IT48905: IBM STORAGE PROTECT PLUS REPLICATION JOB OVER OSSM FAILING IF REPLICATION STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUCCESSFUL BACKUP

8.2.2.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64
8.2.2.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64
8.2.2.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX
8.2.2.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le
8.2.2.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A replication job involving IBM Storage Protect Plus Over Open
  Snap Store Manager (OSSM) and a time zone where the central
  agent runs that is set to a later time than UTC (e.g. UTC+n
  (n>0)), will complete in PARTIAL status.
  
  
  Time Zone Information example:
  
  
  Local time: Wed 2025-10-15 10:00:46 EEST
  
  Universal time: Wed 2025-10-15 07:00:46 UTC
  
  
  The Storage Protect Plus job log will show:
  
  
  SUMMARY,..,CTGGA3303,Group replication is synchronized no new
  snapshots to replicate.
    INFO,..,CTGGA3320,No Snapshots replicated for group volume(s)
  :spp_xxxx_xxxx_xxxxxxxxx__groupxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx .
    INFO,..,CTGGA3294,Catalog group replication is in progress.
  
  
  After replication completed, the IBM Storage Protect command
  query job will display, it completed:
  
  
  Protect: [<SP server name>] > q job
  JOB_ID Peer_JOB_ID  RuleRepl       <OSSM Job name>     <Begin
  Date>   <End Date>.   Completed
  
  
  The original issue related to the time zone problem has been
  resolved through APAR IT45395
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected: IBM Storage Protect
  Server at 8.1.24 and later on all supported platforms
  

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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Problem conclusion

• Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently
  projected to be fixed in level 8.2.2.
  Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.
  

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