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PM36409: 'cleartool space -update' hangs on the Daylight Savings Time transition day

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • 'cleartool space -update' hangs on the Daylight Savings Time
    transition day
    
    
    ClearCase 7.1.2.x
    
    
    Solaris 10 x86
    
    
    
    Problem as Investigated:
    
    On November 7th, 2010 at 2:00 A.M., Daylight Savings Time was
    over and the system clock was automatically turned back an hour.
     Thus, what was once 2:00 A.M. was now 1:00 A.M.   As well,
    there had been a scheduled job within the ClearCase scheduler
    that prior day which was run at approximately 3:31 A.M. in the
    morning and finally completed at 3:31 P.M. on the very same day:
     The Daylight Savings Time was some twelve and one half hours
    later, the following day.
    
    On the Daylight Savings Time end and the time was adjusted:  As
    observerd, the last 4 jobs that had been successfully completed
    from the Job that finished at 3:31 P.M. the prior day reran from
    that specific job from the ClearCase scheduler.  On checking the
    scheduled jobs, the jobs indicate that they have completed
    running:  However, the process list shows that the jobs were
    running.
    
    
    Workaround:  None.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

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    'cleartool space -update' hangs on the Daylight Savings Time
    transition day
    
    
    ClearCase 7.1.2.x
    
    
    Solaris 10 x86
    
    
    
    Problem as Investigated:
    
    On November 7th, 2010 at 2:00 A.M., Daylight Savings Time
    was over and the system clock was automatically turned back
    an hour.  Thus, what was once 2:00 A.M. was now 1:00 A.M.
    As well, there had been a scheduled job within the ClearCase
    scheduler that prior day which was run at approximately 3:31
    A.M. in the morning and finally completed at 3:31 P.M. on
    the very same day:  The Daylight Savings Time was some
    twelve and one half hours later, the following day.
    
    On the Daylight Savings Time end and the time was adjusted:
    As observerd, the last 4 jobs that had been successfully
    completed from the Job that finished at 3:31 P.M. the prior
    day reran from that specific job from the ClearCase
    scheduler.  On checking the scheduled jobs, the jobs
    indicate that they have completed running:  However, the
    process list shows that the jobs were running.
    
    
    Workaround:  None.
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix is available in ClearCase versions 7.1.1.8, 7.1.2.5
    and 8.0.0.1
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM36409

  • Reported component name

    CLEARCASE UNIX

  • Reported component ID

    5724G2901

  • Reported release

    712

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-04-06

  • Closed date

    2011-12-16

  • Last modified date

    2011-12-16

  • 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 UNIX

  • Fixed component ID

    5724G2901

Applicable component levels

  • R712 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 December 2011