Here is the APAR covering the problem. I do not know when it was created.
APAR= IC33056 SER= IN INCORROUT TSM 4.2.1 3494 CATEGORIES SCRATCH PRIVATE INSERT Status: OPEN Closed: Apar Information: RCOMP= 5698TSMAX TSM AIX SERVER RREL= R420 FCOMP= PFREL= F TREL= T Return Codes: Applicable Component Level/SU: Error Description: When multiple TSM V4.2.1 Servers are using the same partitioned 3494 Tape Library it is possible for a volume to get checked into the wrong server. As of 4.2.1 and higher the TSM server will not check what category a volume belongs to during a "checkin libvol xxxxxx search=no" command. Therefore it is possible for a volume belonging to one TSM server to get checked into a different TSM server. The Server will change the volume category to reflect the category assigned to that particular status for that specific TSM server. This issue will only occur when a manual checkin is done and the "search=no" parameter is used. This particular issue was found when a customer setup multiple instances of the TSM Server on the same Unix machine but can also occur when two separate machines are used to access a partitioned 3494 Tape Library. Output from a PVR trace will show TSM recognizing that the volume being checked in has a different category than what has been defined for that server instance, for example;362 TSM changing the tape category to cat=65280 (FF00) (the insert category) then changing the category to the appropriate status for that server, for example; 372 for a scratch tape. .. Local Fix: 1) Make sure that volumes belonging to one TSM server are not being checked into either a separate instance or different TSM Server. 2) Apply the fixtest when released Problem Summary: Temporary Fix: Comments: Problem Conclusion: Orville L. Lantto Datatrend Technologies, Inc. (http://www.datatrend.com) 121 Cheshire Lane #700 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] V: 952-931-1203
