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Workspace IBM i
Categories Core OS
Created by Guest
Created on May 13, 2016

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Check for presence of folder in IFS root with same name as IASP during VARY ON process

During our recent failover the IFS situated in the IASP was not visible/accessible for the user after the VARY ON of the IASP.
Fortunately I remembered this issue from my period at STG LabServices and I could correct the situation.
The work around is to vary off the IASP, delete or rename the folder and vary on the IASP again. This procedure (plus the time to find the root cause) is very costly time wise (and even stressful in case of an unplanned failover with PowerHA).
As this issue is generic I would like to aks if you could consider to perform a check during the VARY ON process for the existence of a folder in the IFS root with the same name as the IASP being varied on and then rename it with clear messages in the SYSLOG and QSYSOPR.
The folder could have been created manually, during the installation of a product that points to the IASP for its parameters and files and is being installed on the failover system or simple accidentally running that product that points to the IASP.


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Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 28, 2020

    This has been delivered in PTF SI74030 (V7R3) and SI74031 (V7R4).

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 6, 2020

    IBM plans to implement a solution similar to a duplicate library or spool file. If a non-empty directory with the same name as the IASP exists in sysbas, the vary on will be paused and an inquiry message will be posted to the QSYSOPR message queue. The user can then respond with:

    I (ignore): legacy behavior, attempts the mount anyway and fails, leaving CPDB414 RC=1 in the job log but successfully varying on the IASP
    R (retry): retry the mount (after user has deleted or renamed the directory)
    F (force): force mount over the existing non-empty directory
    C (cancel): cancels the vary on

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 20, 2018

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Core OS
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - PowerHA
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 24, 2017

    IBM has received the requirement and is evaluating it. IBM will provide a response after evaluation is complete.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 17, 2016

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - High Availability, PowerHA
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Core OS
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 16, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #88346 in product IBM i.

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