:57 ANR0641I IMPORT SERVER: Processing management class STANDARD in domain STANDARD, set ACTIVE. 03/19/02 14:40:57 ANR0641I IMPORT SERVER: Processing management class STANDARD in domain STANDARD, set STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0643I IMPORT SERVER: Processing archive copy group in domain STANDARD, set ACTIVE, management class STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0643I IMPORT SERVER: Processing archive copy group in domain STANDARD, set STANDARD, management class STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0642I IMPORT SERVER: Processing backup copy group in domain STANDARD, set ACTIVE, management class STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0642I IMPORT SERVER: Processing backup copy group in domain STANDARD, set STANDARD, management class STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0638I IMPORT SERVER: Processing administrator ADMIN. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0638I IMPORT SERVER: Processing administrator HUSUX007. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0635I IMPORT SERVER: Processing node HUSUX007 in domain STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0645I IMPORT SERVER: Processing schedule TEST in domain STANDARD. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0616I IMPORT SERVER: Preview processing completed successfully. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0620I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 0 domain(s). 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0621I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 0 policy sets. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0622I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 0 management classes. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0623I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 0 copy groups. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0624I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 0 schedules. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0625I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 0 administrators. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0891I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 0 optionset definitions. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0626I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 0 node definitions. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0627I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 0 file space 0 archive files, fsId268477835, 0 backup files, and 0 space managed files. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0628I IMPORT SERVER: Used 0 volume(s). 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0629I IMPORT SERVER: Copied 26 bytes of data. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR1364I Input volume EXP closed. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0568W Session 95 for admin ADMIN (Server) terminated - connection with client severed. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0611I IMPORT SERVER started by ADMIN as process 6 has ended. 03/19/02 14:40:58 ANR0988I Process 6 for IMPORT SERVER running in the BACKGROUND processed 26 bytes with a completion state of FAILURE at 14:40:58. Why does the preview fails? An import with preview=no gives the same error. If I run a test backup, the client-server commnunication goes fine. There are no entries in the dsmerror.log file. Has anybody experienced the same problems? The client-server communication is with shared memory. Both instances use different TCP ports. Thanks a lot, Kurt