IT37999: THE ERROR LOG AND SCHEDULE LOG ARE PRUNED INCORRECTLY WHEN SETTING LOCALE TO EN_HK.8859-15 ON AIX

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Errorlogretention and Schedlogretention cannot work on AIX if
  the following two conditions exist:
  1. Setting locale to en_HK.8859-15
  2. Client options 'errorlogretention N D' and 'schedlogretention
  N D' are used
  
  For example:
  #locale
  LANG=en_HK.8859-15
  LC_COLLATE="en_HK.8859-15"
  LC_CTYPE="en_HK.8859-15"
  LC_MONETARY="en_HK.8859-15"
  LC_NUMERIC="en_HK.8859-15"
  LC_TIME="en_HK.8859-15"
  LC_MESSAGES="en_HK.8859-15"
  LC_ALL=en_HK.8859-15
  
  #cat dsm.sys
  SErvername  xxxx
   ERRORLOGRETENTION  7 D
   SCHEDLOGRETENTION  7 D
  Every time, when schedule service is started, the old logs in
  error log and schedule log are removed even though have set the
  retention for 7 days.
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
  
  Client versions 7.1.x and 8.1.x on AIX.
  

Local fix

• Add the client option "dateformat 1" into dsm.opt file.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client versions 7.1 and  *
  * 8.1 running on AIX platform.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * see ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is projected *
  * to be fixed in level 8.1.13.                                 *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• After the fix the backup-archive client will handle error logs
  correctly.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• dsmc
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels