IJ35257: MMAFMCTL COMMAND TO EVICT A LIST OF FILES THROUGH THE LIST-FILE OPTION FAILS WITH "COULD NOT OPEN FILE" ERROR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Eviction tries to create a pruned
  list file in the current working directory
  instead of putting it into internal
  Spectrum Scale directories on /var.
  If the PWD is an RO directory,
  then the eviction command fails
  with a "Could not open file" error.
  

Local fix

• Keep the current working directory as
  some RW permission directory
  so that eviction can create the temporary
  eviction pruned list file
  in the PWD and proceed.
  

Problem summary

• Eviction tries to create a pruned
  list file in the current working directory
  instead of putting it into internal
  Spectrum Scale directories on /var.
  If the PWD is an RO directory,
  then the eviction command fails
  with a "Could not open file" error.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.0.5  PTF 11
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and
  their respective fix solutions refer to page
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale_
  apars.html
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  Be able to run eviction subcommand
  with a list file from within
  read only working directories.
  
  Work around:
  Keep the current working directory as
  some RW permission directory
  so that eviction can create the temporary
  eviction pruned list file
  in the PWD and proceed.
  
  Problem trigger:
  Run mmafmctl eviction subcommand
  with list-file option from inside
  a Read-Only current working directory.
  
  Symptom:
  Error output
  
  Platforms affected:
  All Linux and AIX operating system environments.
  
  Functional Area affected:
  AFM
  
  Customer Impact:
  Suggested
  

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

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels