BUG REPORT: Agent spoolers are hanging or very slow after running for one to three weeks.

Article:TECH76417  |  Created: 2009-01-04  |  Updated: 2010-01-23  |  Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH76417
Article Type
Technical Solution


Environment

Problem



BUG REPORT: Agent spoolers are hanging or very slow after running for one to three weeks.

Solution



EVIDENCE:
After running normally for a period of time, the VBR agent spoolers all start to show increasing lag time.  Although spool files are processed, the time is longer so that it appears that none are being processed.
From corbaserver log vbr_server-0.log before the problem:
8/29/09 10:28:57 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupJobs() Time taken to process BackupFinalJob data 63 milliseconds
8/29/09 10:28:57 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupImage() Processing BackupImage
8/29/09 10:28:57 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupImage() Time taken to process BackupImage data 187 milliseconds
8/29/09 10:28:59 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadTapeDrives() Time taken to process BackupMedia data 16 milliseconds
8/29/09 10:29:01 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadTapeDrives() Time taken to process BackupMedia data 16 milliseconds
8/29/09 10:29:01 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupImage() Processing BackupImage
8/29/09 10:29:01 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupImage() Time taken to process BackupImage data 219 milliseconds
8/29/09 10:29:02 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupImage() Processing BackupImage
8/29/09 10:29:02 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupImage() Time taken to process BackupImage data 157 milliseconds
8/29/09 10:29:03 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadTapeDrives() Time taken to process BackupMedia data 16 milliseconds

From corbaserver log vbr_server-0.log after the problem:
8/31/09 9:53:25 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupImage() Time taken to process BackupImage data 162547 milliseconds
8/31/09 9:53:25 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadTapeDrives() Time taken to process BackupMedia data 162563 milliseconds
8/31/09 9:54:27 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupJobs() Time taken to process BackupFinalJob data 87827 milliseconds
8/31/09 9:54:27 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadTapeDrives() Time taken to process BackupMedia data 175076 milliseconds
8/31/09 9:54:36 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadTapeDrives() Time taken to process BackupMedia data 75189 milliseconds
8/31/09 9:54:40 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadTapeDrives() Time taken to process BackupMedia data 62363 milliseconds
8/31/09 9:54:53 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadTapeDrives() Time taken to process BackupMedia data 275432 milliseconds
8/31/09 9:55:06 AM EDT INFO com.veritas.ccsvc.server.core.corba.AgentComponentCORBAImpl.loadBackupJobs() Time taken to process BackupFinalJob data 1330261 milliseconds


SOLUTION/WORKAROUND:
Restart the VBR corbaserver process.
This problem is resolved in VBR version 6.6.2

Supplemental Materials

SourceETrack
Value1791356
DescriptionAgent spoolers are hanging or very slow after running for one to three weeks.

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336761


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