IT41630: AFTER UPGRADING TO 10.1.10, MAINTENANCE JOB TAKES 10+ HOURS OR LONGER TO RUN

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Maintenance processing runs 10+ hours
  or longer to run since upgrading to 10.1.10.
  
  
  
  Prior to upgrading, maintenance ran in a few hours. Here is an
  example of the Maintenance job summary and time it took to run.
  
  
  SUMMARY,1650309851447,Wed 02 Feb 2022 HH:MM:SS CTGGA2340,Job
  policy Maintenance completed in 6 hr(s) 45 min(s) 11 sec(s) and
  ended with status COMPLETED.
  
  
  
  After the upgrade, maintenance ran significantly longer. Here
  is an example of the Maintenance job summary and time it took to
  run.
  
  
  SUMMARY,1650309851447,Wed 13 Apr 2022 HH:MM:SS CTGGA2340,Job
  policy Maintenance completed in 11 hr(s) 21 min(s) 11 sec(s) and
  ended with status COMPLETED.
  
  
  
  Protect Plus Versions Affected:10.1.10 and later
  
  
  Additional Keywords: UPGRADE MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE SLOW RUNS
  LONGER, TS009064975
  

Local fix

• None Available
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.10 and 10.1.11          *
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  * 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 *
  * level 10.1.12 Note that this is subject to change at the     *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• After the performance enhancement fix, the maintenance time has
  been reduced 13 hrs to less than 5 hr for 1600 retention's
  points data for default thread count 5.
  

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