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IT17285: OBJECTS OF TYPE "UNKNOWN" IN CONTENTS TABLE FOR A REPLICATION STGPOOL TARGET ARE NEVER RELEASED AND CAUSE LACK OF SPACE.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The problem appears as a lack of space in a target server
    replication stgpool.
    Some sequential volumes show nothing with a "QUERY CONTENT"
    command, but are still shown in the Tivoli Storage Manager
    Server with a full status and space used.
    
    
    This APAR applies when
    1.) A file that is not fragmented on the source replication
    server but is fragmented on the target replication server
    - and -
    2.) A subsequent replication updates the "flags" field in the
    inventory table causing the server to lose the fact that the
    object was fragmented on the target replication server
    
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:  V7.1.3.0 and higher
      on all supported platforms
      | MDVREGR 7.1.3.0-TIV_5698MSV |
    
    Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
    
    Example for a tape volume:
    "q vol" still shows volume is being utilized
    
      tsm: TSMSRV>q vol TAPEXX f=d
    
                       Volume Name: TAPEXX
                 Storage Pool Name: STGXX
                 Device Class Name: DEVCXX
                Estimated Capacity: 1.8 T
           Scaled Capacity Applied:
                          Pct Util: 42.2
                     Volume Status: Full
                            Access: Read/Write
            Pct. Reclaimable Space: 57.8
                   Scratch Volume?: Yes
                                .......
    
    But Q CONTENT shows nothing:
    
     tsm: TSMSRV>q content TAPEXX followl=yes
      ANR2034E QUERY CONTENT: No match found using this criteria.
      ANS8001I Return code 11.
    
    "Select from content" shows a lot of fragments of type UNKNOWN
    for the same single object_id =>
    
    
          VOLUME_NAME: TAPEXX
            NODE_NAME:
                 TYPE: UNKNOWN
       FILESPACE_NAME:
           AGGREGATED: No
            FILE_SIZE:
              SEGMENT: 1/1
             FRAGMENT: 2
               CACHED: NO
         FILESPACE_ID: 13
    FILESPACE_HEXNAME:
           BITFILE_ID: 581841724
            OBJECT_ID: 581841033
               COPIED: No
              DAMAGED: No
            FILE_NAME:
         FILE_HEXNAME:
    
          VOLUME_NAME: TAPEXX
            NODE_NAME:
                 TYPE: UNKNOWN
       FILESPACE_NAME:
           AGGREGATED: No
            FILE_SIZE:
              SEGMENT: 1/1
             FRAGMENT: 3
               CACHED: NO
         FILESPACE_ID: 13
    FILESPACE_HEXNAME:
           BITFILE_ID: 581841735
            OBJECT_ID: 581841033
               COPIED: No
              DAMAGED: No
            FILE_NAME:
         FILE_HEXNAME:
    
    ... etc  ..
    
     A select from backups or archives table for this object id
    shows nothing =>
    
    tsm: TSMSRV>select * from backups where object_id='581841033'
     ANR2034E SELECT: No match found using this criteria.
     ANS8001I Return code 11.
    
    tsm: TSMSRV>select * from archives where object_id='581841033'
     ANR2034E SELECT: No match found using this criteria.
     ANS8001I Return code 11.
    
    To identify affected objects:
     The following command creates a macro of SHOW INVO commands for
     objects that should be marked as being fragmented but are not:
      db2 connect to tsmdb1
      db2 set schema tsmdb1
      db2 -x "select distinct 'show invo' || bfsa.objid from
    bf_super_aggregates bfsa inner join backup_objects imbk on
    (imbk.objid=bfsa.objid) where imbk.flags is null or
    imbk.flags=65535 or BITAND(imbk.flags, 16)=0" > showinvo.mac
    In the output of this first macro, each SHOW INVO command
    reports a replica objid, issuing a SHOW INVO on the source
    server for that replica objid shows the source file is not
    fragmented.
    
    Next do a:
      db2  "select poolname, poolid from tsmdb1.ss_pools"
    to get the pool id associated with this storage pool and use
    that value to replace the ? in the next select statement.
    If several stgpools are affected, several select must be done,
    one per stgpool.
    
    The following can be used to identify files that are deleted but
    still have existing fragments:
     db2 "select distinct( 'show invo ' || cast( bfsa.objid as
    char(24) ) ) from tsmdb1.bf_super_aggregates bfsa where
    bfsa.poolid=? and bfsa.bfid not in ( select afbf.bfid from
    tsmdb1.af_bitfiles afbf where afbf.srvid=0 and
    afbf.bfid=bfsa.bfid and afbf.poolid=bfsa.poolid )" >
    showinvo2.mac
    
    The SHOW INVO output from this second macro should show the
    inventory object does not exist, the first fragment does not
    exist but subsequent fragments do exist.
    
    Initial Impact: Medium
    
    Additional Keywords:  TSM lack space Spectrum Protect
    

Local fix

  • Contact IBM support to do a manual cleanup if the space used by
    those objects is too important, and waiting for APAR correction
    and upgrade is not an option.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.                     *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * See error description.                                       *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently
    projected to be fixed in levels 7.1.7.100, 7.1.8.0, and 8.1.1.0.
    Note
    that this is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.
    

Problem conclusion

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

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT17285

  • Reported component name

    TSM SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5698ISMSV

  • Reported release

    71L

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-09-30

  • Closed date

    2017-02-01

  • Last modified date

    2017-02-01

  • 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

    TSM SERVER

  • Fixed component ID

    5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSGSG7","label":"Tivoli Storage Manager"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"7.1.3","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
01 February 2017