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Problem IC66950
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Status: Closed |
AFTER ALTER TABLESPACE REDUCE ON DMS TABLESPACE, "DF -K" ON THE VERITAS FS (VXFS) STILL SHOWS SPACE NOT RELEASE BACK TO OS. |
| product: |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2 |
| Problem description: |
After issuing the ALTER TABLESPACE ... REDUCE command on the
DMS tablespace which resides on the Veritas Filesystem (VxFS),
the "df -k" OS command still shows disk space not release back
to the OS.
However, both the "ls -l" and "db2 list tablespace" commands
show the DMS container size has been reduced. NOTE: the issue
is only applicable to the Veritas filesystem (VxFS). |
| Problem Summary: |
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* USERS AFFECTED: *
* Users with DMS tablespace on VxFS. *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: *
* Without this APAR, customer is exposed to the issue as *
* described in the "ERROR DESCRIPTION" section. *
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* RECOMMENDATION: *
* Upgrade to DB2 LUW version 9.7, Fixpack 3. *
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| Local Fix: |
External Veritas setext tool can be used to release the space
but should be done with caution, and users are advise to take
a DB2 backup before making any changes. |
| Solution |
First fixed in DB2 Version 9.7, Fixpack 3. |
| Workaround |
n/a |
| Timestamps |
Date - problem reported :
Date - problem closed :
Date - last modified :
| 09.03.2010
21.10.2010
21.10.2010 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) |
9.7.FP3
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| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |
