IT31463: QUERY REPLICATION OUTPUT REPORTS THE ACTIVE REPLICATION "STATUS"IS "FAILED" IN ERROR

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IBM Spectrum Protect Server V8.1 Fix Pack (V8.1.10) Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The IBM Spectrum Protect server's QUERY REPLICATION, during
  active replication of more then one node that were started at
  the exact same time, may report that the still processing nodes
  as failed.  .   
  
  The actlog will show more then one Replication starting at the
  exact same time.  Example:
  
  12/29/19  07:30:27   ANR0984I Process 135 for Replicate Node
  started in the BACKGROUND at 07:30:27. (SESSION: xxxx, PROCESS:
  135)
  
  12/29/19  07:30:27   ANR0984I Process 136 for Replicate Node
  started in the BACKGROUND at 07:30:27. (SESSION: xxxx, PROCESS:
  136)
  
  In this case, Process 136 finished at 07:37:52 which marked all
  of the still running filespaces (Process 135) as Failed.  
  
  When the QUERY REPLICATION was run, at a time after one of the
  Replications had completed, it incorrectly reported the still
  running Replication as failed.  Example:
  
   Q Replicate f=d:
  
            Node Name: NodeName
       Filespace Name: xxxx
                 FSID: x
           Start Time: 12/29/19   07:30:27
             End Time:
               Status: Failed
       Process Number: 135
              Command: xyz
                Phase: Replicating
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect versions affected:
  Server versions 7.1.x and 8.1.x on all supported platforms
  
  Keywords:
  TSM TS002916061
  

Local fix

• Start the longer processing nodes at a different time than the
  faster processing nodes or ignore the failed output.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Spectrum Protect server customers using node         *
  * replication.                                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be                                              *
  * fixed in level 8.1.10. 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, 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

• R81A PSY

     UP

• R81L PSY

     UP

• R81W PSY

     UP