IT47699: REPLICATION STORAGE RULE ON IBM STORAGE PROTECT SOURCE SERVER CANNOT BE CANCELLED

8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64-162
8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64-162
8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x-162
8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le-162
8.1.27.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX-162

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Replication storage rule cannot be cancelled on source
  replication server when the target replication server is unable
  to complete
  outstanding dependent phases for unresolved chunks.
  
  
  This APAR applies when the following is seen on source server:
  
  1) QUERY SESSION shows a long wait time for all session
  communicating with target server and are in IdleW status.
  2) SHOW SESSION shows the last verb received is ReplEndBatch for
  sessions communicating with target server.
  3) In the 10min-show.xml output on the source replication server
  the NrReplicateBatch
    threads are in this pkDelayThread:
  
  
  Thread 80321, Parent 80119: NrReplicateBatch, Storage 8640,
  AllocCnt 34658 HighWaterAmt 9520448
    tid=35dc1, ptid=215f7, det=0, zomb=0, join=0, result=0,
  sess=0, procToken=14, sessToken=52664
     Stack trace:
       0x090000000013966c __fd_select
       0x0000000100015398 pkDelayThread
       0x0000000100e61ad4 NrReplicateBatch
       0x00000001006bd4e4 PcConsumerThread
       0x0000000100ecf334 NrReplicateBatchStackTrackEntry
       0x0000000100011a70 StartThread
    Thread context:
      COMMAND: START STGRULE
      COMMMETHOD: SSL
      PORT: XX.XX.XX.XX:46918
      SESSION: 52668
      HOSTADDR: server1.net
      PROCESS_NUMBER: 14
      PROCESS_DESC: Replication Storage Rule REPLICATE_STGRULE
      THREAD_TYPE: PROCESS
      JOB_ID: 697
      SESSION_TYPE: ADMIN
      ADMIN_NAME: ADMIN
      HOSTPORT: 46810
  
  
  If all 3 conditions above are met then APAR applies.
  
  IBM Storage Protect Versions Affected:
  
  IBM Storage Protect Server V8.1.13 and higher
  
  Additional Keywords:
  
  TS017973530, TSM, Storage Protect, hang, stgrule, replication,
  cancel
  

Local fix

• Restart the target and the source IBM Storage Protect server and
  then restart storage
  
  rule for replication.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users.                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 8.1.27. Note that this is     *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  *                                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Platforms fixed:  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

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels