IT01663: FLASHCOPY MANAGER BACKUP ON LINUX MAY FAIL WITH FMM8344E WHEN IDENTICAL LOGICAL VOLUME NAMES ARE USED IN VARIOUS VOLUME GROUPS

Download Information: Version 4.1.1 Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If identical logical volume names are used in various volume
  groups a Flashcopy Manager backup on Linux may  fail with the
  following message ,
  ----
  DB  16:40:28 (2b3a7720b940) FMM9211E Additional support
  information: An exception was thrown at position:
  esd-partitionresponsemessage.cpp(135). (State FMM8344E Path
  /oradata<n> is listed more than once for partitioning.)
  ----
  The following example pinpoints an affected environment. There
  are 4 volume groups with these names:
  oradata01
  oradata02
  oradata03
  oradata04
  
  $ df
  
  Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted
  on
  
      /dev/....../oradata01-lvoradata01
                       103208224   4203016  99005208   5%
  /oradata01
  
     /dev/......./oradata02-lvoradata01
                       103208224  23153936  80054288  23%
  /oradata02
  
  /dev/....../oradata03-lvoradata01
                       516057528  13275168 502782360   3%
  /oradata03
  
  /dev/....../oradata04-lvoradata01
                       516057528   9116128 506941400   2%
  /oradata04
  
    Each volume group has a logical volume with the same logical
  volume name: lvoradata01
  
  
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Unix 4.1 - all
  applications, Oracle, DB2, SAP, etc are affected, only on Linux
  platform.
  

Local fix

• Rename the logical volumes to distinct names using "lvrename"
  command
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Unix   *
  * on all applications, Oracle, DB2, SAP, etc are affected:     *
  *   Linux and Solaris platforms (without HPUX) are affected    *
  * starting from FCM 2.2.                                       *
  *   HP-UX platform affected starting from FCM 3.1.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This problem is currently projected to be fixed in level     *
  * 4.1.1 . Note that until the fixing level is available, this  *
  * information is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.   *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for Unix will be updated
  with fix to correct logical volumes names handling if identical
  logical volume names are used in various volume groups.
  

Temporary fix

• Rename the logical volumes to distinct names using "lvrename"
  command.
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  FLSHCPY ORACLE

• Fixed component ID

  5608AC6OS

Applicable component levels

• R41H PSY

     UP

• R41L PSY

     UP

• R41S PSY

     UP