IT38798: HYPERVISOR SLA OFFLOAD INSTANCE FAILS WITH, DUPLICATESESSIONERROR, AS PREVIOUS OFFLOAD INSTANCE IS STILL RUNNING

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a Hypervisor SLA's offload instance is still running, and
  the next offload schedule of the same SLA executes.
  The second offload instance will run and have the following
  error's within the job log.
  
  ERROR,<timestamp> EDT,2,,Copy Failed (Failed to start Storage
  Replication Failed to get storage replication session for server
  <ServerName> replication session id ## message :"Another session
  (##) is already pending or active for this relationship"type
  :"DuplicateSessionError")
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this issue is to check if there are any other active
  offload job sessions at the start of the task.
  

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

• Hypervis
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels