IT33632: SNAPSHOTS ARE NOT DELETED FROM VSNAP SIDE EVEN THE SLA IS DELETED AND CORRESPONDING BACKUP SESSIONS ARE MANUALLY EXPIRED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Snapshots are not deleted from vSnap side even the SLA is
  deleted and corresponding backup sessions are manually expired.
  The issue is that some of backup sessions are prematurely set to
  expired after policy deletion. The maintenance job shows no job
  sessions are cleaned:
  
  INFO,1591758405802,<date time timezone>,2,CTGGA2158,Cleaning
  up job sessions for job vmware_SLA-name (Total: 0)
  INFO,1591758405803,<date time timezone>,2,CTGGA2142,Purging
  job: vmware_SLA-name
  
  Versions Affected: 10.1.*
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.5                       *
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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 IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level     *
  * 10.1.6 ifix2 and 10.1.7. Note that this is subject to change *
  * at the discretion of IBM.                                    *
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Problem conclusion

• Improve the cleanup of resources of deleted, older SLA in
  maintenance job.
  

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

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels