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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 2, 2023

Client Deploy should not break 100% if one single server fails package prepare. Failure causes should show up in the GUI. Documentation should show troubleshooting details.

If you have multiple spectrum protect servers which are replicating, and then you enable client deploy,
then if any one of the deploy targets has an error, such as a replica server that was offline,
and then if you have daily replication which pushes out, it will break deploy manager for all systems.
EXPECTATION: It should not fail for the servers which are configured properly.

On the scheduling page in OpCenter, it gives zero information about WHY it is failing.  
EXPECTATION: It should list which server it is unhappy with.

In the docs linked to in the OpCenter page, it gives no information about the underlying functions, nor how to troubleshoot.  
EXPECTATION: It should clearly document the underlying steps so they can be troubleshot.

It took 5 years, and a new TAA taking interest, to be able to get this working.

### Reset the local clients that are failing
TSM1: DEL FI IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_UNX *
TSM1: DEL FI IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_WIN *

TSM1: remove replnode IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_UNX server=TSM2
TSM1: remove replnode IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_WIN server=TSM2

TSM1: remove node IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_UNX
TSM1: remove node IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_WIN

### Reset the remote clients that are failing
TSM2: DEL FI IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_UNX *
TSM2: DEL FI IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_WIN *

TSM2: remove replnode IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_UNX server=TSM1
TSM2: remove replnode IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_WIN server=TSM1

TSM2: remove node IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_UNX
TSM2: remove node IBM_DEPLOY_CLIENT_WIN

### Reset deploypkgmgr - not really needed
SET DEPLOYPKGMGR off
SET DEPLOYREPOSITORY /sp/software/octemp/downloads/
SET DEPLOYMAXPKGS 4
SET DEPLOYPKGMGR on

### HELPS - The underlying hidden command that does the sync.
refresh pkg clean=no startnow=yes
 

Idea priority Low
  • Admin
    Juan Carlos Jimenez Fuentes
    Reply
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    Sep 8, 2023

    This request may not be delivered within the release currently under development, but the theme is aligned with the current multi-year strategy. IBM may consider and evaluate any RFE Community feedback for this request through activities such as voting. IBM will update this request in the future.