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Re: [ADSM-L] log not flushing

2017-11-09 07:47:40
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] log not flushing
From: Remco Post <r.post AT PLCS DOT NL>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 13:45:59 +0100
> On 9 Nov 2017, at 13:09, Marc Lanteigne <marclanteigne AT CA.IBM DOT COM> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Remco,
> 
> That's normal, that's how active logs work.  Only the archive log will be
> purged after a database backup.
> 
> The active log includes transactions that are in-flight, that is that they
> are currently running.  The only reason that they go away when you restart
> the server is that when the server shuts down, it ends all the
> transactions.  No transactions=no active logs.
> 
> Your server is working normally.  Just make sure you have sufficient active
> log space and that the filesystem/LUN used for the active log is not shared
> with anything.

Hi Marc,

you are right, my bad.

But, 96 ff-ing GB of active log on an idle TSM server? no processes, no 
sessions, nothing… We have configured 128 GB of active log space for these 
servers, so I guess all I can do is wait until the server crashes?

> 
> -
> Thanks,
> Marc...
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Remco Post [mailto:r.post AT PLCS DOT NL]
> Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2017 7:59 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: [ADSM-L] log not flushing
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> for my current customer we’ve build a number of SP 8.1.1 servers. One thing
> that is new is that sometimes the server doesn’t empty the DB2 active log
> after a full database backup. The only way it seems that the log gets
> flushed is by restarting the TSM server. I’ve seen this now 2 or 3 times in
> the few months that we’re actively using these servers and it makes me feel
> uneasy. And no, it’s not like the server is very busy, the server was
> completely idle as far as I can see.
> 
> --
> 
> Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards,
> 
> Remco Post
> r.post AT plcs DOT nl
> +31 6 248 21 622
> 

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 Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards,

Remco Post
r.post AT plcs DOT nl
+31 6 248 21 622

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