Thank you Andy for the reply. Here's the server's activity log during an archive and retrieve with a failure:
03/08/2005 10:16:11 ANR0402I Session 27276 started for administrator AFERRIS (WebConsole) (Tcp/Ip). (SESSION: 27276) 03/08/2005 10:20:16 ANR0406I Session 27277 started for node HOME_SERVER (NetWare) (Tcp/Ip 192.168.x.x(-27347)). (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:22:39 ANR8337I LTO volume ICA046L2 mounted in drive F1R2 (mt1.0.0.4). (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:22:39 ANR0511I Session 27277 opened output volume ICA046L2. (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4952I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of objects inspected: 1,739 (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4953I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of objects archived: 1,739 (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4958I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of objects updated: 0 (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4960I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of objects rebound: 0 (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4957I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of objects deleted: 0 (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4970I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of objects expired: 0 (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4959I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of objects failed: 0 (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4961I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of bytes transferred: 315.98 MB (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4963I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Data transfer time: 95.07 sec (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4966I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Network data transfer rate: 3,403.51 KB/sec (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4967I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Aggregate data transfer rate: 1,659.51 KB/sec (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4968I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Objects compressed by: 0% (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:26 ANE4964I (Session: 27277, Node: HOME_SERVER) Elapsed processing time: 00:03:14 (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:27 ANR0514I Session 27277 closed volume ICA046L2. (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:27 ANR0403I Session 27277 ended for node HOME_SERVER (NetWare). (SESSION: 27277) 03/08/2005 10:25:36 ANR0406I Session 27278 started for node HOME_SERVER (NetWare) (Tcp/Ip 192.168.x.x(-27346)). (SESSION: 27278) 03/08/2005 10:26:09 ANR0510I Session 27278 opened input volume ICA046L2. (SESSION: 27278) 03/08/2005 10:27:16 ANE4956I (Session: 27278, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of objects retrieved: 1,707 (SESSION: 27278) 03/08/2005 10:27:16 ANE4959I (Session: 27278, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of objects failed: 1 (SESSION: 27278) 03/08/2005 10:27:16 ANE4961I (Session: 27278, Node: HOME_SERVER) Total number of bytes transferred: 305.07 MB (SESSION: 27278) 03/08/2005 10:27:16 ANE4963I (Session: 27278, Node: HOME_SERVER) Data transfer time: 8.26 sec (SESSION: 27278) 03/08/2005 10:27:16 ANE4966I (Session: 27278, Node: HOME_SERVER) Network data transfer rate: 37,820.51 KB/sec (SESSION: 27278) 03/08/2005 10:27:16 ANE4967I (Session: 27278, Node: HOME_SERVER) Aggregate data transfer rate: 4,594.08 KB/sec (SESSION: 27278) 03/08/2005 10:27:16 ANE4964I (Session: 27278, Node: HOME_SERVER) Elapsed processing time: 00:01:08 (SESSION: 27278) 03/08/2005 10:27:25 ANR0407I Session 27279 started for administrator AFERRIS (WebBrowser) (HTTP 192.168.x.x(3528)). (SESSION: 27279) 03/08/2005 10:27:25 ANR0405I Session 27279 ended for administrator AFERRIS (WebBrowser). (SESSION: 27279) 03/08/2005 10:27:31 ANR2017I Administrator AFERRIS issued command: QUERY ACTLOG BEGINDATE=03/08/2005 BEGINTIME=NOW-1:00 ENDDATE=03/08/2005 ENDTIME=NOW ORIGINATOR=ALL (SESSION: 27307) Nothing stands out to me. I have tested a bunch of files with varying ages and the only that seem to fail are the ones with the postdated archive attribute. I will look into the NetWare TSAs as they could be the problem too. Andrew Ferris Network Support Analyst iCAPTURE Research Centre University of British Columbia >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/8/2005 5:26:35 AM >>> I'm not convinced the archive attribute is the problem. If you look up the ANS1301E message, you will see it is apprising you of a problem on your TSM server, which is almost certainly not related to the archive attribute. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2005-03-07 13:02:22: > I'm seeing Retrieves fail on certain older files. The error is ANS1301E > Server detected system error. > > These are files from 2003 or earlier on NetWare file servers and they > have odd archive date attributes as a result of fixed McAfee anti-virus > issue. The file's Last Archive value will be something like: > Last Archive: Thursday April 27, 2795 5:33:40 AM > In other words, these files are several hundred years in the future as > far as the archive attribute is concerned. > > Restores of the same files work fine, presumably because > backups/restores ignore the archive attribute. > > The TSM client levels I have tried are 5.2.3.0 and 5.2.3.13 on NetWare > 6.5 SP2 > The TSM Server is at 5.2.3.2 on Windows 2000 > > I've read the client manual on what TSM looks at to determine if a file > has changed for backup purposes but there isn't the same info for > archive considerations. Would I be correct in believing that the > excessive archive attribute is what's causing the errors? How does TSM > look at/use the archive attribute for archives/retrieves? > > We can reset the archive attribute using NetWare utilities but the > certainty that the problem is correctly diagnosed would help. > > thanks, > > > Andrew Ferris > Network Support Analyst > iCAPTURE Research Centre > University of British Columbia