IJ45891: SETATTR, SETXATTR, PEER SNAPSHOT OPERATIONS NOT GETTING REPLICATED FROM PRIMARY/CACHE TO SECONDARY/HOME

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• All non-posix operations like SetAttr, SetXattr, Peer snapshots,
  etc, are not going through from Cache/Primary to the
  Home/Secondary. Because we're prevented from using the AFM
  special control file at Home/Secondary.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• All non-posix operations like SetAttr, SetXattr, Peer snapshots,
   etc, are not going through from Cache/Primary to the
  Home/Secondary. Because we're prevented from using the AFM
  special control file at Home/Secondary.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.7.1
  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:
  All non-posix ops shall seamlessly replicate to the
  Home/Secondary site.
  
  Work Around:
  None
  
  Problem trigger:
  Performing SetAttr, SetXattr or creating Peer snapshot at the
  Cache/Primary and expecting it to replicate to the
  Home/Secondary.
  
  Symptom:
  Unexpected Behavior
  
  Platforms affected:
  Linux Only (AFM Gateway nodes)
  
  Functional Area affected:
  AFM
  
  Customer Impact:
  High Importance
  

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