APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Oracle log backups end by purging the log files eligible for deletion as defined in the SLA. If a secondary location is defined on the Oracle server for the archive logs, the log backup job will also unexpectedly purge these log files if that secondary location path starts with the same string up to the name of the last directory. For example : Primary log location : /dir1/dir2/dir_arch_logs Secondary log location : /dir1/dir2/dir_arch_logs_secondary The expectation is that only logs located in the primary location should be purged. | MDVREG 10.1.7.2-TIV_5737SPLUS | IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.7 and later Additional Keywords: SPP, SPPLUS, TS010561476, logs, truncate, purge, delete
Local fix
Update the log locations in Oracle to be different. From the above example, a possible change is to use : Primary log location : /dir1/dir2/dir_arch_logs Secondary log location : /dir1/other_dir/dir_arch_logs_secondary Or, if the start of the path cannot be changed and naming conventions are making difficult to change the names, add a slash at the end of the primary log path : Primary log location : /dir1/dir2/dir_arch_logs/ Secondary log location : /dir1/dir2/dir_arch_logs_secondary
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.7, 101.8, 10.1.9, * * 10.1.10, 10.1.11, and 10.1.12 * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See ERROR DESCRIPTION * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently * * projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level * * 10.1.13. * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
This problem has been fixed so that if Oracle secondary log path starts with the same prefix(s) as primary, and the primary path does not have a trailing slash, Oracle secondary logs are not purged unexpectedly.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT42260
Reported component name
SP PLUS
Reported component ID
5737SPLUS
Reported release
A1A
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2022-10-14
Closed date
2022-11-02
Last modified date
2022-11-02
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Modules/Macros
Oracle
Fix information
Fixed component name
SP PLUS
Fixed component ID
5737SPLUS
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSNQFQ","label":"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"A1A","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
01 February 2024