1903030 - Get 'bad magic number' when load database into older version - ASE

• Loading 16.0 or 15.7 database dump into earlier version, 15.0.3 will yeild following or similar BackupServer error:
  
  Backup Server session id is: 5. Use this value when executing the 'sp_volchanged' system stored procedure after fulfilling any volume change request from the Backup Server.
  Backup Server: 6.28.1.1: Dumpfile name 'dump_file_name' section number 1 mounted on disk file '/path/filename'
  Backup Server: 6.35.2.2: Volume validation error: bad magic number m, expected USTH.
  Msg 8009, Level 16, State 1:
  Server 'server_name', Line 1:
  Error encountered by Backup Server. Please refer to Backup Server messages for details.
  Aug 22 08:59:47 2014 Backup Server: 6.32.2.3: 'path/filename': volume not valid or not requested (server: , session id: 5.)
  Aug 22 08:59:47 2014 Backup Server: 1.14.2.4: Unrecoverable I/O or volume error. This DUMP or LOAD session must exit.

• Error message ("bad magic number”) does not clearly communicate the underlying reason for the load failure.

Database dump produced in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.7
Database load into...

• Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.5
• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.0.x
• Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 12.5.x

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