RecoverPoint for VMs: A full sweep may occur after an upgrade

Summary: The Consistency Group/s (CG/s) enter into an error state, stop replication, or full sweep may occur, after upgrading RecoverPoint for Virtual Machine from version smaller than 5.2.2.2 to 5.3.x. ...

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Symptoms

The Consistency Group/s (CG/s) enter into an error state, stop replication, or full sweep may occur, after RecoverPoint for Virtual Machine NDU from version smaller than 5.2.2.2 to 5.3.x.
 
In the iofilterd-emcjiraf.log, under folder 
/var/run/log or /scratch/log

 there are multiple errors related to iofilterd-emcjiraf being unable to open JVOL files due to file lock still being held. 
2020-12-23T23:59:52Z iofilterd-emcjiraf[2101464]: OBJLIB-FILEBE : FileBEOpen: can't open '/vmfs/volumes/5d4dda36-855a53d4-9b3d-b0262812bf2c/RPvStorage/6f9731c879a226e5_IOFilter_JVOL_00040-flat.vmdk' : Failed to lock the file (262146).
2020-12-23T23:59:52Z iofilterd-emcjiraf[2101464]: DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/5d4dda36-855a53d4-9b3d-b0262812bf2c/RPvStorage/6f9731c879a226e5_IOFilter_JVOL_00040-flat.vmdk" : failed to open (Failed to lock the file): ObjLib_Open failed. Type 3
2020-12-23T23:59:52Z iofilterd-emcjiraf[2101464]: DISKLIB-LINK : "/vmfs/volumes/5d4dda36-855a53d4-9b3d-b0262812bf2c/RPvStorage/6f9731c879a226e5_IOFilter_JVOL_00040.vmdk" : failed to open (Failed to lock the file).
2020-12-23T23:59:52Z iofilterd-emcjiraf[2101464]: DISKLIB-CHAIN : "/vmfs/volumes/5d4dda36-855a53d4-9b3d-b0262812bf2c/RPvStorage/6f9731c879a226e5_IOFilter_JVOL_00040.vmdk" : failed to open (Failed to lock the file).

Cause

Iofilterd-emcjiraf is unable to open JVOL files due to lock.

Resolution

Workaround:
Before upgrading to 5.3.x, perform an additional upgrade to go to RP4VM, splitter and jiraf to version 5.2.2.4 and then upgrade to 5.3.x.

Resolution:

This issue is addressed in the RecoverPoint 5.2.2.2 version and later.

To determine whether an upgrade is appropriate for your environment, contact the Dell Customer Support Center or your service representative and reference this solution ID.

Affected Products

RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
Article Properties
Article Number: 000187284
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2024
Version:  7
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