Flushing a service group using the 'hagrp -flush' command does not clear the value of PolicyIntention attribute

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Article ID: 100033040

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Description

Error Message

Once hagrp -online propagate is issued, it will report the below entries in the engine log:

VCS INFO V-16-1-40176 Evaluating system node01 as a possible target system for online propagate operation of group .

VCS INFO V-16-1-40010 Rejecting system node01. Group is planned for online on different system.

but the Service Group (s) do not go online on any of the nodes.

Cause

VCS uses the value of PolicyIntention attribute for online propagate or offline propagate operations on service groups. Stale values of the PolicyIntention attribute can prevent online/offline propagate operations from working. When a flush operation is performed on a service group, VCS does not clear the group’s PolicyIntention value due to conflicting conditions in the VCS code. 

Resolution

A supported hotfix has been made available for this issue. Please contact Veritas Technical Support to obtain this fix. This hotfix has not yet gone through any extensive Q&A testing. Consequently, if you are not adversely affected by this problem and have a satisfactory temporary workaround in place, we recommend that you wait for the public release of this hotfix.

Veritas Technologies LLC currently plans to address this issue by way of a patch or hotfix to the current version of the software. Please note that Veritas Technologies LLC reserves the right to remove any fix from the targeted release if it does not pass quality assurance tests. Veritas’ plans are subject to change and any action taken by you based on the above information or your reliance upon the above information is made at your own risk.

Please contact your Veritas Sales representative or the Veritas Sales group for upgrade information including upgrade eligibility to the release containing the resolution for this issue.

As a part of this patch, the value of PolicyIntention attribute is now cleared when a service group is flushed. 

As a workaround until the patch can be installed on the cluster nodes, the stale values of PolicyIntention attribute can be cleared by force stopping ( hagrp -all  -force ) and restarting ( hastart ) the cluster.

Issue/Introduction

Flushing a service group using the hagrp -flush command does not clear the value of PolicyIntention attribute. In such a situation, the only way to clear the stale PolicyIntention attribute was to (force) stop and restart the cluster.

Error Message

Once hagrp -online propagate is issued, it will report the below entries in the engine log: VCS INFO V-16-1-40176 Evaluating system node01 as a possible target system for online propagate operation of group <SG_name>. VCS INFO V-16-1-40010 Rejecting system node01. Group <SG_name> is planned for online on different system. but the Service Group (s) do not go online on any of the nodes.

Additional Information

ETrack: 3899363