PI28582: SYNCREPLICA REPLAY OF "MKELEM" OPERATION MAY MAKE TWO "CREATE ELEMENT" EVENTS IN THE VOB DATABASE

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.1.14) for 8.0.1
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In a ClearCase VOB with ACLs enabled, certain other
  circumstances (as yet unclear) may result in
  the replay of a mkelem operation getting annotated
      "Warning: Defaulting protection to rolemap of parent
  directory in importing replica "replica-name".
  
  This annotation gets added to the comments of the oplog entry,
  and also to the element itself.
  The event type / operation of the event is "create" / "mkelem"
  So that an "lshistory" of the element shows
  %cleartool lshist -eventid
  oid:20203257.337a11e3.9cd8.6c:3b:e5:b4:5d:f8
  ...
  event 536882352:
  2013-10-12     user      create version
  "20203257.337a11e3.9cd8.6c:3b:e5:b4:5d:f8@@/main/0"
  event 536882351:
  2013-10-12     user      create branch
  "20203257.337a11e3.9cd8.6c:3b:e5:b4:5d:f8@@/main"
  event 536882350:
  2013-10-12     user      create file element
  "20203257.337a11e3.9cd8.6c:3b:e5:b4:5d:f8@@"
    "Warning: Defaulting protection to rolemap of parent directory
  in importing replica "replica-name".
     Initial version"
  event 536882349:
  2013-10-12     user      create file element
  "20203257.337a11e3.9cd8.6c:3b:e5:b4:5d:f8@@"
    "Initial version"
  
  
  
  This double "create file element" is benign for ClearCase run
  time operations,
     but causes problems during reformatvob and mkreplica
  

Local fix

• This double "create file element" is benign for ClearCase run
  time operations,
     but causes problems during reformatvob and mkreplica
  
  To clean this bad event from the database, allowing reformatvob,
  raise a PMR with Rational lient Support.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of ClearCase MultiSite.                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * In a ClearCase nonpreserving replica with ACLs enabled,      *
  * syncreplica replay of a mkelem oplog may generate a second   *
  * "create file element" event in the database, which can cause *
  * failures in reformatvob and mkreplica -import.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase versions 8.0.1.14 and 9.0.0.4
  

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

  CLEARCASE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2900

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP