IT48527: THE ACTIVELOGSIZE VALUE IN DSMSERV.OPT MAY DIFFER FROM THE VALUE SHOWN IN QUERY OPTION.

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• On the Storage Protect server,
  
  the value specified for the activelogsize option in dsmserv.opt
  may not match the value specified in the QUERY OPTION output
  since we use a value based on the maximum log file size and a
  value based on dbLogPrimary to get a value up to the value
  specified by the option.
  
  Document url:
  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-protect/8.1.27?topic=option
  s-activelogsize
  
  
  Customer /Support diagnostics:
  Example:
  ====== excerpt of dsmserv.opt =====
   ACTIVELOGSize               524288
  ==========================
  
  ++++  output of query opt activelogsize  ++++++++++
         Server Option                          Option Setting
  ---------------------     -------------------------------
         ActiveLogSize                                524,032
  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  
  
  IBM Storage Protect Versions Affected:
  IBM Storage Protect Server 8.1.x.x on all supported platforms.
  
  
  Additional Keywords:
  logFileSize dbLogPrimary TS019820993
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 8.2.0. Note that this is      *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The ACTIVELOGSIZE topic in IBM Documentation has been updated to
  include the following note. This note clarifies the difference
  between the value specified for the ACTIVELOGSIZE option in the
  dsmserv.opt file and the value displayed in the output of the
  QUERY OPTION command:
  
  Important: The value specified for the ACTIVELOGSIZE command
  option in the dsmserv.opt file might differ from the value shown
  in the QUERY OPTION command output. The actual value used is
  determined by the maximum log file size and the dbLogPrimary
  parameter. As a result, the active log size can be up to the
  maximum specified by the ACTIVELOGSIZE command option, but it
  might not match the configured value exactly. This behavior is
  due to limitations imposed by the underlying Db2 database.
  
  This updated help information topic will be published with the
  updated IBM Documentation for IBM Storage Protect server 8.2.0
  in the following topic URL:
  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-protect/8.2.0?topic=options-
  activelogsize
  
  Affected platforms:
  AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  

Temporary fix

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