Commvault Simpana; Linux Informix Db Jobs failing.

So for the past month I've had a reoccurring issue with one Linux client and backing up the Informix db.

        Error Code: [82:129]
Description: The job is pending because: The remote end has closed network connection unexpectedly
Source: mi-2k2-cv, Process: CVD


Here's some pertinent info from the client logs IFXXBSA.log and bar_act.log:

IFXXBSA.log
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject:  Query.CopyType:3|LGName:|CopyGpName:|ResourceType:ND
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject:  Query.ObjectType=4|ObjectStatus=2
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject:  Query.Description=
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 ReadFromOnconfig() -  nitems : 2
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 ReadFromOnconfig() -  Parameter SERVERNUM= 0
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject: Call GetBackupInfoByJob to set/update the ArchFileMap cache
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 ::GetSubclientDir() - The subclient directory is [/opt/simpana/iDataAgent/jobResults/2/5789].
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject: GetBackupInfoByJob did not succeed.. ignore and continue
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject: /ifmx_online/datadbs01/0 . Try ArchiveManager. size=1|PID=7940
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject: Unable to find object key=/ifmx_online/datadbs01/0 in the map.
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject: Check map(for debugging): key=/ifmx_online/rootdbs/0|val=/ifmx_online/rootdbs/0.1450475164.7940
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject: /ifmx_online/datadbs01/0 not found in CV database
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject: Trying to find /ifmx_online/datadbs01/0 in ixbar..|obj_field2=datadbs01|startrefversion=0
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject: /ifmx_online/datadbs01/0 not found in /opt/IBM/informix/etc/ixbar.0.
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAQueryObject: Exit, status:26
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAEndTxn: Enter, vote:2
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAEndTxn: Error: Transfer Incomplete
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSAEndTxn: Exit, status:3
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSATerminate: Enter - PID:7933, TID:7940, xbsaParams.pid:7933
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 IfxBackupRestoreBase::ExitHere() - Job[0] thread[7940]: m_totalFilesTrans=0 m_totalFilesTransferred=0
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 IfxBackupRestoreBase::Finalize() - Job[0] thread[7940]: Exit.
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 IfxAgentBase::Finalize() - delete m_hostName
7940 b740d940 12/18 16:46:28 527474 BSATerminate: Exit, status=0, exstatus=3


bar_act.log

 2015-12-18 16:04:29 6482  6476 onbar_d complete, returning -1 (0xffffffff)
 2015-12-18 16:24:38 7113  7106 onbar_d -b -L 0
 2015-12-18 16:24:38 7113  7106 Working with cvsm as generic storage manager.
 2015-12-18 16:24:38 7113  7106 Archive started on rootdbs, datadbs01, llogdbs01 (Requested Level 0).
 2015-12-18 16:24:38 7113  7106 (-43078) Open or close failed on file '/opt/IBM/informix/etc/ixbar.0', errno = 2 .
No such file or directory
 2015-12-18 16:24:38 7113  7106 Begin level 0 backup rootdbs.
 2015-12-18 16:24:38 7113  7106 Starting Filter /bin/gzip.
 2015-12-18 16:24:38 7116  7113 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
 2015-12-18 16:24:58 7116  7113 The child process for the backup and restore filter is terminating
with exit code 0.
 2015-12-18 16:24:58 7113  7106 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
 2015-12-18 16:25:01 7113  7106 Completed level 0 backup rootdbs (Storage Manager copy ID: 7113 1450473878).
 2015-12-18 16:25:01 7113  7106 Begin level 0 backup datadbs01.
 2015-12-18 16:25:01 7113  7106 Starting Filter /bin/gzip.
 2015-12-18 16:25:01 7139  7113 ASSERT: file bar_unix.c line 1448 - contact product support
 2015-12-18 16:25:01 7139  7113 See also: /storage/informixtmp//core
 2015-12-18 16:25:01 7113  7106 (-43082) Writing to backup and restore filter failed with error 136103679.
 2015-12-18 16:25:12 7113  7106 Begin backup of critical file '/opt/IBM/informix/etc/ixbar.0'.
 2015-12-18 16:25:12 7113  7106 (-43078) Open or close failed on file '/opt/IBM/informix/etc/ixbar.0', errno = 2 .
No such file or directory
 2015-12-18 16:25:12 7113  7106 onbar_d complete, returning -1 (0xffffffff)


The resolution for this particular issue was removing a pair of functions from an onconfig file on the client, specifically:

BACKUP_FILTER /bin/gzip
RESTORE_FILTER /bin/gunzip

Restarted Informix via onmode -ky then oninit -v then re-tried the incremental backup job and EUREKA! much success.

Outlook 2010 opening in Safe mode.. all of a sudden

We had some users report issues with Outlook 2010 this morning.. opening the program for the first time today resulted in Safe Mode. Subsequent closing and re-openings also were in Safe Mode.

Googling returned this Reddit article about KB3114409 is the cause.  removing and rebooting resolves the issue.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3013219/microsoft-windows/microsoft-pulls-botched-patch-kb-3114409-that-triggered-problems-with-outlook-2010.html

Basically:
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update KB 3114409, intended to help admins keep Outlook 2010 from starting in safe mode, has in fact done the opposite. Many Outlook 2010 customers report that installing KB 3114409 forces Outlook to start in safe mode....

Powershell Line Continuation

In my Powershell script that I created earlier this year to create new domain user objects while also editing several attributes I ran into an issue here yesterday where I wanted to package it up as an executable for other members of IT here. Once converted using the PS2EXE script here, it'd fail to add the streetaddress, city, zip, and scriptpath attributes only.  Very, very weird.

So in ISE the script would process 100% correctly, however in a Powershell session or after converting to an EXE it'd fail.

I posted to ExpertsExchange and only really got head scratches, and a couple comments about the organization of the script.  I had a switch array before the actual $ value, which I swapped around. I had thought initially that maybe there was a limit to the number of values you could modify either in one line or in one cmdlet but that's just crazy talk.  I tried breaking the New-ADuser part up over multiple lines but then it started missing other attribute values.

So I went looking for the correct method of busting up a long cmdlet and read about Splatting.  Splatting didn't work for me.. not sure why but most likely I got the syntax wrong.  So then I found the back tick (`) line continuation.  This method actually worked.. so to show you before I had this:

New-ADUser -path $myOU -samaccountname $name -name $displayname -DisplayName $DisplayName -Surname $Surname -givenname $givenname  -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString $Password -AsPlainText -force) -enabled:$false -emailaddress $proxyaddress  -Description $Description -Title $jobtitle -Office $office -UserPrincipalName $proxyaddress -Department $department  -Company $company -StreetAddress $Street -city $city -state $state -PostalCode $zip -ScriptPath $scriptpath

All on one gigantic line.. Now though it's this:

New-ADUser -path $myOU -samaccountname $name -name $displayname -DisplayName $DisplayName -Surname $Surname -givenname $givenname `
 -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString $Password -AsPlainText -force) -enabled:$false -emailaddress $proxyaddress `
 -Description $Description -Title $jobtitle -Office $office -UserPrincipalName $proxyaddress -Department $department `
 -Company $company -StreetAddress $Street -city $city -state $state -PostalCode $zip -ScriptPath $scriptpath

I know it's not MUCH different here but notice the back ticks.. those are breaking it up over 4 lines.  Makes it incredibly easier to read and now my script works again.  Now I'm not saying that breaking up this cmdlet over multiple lines actually fixed the missing variables but I'm glad I had to go through it.

Solarwinds, IT is your destiny - t-shirts

Stumbled across this yesterday: https://thwack.solarwinds.com/community/solarwinds-community/contests-missions/it-is-your-destiny?CMP=SOC-X-LI-Q415_GDL_THW_Contest_LI-X-THW_LP-THW I've already submitted a SS for the SAM module.