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JR62178: IIDR ORACLE MAY NOT CORRECTLY DECRYPT BEGIN TXN ENTRIES WHEN TDEIS ENABLED.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • InfoSphere Data Replication for Oracle may not correctly decrypt
    the Begin Txn records when they are Encrypted due to Oracle TDE
    being in used on tablespaces in the database.
    
    This will result in some/much data not being replicated, and
    operational degredation as IIDR fails to resolve/match the
    Begin Txn info  Transaction Commit records.
    

Local fix

  • No Workaround
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * This issue may affect you if you use CDC Oracle as a source  *
    * engine, and if you replicate tables that use TDE.            *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * CDC log parsing appeared slow and throughput was lower than  *
    * expected due to the transaction start not being detected     *
    * under certain circumstances.                                 *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • Upgrading to IDR 11.4.0.2-5548 or newer for Oracle resolves the
    issue.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR62178

  • Reported component name

    IS CDC ORACLE

  • Reported component ID

    5725E30OR

  • Reported release

    B40

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2020-04-09

  • Closed date

    2020-04-23

  • Last modified date

    2020-04-23

  • 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

  • RB40 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 August 2020