IT35626: DELAY BETWEEN 'REPLICATION' OR 'OFFLOAD' START AND ACTUAL TRANSFER OF DATA

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When starting a replication or offload job in IBM Spectrum
  Protect Plus, a huge delay (multiple hours) can be seen between
  the start of the replication job and the actual transfer of the
  data.
  
  The joblog shows the delay:
  SUMMARY,<id>,Mon 21 Dec
  2020 02:00:03 GMT,2,CTGGA0550,Selected vm(s) count:
  89
  DETAIL,<id>,Mon 21 Dec 2020 02:00:30 GMT,2,CTGGA0065,Finding
  data stores that need to be replicated
  INFO,<id>,Mon 21 Dec
  2020 06:36:04 GMT,2,CTGGA2111,Retention is set to 14
  days
  INFO,<id>,Mon 21 Dec 2020 06:36:04
  GMT,2,CTGGA2112,Requesting 38 volumes to be copied
  
  Note the +4
  hours delay after CTGA0065, Finding data stores that need to be
  replicated.
  
  | MDVREGR 10.1.7.0-TIV_5737SPLUS |
  
  IBM Spectrum
  Protect Plus Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
  10.1.7
  
  Initial Impact: Medium
  
  Additional Keywords: SPP,
  SPPlus, TS004708906
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.7                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * 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    *
  * 10.1.7 ifix2 and 10.1.8. Note that this is subject to change *
  * at the discretion of IBM.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Improved the enumeration of resources at the start of hypervisor
  replication job.
  

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