DLm0015E: Hardware compression driver error: output buffer is too small

Summary: DLm0015E alert issued for compression driver, but error message is incorrect and the condition is not harmful.

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Symptoms

DLm0015E: Hardware compression driver error: output buffer is too small

The error may occur once or many times for each VTE.

Cause

Code bug in the Virtuent software.  The issue is know to affect DLM version 5.3.x.x.

Resolution

The message does not indicate an operational problem, no action is required.  

This issue will be fixed in a future release.

Affected Products

Disk Library for mainframe DLm2500, Disk Library for mainframe DLm8500
Article Properties
Article Number: 000188972
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 10 May 2026
Version:  5
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