IT46609: SERVERMON PRODUCES LARGE AMOUNTS OF "COLUMN 88 IN TABLE REPLHIST_VIEW IS NULL" MESSAGES IN DSMFFDC.LOG

8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64-340
8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64-340
8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x-340
8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le-340
8.1.25.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX-340

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The following message can appear frequently from any thread
  <yyy> in the IBM Storage Protect Server first failure data
  capture (FFDC) log (dsmffdc.log) located by default in the
  instance user directory:
  [xx-xx-xxx xx:xx:xxx.xxx][ FFDC_GENERAL_SERVER_ERROR ]:
  [yyy](imrepl.c:19123) Column 88 in table ReplHist_View is NULL.
  
  
  The output of the "show threads" command indicates thread <yyy>
  is from the servermon process:
  Thread yyy, Parent 1: ServerMonTenMinThread, Storage 0, AllocCnt
  -xxx HighWaterAmt xxx
  
  
  The "Column 88 in table ReplHist_View is NULL" messages are
  triggered with the server command "query replication" when node
  replication is not processing any data of type "backup" but for
  example archive data (example command: replicate node *
  datatype=archive).
  
  This happens starting with IBM Storage Protect server 8.1.15
  when the Open Snap Store Manager (OSSM) feature was introduced
  for which column 88 was added in the Db2 ReplHist_View.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Storage Protect server users.                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 8.1.25. Note that this is     *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
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Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Platforms fixed:  AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  

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

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels