IJ51705: NEED MMAFMCTL COMMAND TO CLEANUP PTRASH

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• 1. Introduce new config option - afmSkipPtrash to skip moving
  files to the .ptrash directory.
  2. Also add a mmafmctl subcommand \"emptyPtrash\" to cleanup the
  ptrash directory without relying on rm -rf. Similar to the one
  implemented in --empty-ptrash flag of prefetch.
  

Local fix

• manually cleanup ptrash directory by hand or by peforming
  --empty-ptrash with the prefetch subcommand.
  

Problem summary

• 1. Introduce new config option - afmSkipPtrash to skip moving
  files to the .ptrash directory.
  2. Also add a mmafmctl subcommand \"emptyPtrash\" to cleanup the
  ptrash directory without relying on rm -rf. Similar to the one
  implemented in --empty-ptrash flag of prefetch.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.9.5
  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:
  Command driven way to cleanup the ptrash directorywhen required.
  
  
  Work Around:
  manually cleanup ptrash directory by hand or by peforming
  --empty-ptrash with the prefetch subcommand.
  
  Problem trigger:
  Need for a separate command that can assist in deletion of
  .ptrash directory contents.
  
  Symptom:
  Unexpected Behavior
  
  Platforms affected:
  All OS Environments
  
  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