APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
The throttle is not being honored when using vSnap deployed on RHEL 8.x. vSnap is receiving the correct throttle notifications from IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, but the vSnap cannot set it because the "tc" utility (traffic control) is missing in the vSnap RHEL 8.x package. vSnap logs show this warning: [<<<time_stamp>>>] WARNING pid-308520 vsnap.linux.system Ouput: ['/bin/sh: tc: command not found'] vSnap packages 10.1.8.x and later, delivered for RHEL 8.x does not include these missing RPMs: iproute-tc iproute psmisc | MDVREGR 10.1.7.0 5737SPLUS | IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.8 and later Additional Keywords: SPP, SPPlus, TS010190352, throttle, throttling, RHEL, TC, iproute, azure
Local fix
If access to Red Hat subscription and repos is possible, try to manually install it. Otherwise, contact IBM Support.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.8, 10.1.9, 10.1.10, and * * 10.1.11 * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See Error Description * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Apply 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
The problem was caused by missing binary /usr/sbin/tc (traffic control utility) which is used for bandwidth throttling. For vSnap servers running on RHEL 8, this binary was not included in the vSnap package. The problem has been resolved by incorporating it into the vSnap installer.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT41815
Reported component name
SP PLUS
Reported component ID
5737SPLUS
Reported release
A18
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2022-08-18
Closed date
2022-08-24
Last modified date
2022-08-24
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Modules/Macros
vSnap Deploy
Fix information
Fixed component name
SP PLUS
Fixed component ID
5737SPLUS
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSNQFQ","label":"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"A18","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
01 February 2024