Hi, I am by far and away no expert, but here is what I would do....
Since "nothing" has changed on the server, I would guess that the problem is in the file you are trying to back up. Can you turn on tracing or backup by hand to see what file it is chewing on when it dies? There may be something corrupt about the file that is being backed up. This would explain why cycling the client processes yield the same result (ie. It still thinks it needs to backup that file). Tracing may also yield more info as well and would probably be one of the first things that is asked for by support (along with the logs that you sent the list). Michael Wheelock Integris Health -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: AIX backup failures - InsertSlashHack! and "System ran out of memory" messages We gleaned this but the answer is NOT ACCEPTABLE. Nothing has changed that could explain this error. We have another IDENTICAL system (same hardware, same OS level, same TSM client level, etc) that has 3-5 MILLION MORE files and it backups up, daily, just fine ! In fact, until this problem started occurring, the other IDENTICAL system would backup in 4-6 HOURS LESS than this system eventhough the amount of files being inspected and backed-up (including GB transferred/backed-up) on this system is LESS. We can't afford to make this backup process any slower than it already is (usual run-time is 13-15 hours). Any thoughts/feedback from IBM ? We saw one tid about a restore issue causing similar error messages but 1) this is not a restore, 2) the fix was slated for 5.2.3.4 which we can not run since this is AIX 4.3 ! Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/27/2004 12:33 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: AIX backup failures - InsertSlashHack! and "System ran out of memory" messages ... >ANS1225E Insufficient memory for file compression/expansion ... >ANS1030E System ran out of memory. Process ended. ... Zoltan - See the ANS1030E summary in ADSM QuickFacts. IBM's message title harks back to Charlie Chaplin and the 1986 IBM PC, where physical memory was all there was. The message should be titled like "Process memory limit reached. Process ended." Richard Sims ************************************************************************************************** This e-mail may contain identifiable health information that is subject to protection under state and federal law. This information is intended to be for the use of the individual named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited and may be punishable by law. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify us immediately by electronic mail (reply). **************************************************************************************************