IT28671: "PROTECT STGPOOL" COMMAND DOES NOT RECLAIM OFFSITE TAPE IN A CONTAINER POOL

8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-WindowsX64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPCMS-WindowsX64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPCMS-WindowsI32
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-Linuxx86_64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPCMS-Linuxx86_64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-Linuxs390x
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-LinuxPPC64le
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-AIX

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When performing PROTECT STGPOOL command with the parameters
  TYPE=LOCAL and RECLAIM=ONLY against tapes in a container-copy
  pool, the process ends with status success but does not actually
   reclaim the tapes and does not releases them back to scratch,
  even days after the primary container pools REUSEDELAY has
  exceeded.
  The issue is affecting only tapes with ACCESS=OFFSITE.
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
  Run the following Db2 SQL to obtain a list of affected volumes:
  
  db2 "select volname, volid from as_volume_status where
  poolid=<container-copy pool ID> and access=3 and actocc>0 and
  not exists (select chunkid from sd_chunk_copies where
  copy_cntrid=volid) for read only with ur"
  
  
  If this SQL output is empty, you are not affected by the symptom
  of this APAR.
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Server version Affected: All Spectrum
  Protect Server 8.1.x on all platforms
  
  Initial Impact: Medium
  
  Additional Keywords: TS001975864 reclaim only protect stgpool
  tape reclamation offsite
  

Local fix

• Contact IBM Support
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Spectrum Protect server users of PROTECT STGPOOL     *
  * with TYPE=LOCAL using volumes with ACCESS=OFFSITE.           *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available.                           *
  * This problem is currently projected to be fixed in level     *
  * 8.1.9.                                                       *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms for reported release:  AIX, Linux, and
  Windows.
  Platforms fixed:  AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels