Rejean, thanks for pointing this APAR out. Indeed it does appear to provide generic ANS --> ANE conversion for newer messages that are not in an older server's catalog (but the resulting ANE message is in the language of the client, not in the language of the server).
Best regards, Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS Internet e-mail: [email protected] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 2012-05-31 08:18:27: > From: Rejean Larivee <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], > Date: 2012-05-31 08:22 > Subject: Re: Different treatment of ANS and ANE messages in the > server activity log > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > Hello, > having ANS messages in the server activity log is actually > a known defect with TSM servers (versions 5.5, 6.1 and 6.2). > See here for the description and fix levels. > > http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC76265 > > Rejean Larivee > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Software Support > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 05/30/2012 > 11:01:14 AM: > > > From: Richard Sims <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: 05/30/2012 11:17 AM > > Subject: Re: Different treatment of ANS and ANE messages in the > > server activity log > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > > > Neil - > > > > My question would be: What are ANS messages doing in the server Activity > Log? > > From everything I know, client-initiated messages conveyed to the > > TSM server should be logged in the Activity Log as ANE messages, > > where they can be distributed to event logging receivers. I can't > > recall ever seeing any ANS messages in the Activity Log. This may > > be the result of a software error, if it is occurring. > > > > If ANS messages are appearing in the server Activity Log, I can see > > how they would be disregarded in severity level interpretation as > > being foreign matter. > > > > Richard Sims > > >
