Bug 25124

Bug: 25124

Impact:

Product:

GemStone/S

Versions:

6.7.2.1, 6.7.2, 6.7.1, 6.7, 6.6.5, 6.6.4, 6.6.3.3, 6.6.3.2, 6.6.3, 6.6.2, 6.6.1, 6.6, 6.5.8, 6.5.7.5, 6.5.7, 6.5.6, 6.5.5, 6.5.4, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.3.1, 6.3, 6.2.x, 6.2, 6.1.6, 6.1.5, 6.1.x, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0

Platform:

All

Fixed In:

fullBackupCompressedTo: fails for raw character partitions

"SystemRepository fullBackupCompressedTo:" will fail with the following
error message when applied to a raw character partition:

  topaz> run
  SystemRepository fullBackupCompressedTo: '/dev/rchardevice'
  %
  -----------------------------------------------------
  GemStone: Error         Nonfatal
  An attempt to write to file '/dev/rchardevice' failed because
    '[rdbfio.gzclose !TCP@myhost#dbf!/dev/rchardevice errno=22,
    EINVAL, Invalid ... .This error terminates the backup and the backup
    file is not usable.
  Error Category: [GemStone] Number: 2305 Arg Count: 2
  Arg 1: /dev/rchardevice
  Arg 2: [rdbfio.gzclose !TCP@myhost#dbf!/dev/rchardevice errno=22,
    EINVAL, Invalid argument (programmer error)]


After hitting this error, the system will still think that a backup
is in progress.  You will need to execute:

  SystemRepository abortFullBackup

to clear the confusion.

Workaround

Use the equivalent block device name for the chosen raw partition.