IT36229: SOME METADATA OBJECTS REMAIN IN CLOUD BUCKETS OR ON REPOSITORY SERVERS AFTER ARCHIVING IS DISABLED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When the 'archive' option is disabled in an SLA or when the SLA
  is deleted, the recovery points associated with that SLA
  gradually expire when their retention age is reached. Data
  associated with the recovery points is deleted as and when they
  expire. Finally, when all the recovery points have been deleted,
  the remaining metadata is deleted as well.
  
  However, when a restore occurs from the archive recovery points,
  some metadata objects are created to keep track of active
  clones. When all recovery points expire and the data is removed,
  the associated clone metadata is not deleted.
  
  The result is that a small number of metadata objects can remain
  in the cloud bucket or repository server filespace even after
  all other data has expired. The leftover objects amount to just
  a few kilobytes in size. This does not cause any failures and
  the issue may be hard to notice unless a user manually browses
  the contents of the bucket or file space after having deleted
  all SLAs.
  
  The leftover objects have names that match the following
  pattern:
  
  spp_archive_metadata/<volume_id>/clones-<random_uuid>/clone-<ran
  dom_uuid>
  
  For example:
  spp_archive_metadata/3ad05a27f79648e886a803df1b0c2c9b/clones-868
  eb076-9edf46eab887aca245d6ce34/clone-cc9da35b811248deafd0136cd15
  91e7b
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels 10.1.6 and 10.1.7.          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level     *
  * 10.1.8. Note that this is subject to change at the           *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Implemented fixes to ensure all leftover metadata is deleted
  when an archive volume is deleted after all recovery points have
  expired.
  

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