IT37570: UNEXPECTED ALERT "CONFIGURATION (/DATA): FREE DISK SPACE XX MB (YY % FREE) LOWER THAN THRESHOLD ZZ%."

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When protecting VMs with file indexing on IBM Spectrum Protect
  Plus, an unexpected alert can be seen when about the file
  system '/data' occupancy :
  "Configuration (/data): free disk space xx MB (yy % free) lower
   than threshold zz%."
  
  The file system can fill up because of a high amount of
  orphaned file indexing entries in '/data/log/file' that are not
  cleaned up automatically.
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.x
  
  Additional Keywords: SPP, SPPLUS, TS005753168, alert,
                       file occupancy, high
  

Local fix

• 1. Ensure no VM backup with file indexing is active
  2. run the following command as Serveradmin user on the IBM
     Spectrum Protect Plus host :
        sudo find /data/log/file -type f -delete
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels 10.1.x.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level available. This problem is currently      *
  * projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels    *
  * 10.1.8 ifix2 and 10.1.9.  Note that this is subject to       *
  * change at the discretion of IBM.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus mechanism that cleans the directory
  /data/log has been fixed. The /data/log directory will now be
  empty after the successful completion of file indexing jobs.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• Platform Indexing
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels