IT39647: BACKUP OF CLUSTER-SCOPED RESOURCE ITEM IS FAILING IN IBM SPECTRUM PROTECT PLUS CONTAINER BACKUP

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Backup of cluster-scoped resource item is failing in IBM
  Spectrum Protect Plus Container Backup.
  The attempt to backup the inventory item representing the
  cluster-scoped resources of a Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster is
  failing with this error output:
  
  Error
  Oct 27, 2021
  10:50:40 AM
  CTGGK3044
  [9.152.148.120] An error occurred while running the process.
  Check the job log for related messages.
  Error
  
  Download of the joblog.zip and examination of the included
  command.log of the backup operation shows an error like this:
  
  [...]
  ['Invalid included/excluded namespace lists: invalid namespace
  "": a lowercase RFC 1123 label must consist of lower case
  alphanumeric characters or '-', and must start and end with an
  alphanumeric character (e.g. 'my-name', or '123-abc', regex used
  for validation is 'a-z0-9?')'], 'version': 1}}
  
  The issue only applies to the cluster-scoped resource item, the
  namespace-scoped resource items underneath each of the
  namespaces are not affected.
  | MDVREGR 10.1.8.0 5737SPLUS |
  

Local fix

• On Kubernetes, ensure to install Velero version that is
  different from 1.7.0, either 1.6.x or 1.7.1 or higher.
  On OpenShift, no local fix is available.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Container Backup Support level     *
  * 10.1.9 on OpenShift and Kubernetes environments              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * currently projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus *
  * Container Backup Support level 10.1.9.3 and 10.1.10. Note    *
  * that this is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.     *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem has been fixed by upgrading OADP to a newer version
  (0.5.1+) which in turn deploys Velero in version 1.7.1 or higher
  which provides the actual fix for his issue. On plain Kubernetes
  environments, as Velero is a pre-requisite, a Velero version
  >=1.7.1 can be installed by the user to resolve the issue.
  

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

• Apps     k8s      ocp
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels