IC81490: RAPID LOG VOLUME GROWTH FOLLOWING A FAILED IMPORT NODE

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 Fix Pack 7 (5.5.7.000) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Recovery log growth can be seen following a canceled or failed
  import node command.  Log growth may persist even after a reboot
  of the server.
  
  Log collection will show something similar to:
  
  From SHOW LOGPINNED:
  Lsn=241214.75.1819, Owner=DB, Length=115
  Type=Update, Flags=C2, Action=ExtDelete, Page=1150589,
  Tsn=0:74899672, PrevLsn=0.0.0, UndoNextLsn=0.0.0,
  UpdtLsn=241214.67.1956 ===> ObjName=Unresolved.Objects, Index=0,
  RootAddr=99, PartKeyLen=0, NonPartKeyLen=15, DataLen=0
  (40) Generating SM Context Report:
  (40)  *** no sessions found ***
  No session or process assoicated with this transaction can be
  located, or one or more session and process found.
  
  From SHOW TXNT:
  slot -> 216:
  Tsn=0:74899672, Resurrected=False, InFlight=True,
  Distributed=False, Addr edf8018
    ThreadId=40, Timestamp=02/15/2012 08:45:38 PM,
  Creator=imxi.c(2246)
    Participants=2, summaryVote=ReadOnly
    EndInFlight False, endThreadId 40, tmidx 0 0,
  processBatchCount 0, mustAbort False.
      Participant DB: voteReceived=False, ackReceived=False
      Participant IM: voteReceived=False, ackReceived=False
  
  From SHOW THREADS:
  Thread 40, Parent 1: ImDeleteUnresolvedThread, Storage 562935384
   tid=1094826304, ptid=3013974512, det=1, zomb=0, join=0,
  result=0, sess=0
  

Local fix

• PIT restore of the database or apply fixing code when available.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available.           *
  *                 This problem is currently projected          *
  *                 to be fixed in levels 5.5.7, 6.2.5           *
  *                 and 6.3.3. Note that this is subject         *
  *                 to change at the discretion of IBM.          *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, Windows and
  zOS.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  PM83055

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R55A PSY

     UP

• R55H PSY

     UP

• R55L PSY

     UP

• R55S PSY

     UP

• R55W PSY

     UP

• R55Z PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R61Z PSY

     UP

• R62A PSY

     UP

• R62H PSY

     UP

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R62S PSY

     UP

• R62W PSY

     UP

• R62Z PSY

     UP

• R63A PSY

     UP

• R63H PSY

     UP

• R63L PSY

     UP

• R63S PSY

     UP

• R63W PSY

     UP

• R63Z PSY

     UP