IJ51845: AFM GATEWAY NODE REBOOTED DUE TO OOM

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• AFM Gateway node reboot due to Out of memory exception. There is
  memory leak while doing the upload/reconcile operation in MU
  mode fileset.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• AFM Gateway node reboot due to Out of memory exception. There is
  memory leak while doing the upload/reconcile operation in MU
  mode fileset.
  

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:
  Fix is done to not free the memory after use.
  
  Work around:
  None
  
  Problem trigger:
  Upload of files from AFM MU mode fileset to COS.
  
  Symptom:
  OOM exception on AFM Gateway node.
  
  Platforms affected:
  Linux.
  
  Functional Area affected:
  AFM
  
  Customer Impact:
  Critical
  

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