IT42654: INCREMENTAL BACKUP OF A SYMBOLIC LINK ON ROOT FILE SYSTEM / DOES NOT BACKUP SUB-DIRECTORIES AND FILES IN DIRECTORY ON ANOTHER FI

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Incremental backup of a symbolic link file does not backup
  sub-directories and files even if "-subdir=yes" is specified.
  As the result, if existing backup of subdirectories and files
  exist, all of them are made "expired".
  
  
  The issue only occurs in case a symbolic link exists on a root
  file system and data exists on a non-root file system.
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
  Version 8.1.2 or later on all Unix/Linux platforms
  | MDVREGR 8.1.12.0-TIV_5698ISMCL |
  
  
  Additional Keywords: (please include the case number in any
  case)
  TS011024026, symbolic link, incremental, subdir, root filesystem
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client versions 8.1 on   *
  * all Linux platforms where root file system has `xfs' type    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.19. *
  *                                                              *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
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  The problem happens on root file system XFS type only.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem has been fixed so backup of desribed in ERROR
  DESCRIPTION directories works good.
  

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

• dsmc     dsmsched dsmagent
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels