JR50450: WHEN HITTING OHE_ORA_BAD_RECORD_SIZE WHILE ANALYZING THE LOG, WE DIDN'T RESTART

Fix list for IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Subscription go down claiming an online log is corrupted with
  following error in the trace file:
  48705 2014-05-31 01:51:56.585 SHAREDSCRAPE LOG READER:1{4745}
  com.datamirror.ts.util.oracle.OracleRedoNativeApi
  traceAlwaysCallback()
  /dmbuild/luntbuild/ts-java2/work-dmlnxbld/build-output/temp/iRef
  lectEngine/src/oraraw/orarfile.c line 343|oraREntryCalcSize:
  Currently configured to recover from bad record sizes.
  48706 2014-05-31 01:51:56.585 SHAREDSCRAPE LOG READER:1{4745}
  com.datamirror.ts.util.oracle.OracleRedoNativeApi
  traceAlwaysCallback()
  /dmbuild/luntbuild/ts-java2/work-dmlnxbld/build-output/temp/tsJa
  va/src/com/datamirror/ts/util/oracle/dll/NativeReader.c line
  1421|Error -2146429959 returned from rsParseRecord
  

Local fix

• restart subscription
  

Problem summary

• IIDR 10.2 and 10.2.1 for Oracle Redo Subscription can failed
  claiming that an online log is corrupted. The following error
  might appear in the trace log:
  
  
  48705 2014-05-31 01:51:56.585 SHAREDSCRAPE LOG READER:1{4745}
  com.datamirror.ts.util.oracle.OracleRedoNativeApi
  traceAlwaysCallback()
  /dmbuild/luntbuild/ts-java2/work-dmlnxbld/build-output/temp/iRef
  lectEngine/src/oraraw/orarfile.c line 343|oraREntryCalcSize:
  Currently configured to recover from bad record sizes.
  48706 2014-05-31 01:51:56.585 SHAREDSCRAPE LOG READER:1{4745}
  com.datamirror.ts.util.oracle.OracleRedoNativeApi
  traceAlwaysCallback()
  /dmbuild/luntbuild/ts-java2/work-dmlnxbld/build-output/temp/tsJa
  va/src/com/datamirror/ts/util/oracle/dll/NativeReader.c line
  1421|Error -2146429959 returned from rsParseRecord
  
  This issue affects users running IIDR 10.2 Interim Fix 17 for
  Oracle Redo (and lower) and IIDR 10.2.1 Interim Fix 5 for Oracle
  Redo.
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue is fixed by applying the following interim fix
  depending on your product version:
  - IIDR 10.2 Interim Fix 18 for Oracle Redo; or
  - IIDR 10.2.1 Interim Fix 6 for Oracle Redo.
  

Temporary fix

• Restart the subscription.
  

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

  IS CDC ORACLE

• Fixed component ID

  5725E30OR

Applicable component levels

• RA20 PSY

     UP

• RA21 PSY

     UP