IT21530: DB2CLUSTER ADD DISK TO A FILESYSTEM MAY FAIL IF THE FILESYSTEM CONTAINS A LARGE NUMBER OF DISKS

Db2 Version 11.1 Mod 3 Fix Pack 3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod3 Fix Pack3 iFix001 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod3 Fix Pack3 iFix002 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod 4 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod 4 Fix Pack 5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod 4 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using db2cluster to add additional disks to a gpfs
  filesystem
  that already contains a high number of disks, the tool may fail.
  Command:
  db2cluster -cfs -add -filesystem <file system> -disk <disk
  paths>
  
  2017-07-20-16.48.17.342774+540 I4868A1482           LEVEL:
  Severe
  PID     : 27328610             TID : 1              PROC :
  db2cluster
  INSTANCE: db2inst1             NODE : 000
  HOSTNAME: MYHOST1
  EDUID   : 1
  FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, high avail services,
  db2haCFSAddDiskToFileSystem, probe:70
  MESSAGE :
  ECF=0x9000066D=-1879046547=ECF_SQLHA_FILESYSTEM_REPLICATION_ALRE
  ADY_ENABLED
  ...
  DATA #5 : String, 10 bytes
  gpfs_data1
  DATA #6 : Boolean, 1 bytes
  false
  DATA #7 : unsigned integer, 8 bytes
  18
  DATA #8 : String, 13 bytes
  /dev/hdisk130
  DATA #9 : GPFS_FG_ID, PD_TYPE_GPFS_FG_ID, 4 bytes
  Failure Group ID: Unknown (0)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• Upgrade to v111m3fp3
  

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

  DB2 FOR LUW

• Fixed component ID

  DB2FORLUW

Applicable component levels

• RB10 PSN

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