IC99694: EXPIRATION WILL NOT DELETE LAST INACTIVE DELTA OBJECT AFTER RETONLY HAS ELAPSED

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Fix Pack 5 (6.3.5.000) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using adaptive subfile backups, the client will initially
  backup a "base" object.
  On subsequent backups, the client will backup a subfile or
  "delta" object.  Both objects
  are required to restore the delta version.  During expiration
  processing, the server will not
  delete the base object as long as one or more delta objects
  exist.  This is true even if the base
  is marked for immediate expiration, such as when it exceeds the
  number of versions to be retained.
  When the file is deleted from the client system, a new client
  backup will deactivate the current
  delta.  At this point, the RETONLY attribute of the associated
  copygroup should control the
  deletion of the last inactive delta.  However, the last
  inactive delta is not deleted by
  expiration, even after RETONLY has elapsed.
  
  Customer/L2 diagnostics:
  The SHOW INVO command will report relevant information.  For
  example, here is a base object (Delta Group Leader)
  
  Inventory object 646874979 of copy type Backup has attributes:
    NodeName: NODENAME, Filespace(1): \\nodename\d$,
    ObjName: \NODENAMEREPOSITORYA\FILENAME.EXT
    hlID: 3B71EC104ACA98A2D183855D0F37606036372766
    llID: 4E1DA05E7A44C0A51DD575E5DBCF773BCB72A4F2
    Type: 2 (File)  MC: 1 (DEFAULT) CG: 1  Size: 9264988160
  HeaderSize: 542
    Inactive, Inserted 03/24/2012 03:43:16 AM (UTC Not Set), **
  EXPIRE IMMEDIATELY **
    GroupMap 0x00010000, bypassRecogToken True
    Delta Group Leader, GroupId: 646874979
  
  And here is the dependent delta object (Delta Group Member),
  that has been deactivated (and in this
  case the deactivation date is more than RETONLY days in the
  past):
  
  Inventory object 647179382 of copy type Backup has attributes:
    NodeName: NODENAME, Filespace(1): \\nodename\d$,
    ObjName: \NODENAMEREPOSITORYA\FILENAME.EXT
    hlID: 3B71EC104ACA98A2D183855D0F37606036372766
    llID: 4E1DA05E7A44C0A51DD575E5DBCF773BCB72A4F2
    Type: 2 (File)  MC: 1 (DEFAULT) CG: 1  Size: 9264988160
  HeaderSize: 542
    Inactive, Inserted 03/26/2012 05:37:49 AM (UTC Not Set),
  Deactivated 10/08/2013 01:05:46 PM
    GroupMap 0x00000001, bypassRecogToken NULL
    Delta Group Member, GroupId: 646874979
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: All Tivoli Storage
  Manager  Server 6.2 and 6.3 and 7.1 on all platforms.
  
  
  Initial Impact: Medium
  
  Additional Keywords: expire inventory group leader adaptive
  subfile backups zz62 zz63
  

Local fix

• None.
  If needed contact IBM Technical Support
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of Tivoli Storage Manager.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See Error Description.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available.  This     *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in levels 6.3.5 and 7.1.1.  Note that this   *
  *                 is subject to change at the discretion of    *
  *                 IBM.                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem was fixed.
  Affected Platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows.
  

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

• IMDEFS   IMDMGR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R63A PSY

     UP

• R63H PSY

     UP

• R63L PSY

     UP

• R63S PSY

     UP

• R63W PSY

     UP

• R71A PSY

     UP

• R71H PSY

     UP

• R71L PSY

     UP

• R71S PSY

     UP

• R71W PSY

     UP