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IT20762: CRON JOB FILE IS NOT REMOVED WHEN UPGRADING TO IBM SPECTRUM PROTECT DATA PROTECTION FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS VERSION 8.1.0

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • During an upgrade install of 8.1 Spectrum Protect Data
    Protection for Virtual Environments, one of the cron jobs for
    the previous version is not
    removed, and gives and error when it runs as the script it calls
    was correctly removed.
    

Local fix

  • remove the "/etc/cron.d/tsmmount_recover" file.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * Spectrum Protet for Virtual Environments: Data Protection    *
    * for VMware version 8.1.x  running on Linux x86 platforms     *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * This issue is projected to be fixed in the Data Protection   *
    * for VMware version 8.1.4 on Linux x86 platform.              *
    * Note 1: This is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • Upgrade to 8.1.x hasn't removed everything from RA component.
    This is now resolved.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT20762

  • Reported component name

    TSM FOR VE DP V

  • Reported component ID

    5725TVEVM

  • Reported release

    81L

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2017-05-25

  • Closed date

    2017-08-18

  • Last modified date

    2017-08-18

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

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

Modules/Macros

  • install
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    TSM FOR VE DP V

  • Fixed component ID

    5725TVEVM

Applicable component levels

  • R81L PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 January 2022