IT46872: RUNNING DECOMMISSION NODE FOR IBM STORAGE PROTECT DATA PROTECTION FOR DATABASE ORACLE NODE MAKES DATA UNRECOVERABL

8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64-340
8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64-340
8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x-340
8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le-340
8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX-340

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• inactive for the "<node name>".  But an inactive backup object
  
  cannot be restored through RMAN with the Data Protection for
  
  Oracle interface.
  If the recommended backup copy group settings ("verdeleted = 0"
  
  and "retonly = 0") are used for Data Protection for Oracle,
  
  inactive backup objects will be deleted from the IBM Storage
  
  Protect server the next time expiration processing occurs.
  
  IBM Storage Protect Server version Affected: IBM Storage Protect
  
  Server 8.1.x and later on all supported platforms.
  
  Additional Keywords: TS016980168 decommission oracle rman tdp
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * currently projected to be fixed in IBM Storage Protect       *
  * version 8.1.25. Note that this is subject to change at the   *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• In IBM Documentation, the ?DECOMMISSION NODE (Decommission an
  application or system)? command topic is updated to add the
  following note as a list item in the Attention note:
  ?Clients such as IBM Storage Protect for Databases: Data
  Protection for Oracle are unable to restore inactive objects.
  Therefore, once this command is issued for this type of client
  node, you cannot restore any of the data.?
  
  This updated information will be published with the updated IBM
  Documentation for IBM Storage Protect server 8.1.25 in the
  following topic URL:
  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSEQVQ_8.1.25/srv.reference/r_cmd_no
  de_decommission.html
  
  Affected platforms: AIX, Linux, and 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

Applicable component levels