IT44866: REST API COMMAND RETURNS "TOTALDATATRANSFERRED: 0" ON EXCHANGE SERVER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using REST API command "/api/progress" to get the transfer
  size of
  
  Exchange backups, following output for value
  'totalDataTransferred' is
  
  returned from the system:
   "totalDataTransferred": "0",
        "total": 98362739412
  
  This shows up for every backup of Exchange databases, as all
  other backups
  
  return the correct value for 'totalDataTransferred'.
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.1x and later
  

Local fix

• Generate 'Database Backup History' report from IBM Spectrum
  Protect Plus
  
  web GUI to get the transfer size of Exchange backup
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.6 till 10.1.15          *
  ****************************************************************
  * 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 10.1.16. Note that this is subject to change at the    *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The exchange backup agents returned the "totalDataTransferred"
  value through a different method. It was added in code to
  resolve the issue.
  

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