PM78960: DB_VISTA 3 (ERRNO == 'INAPPROPRIATE IOCTL FOR DEVICE') ON MULTITOOL SYNCREPLICA -IMPORT IN PERMISSION PRESERVING REPLICA

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• This defect affects IBM Rational ClearCase MultiSite sync import
  operations which may, on occasion, result in the following
  errors during import of a synchronization packet:
  
  2012-09-05T10:25:36+03:00 db_server(9048): Error: db_VISTA error
  3
  
  2012-08-31T08:57:08+03:00 db_server(30512): Error: db_VISTA
  error 3 (errno == 'Inappropriate ioctl for device')
  
  2012-08-17T16:06:25+02:00 db_server(25948): Error: DBMS error in
   '/vobs/atria/lib/db/db__oplog.c' line 122
  
  
  This has been observed when the importing replica attempts to
  process the same oplog twice. The second operation fails with
  db_VISTA 3 error indicating it is a duplicate oplog. The problem
  has only been seen on protect oplogs and does not appear to
  cause any problems with synchronization.
  
  Steps to reproduce: The exact conditions to reproduce this issue
  are unknown.
  
  Workaround: There is no known workaround. However, the issue
  does not present a risk to VOB database integrity and does not
  prevent synchronization so no workaround is necessary.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  IBM Rational ClearCase MultiSite sync import operations may
  result in 'db_VISTA error 3'
  

Problem conclusion

• The exact conditions to reproduce this issue are unknown.
  
  Workaround: The issue does not present a risk to VOB database in
  tegrity and does not prevent synchronization so no workaround is
   necessary.
  

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

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