IT43750: REMOVE REPLNODE IN MULTI-TARGET REPLICATION ENVIRONMENT CAN SET NODE REPLICATION STATE TO NONE

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• Remove replnode command can set the replication state to NONE
  on a source
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect sever for nodes which have been run in a
  multi-target replication
  
  environment.
  
  
  This APAR can be identified by the steps:
  1) QUERY REPLNODE NODE1 on source server will show outputs below
  before remove replnode command is issued:
  Protect: SERVER1>q replnode NODE1
  
  Node Name           Type     Filespace Name      FSID
  Files on          Files on      Target Replica-
  
  Source            Target      tion Server
  
  Replication       Replication
  
  Server            Server
  ---------------     ----     ---------------     ----
  -------------     -------------     ---------------
  NODE1               Bkup     /FILESPACE1            3
   1,234                 0     SERVER2
  NODE1               Bkup     /FILESPACE2            2
       1                 0     SERVER2
  
  Node Name           Type     Filespace Name      FSID
  Files on          Files on      Target Replica-
  
  Source            Target      tion Server
  
  Replication       Replication
  
  Server            Server
  ---------------     ----     ---------------     ----
  -------------     -------------     ---------------
  NODE1               Bkup     /FILESPACE1            3
   1,234             1,234     SERVER3
  NODE1               Bkup     /FILESPACE2            2
       1                 1     SERVER3
  
  The node is in REPL_MODE SYNCSEND on the source replication
  server:
  Protect: SERVER1>select node_name,repl_state,repl_mode from
  nodes where node_name='NODE1'
  
  NODE_NAME REPL_STATE REPL_MODE
  --------- ---------- ---------
  NODE1     ENABLED    SYNCSEND
  
  2) After remove replnode command is issued for one of the
  target replication server:
  
  Protect: SERVER1>remove replnode NODE1 server=SERVER2
  ANR1629W REMOVE REPLNODE: This command will result in ending the
  replication relationship for all nodes that match the
  pattern NODE1. Replication will no longer be performed for the
  specified node(s).
  
  Do you wish to proceed? (Yes (Y)/No (N)) y
  ANR1631I REMOVE REPLNODE: Replication state information for the
  specified nodes have been removed.
  
  The REPL_MODE and REPL_STATE for this node are changed to NONE:
  Protect: SERVER1>select node_name,repl_state,repl_mode from
  nodes where node_name='NODE1'
  
  NODE_NAME REPL_STATE REPL_MODE
  --------- ---------- ---------
  NODE1     NONE       NONE
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Server 8.1.13 and later on all supported
  platforms
  
  Additional Keywords:
  Spectrum Protect; TSM; remove; replnode; replication;
  multi-target replication; TS010955828
  

Local fix

• Update the affected node on the source replication server to
  SYNCSEND
  
  and the on target replication servers to SYNCRECEIVE.
  Source:
  update node NODE1 REPLSTATE=ENABLED REPLMODE=SYNCSEND
  On all remaining target servers:
  update node NODE1 REPLSTATE=ENABLED REPLMODE=SYNCRECEIVE
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users                         *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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Problem conclusion

• This APAR is being closed as permanent restriction. There are no
  plans to change this behavior.
  

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

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