IT44363: EXPIRATION PROCESS SKIPS EXPIRED OBJECTS WHICH ARE REPLICATED BYSTORAGE RULE CREATED USING THE OPERATIONS CENTER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A condition to match this APAR is only if the Failover High
  Level Address and Target Replication Server are null.
  
  
  Expiration process skips expired objects which are replicated
  by Storage Rule created using the IBM Spectrum Protect
  Operations Center. The Expiration Process shows:
  
  
  ANR0166I The inventory expiration process is completed for node
  NODE_NAME, file space /, copy group BACKUP, and object type FILE
  with the following results: examined 23, retained 0, deleted 0,
  retried 0, failed 0, and skipped 23 objects. 0 retention
  bitfiles were deleted from retention pools. (SESSION: xxxx,
  PROCESS: xx)
  
  
  Using server trace "IMEXP IMDEL GROUP ARCH ARCHD ADDMSG" shows
  the object skipped due to message "object_id has not been
  replicated but filespace has. Skipping delete for now"
  
  
  13:39:42.489
  [613252][imdmgr.c][5796][ExpireBackupData]:Expiration processing
  object 56824.
  ...
  13:39:42.489 [613252][imdmgr.c][5853][ExpireBackupData]:56824
  has not been replicated but filespace has. Skipping delete for
  now
  
  
  The "show invo" command shows that the object has already
  replicated:
  
  
  Protect: PROTECT-8.1.18>show invo 56824
  Inventory object 56824 of copy type Backup has attributes:
   Node(18): NODE_NAME, Filespace(1): /,
   ObjName: /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/tsmnrtable.DB.
   hlID: 24C75D9A0484982462C9D6BE5F19162C6E4369A9
   llID: 335C063BFEE121DF6DEB2DB2983CF3422ED223A3
   Type: 2 (File)  MC: 24 (APAR) CG: 1  Size: 9216  HeaderSize:
  345
   Inactive, Inserted 08/02/2023 08:42:52 PM (UTC 08/02/2023
  08:42:52 PM), Deactivated 08/03/2023 11:59:15 AM
   GroupMap   00000000, bypassRecogToken NULL, flags 0000
  
  
  Retention Information:
   NONE.
  
  Replicas:  Server: PROTECT-8.1.18-2, ObjId: 54705
  

Local fix

• 1) Set the Failover High Level Address and Target Replication
  Server:
  set replserver TARGET_SERVER
  set failoverhladdress TARGET_SERVER_ADDRESS
  
  
  2) Run Storage Rule
  
  
  3) Run Expire Inventory process
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users.                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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Problem conclusion

• This problem is currently projected to be fixed in level
  8.1.27.100 and 8.2.0.
  Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.
  

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