IT36271: MAINTENANCE FAILS TO CLEANUP THE DELETED JOB WITH REASON(NULL)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If an SLA is assigned to a virtual machine, database, etc.,
  then it is unassigned without any job run. IBM Spectrum Protect
  Plus maintenance job may return following
  error:
  
  ERROR,1614675133059,<date+time+timezone>,3,,Failed to
  cleanup the job : name(_1614671474794_deleted_sla_test)
  reason(null).
  
  The virgo log shows:
  
  [date+time] ERROR
  asyncTaskExecutor-8
  c.c.e.s.p.application.cal.maintenance.MaintenanceChunkExecutor
  1614675129066 Failed to cleanup the job :
  name(_1614671474794_deleted_sla_test) reason(null).
  [date+time]
  INFO asyncTaskExecutor-8
  c.c.e.s.p.application.cal.maintenance.MaintenanceChunkExecutor
  1614675129066 Failed to cleanup the job :
  name(_1614671474794_deleted_sla_test) reason(null).
  java.util.NoSuchElementException: null
  
  Versions affected:
  10.1.7
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.7.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level     *
  * 10.1.8. Note that this is subject to change at the           *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The query was modified to use other available policy information
  if the scheduled SLA has no relevant jobs.
  

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