XPS errors in the policy server logs - "Deleteable" and "Not removing (implicitly) obsolete dictionary object ..."

Products

• SITEMINDER
• CA Single Sign On Federation (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign-On
• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)

Issue/Introduction

We recently installed policy store and policy server and noticed that there are multiple messages in smps.log related to XPS (deletable).

[7062/140350478755648][Tue Jun 15 2021 13:28:37][XPSDDAttribute.cpp:722][Deleteable][INFO][sm-xpsxps-03790] CA.SM::IMSAdditionalProperties.Name: Not removing (implicitly) obsolete dictionary object "Index" (CA.XPS::[email protected]::IMSAdditionalProperties.Name)

Environment

Release : 12.8

Component : SITEMINDER -POLICY SERVER

Cause

The "Deleteable" messages in the SMPS.log are just showing there are "Parent" objects in the Policy Store for which there have been no "Children" objects created, there are no linked objects so technically the objects are "Deleteable".

[7062/140350478755648][Tue Jun 15 2021 13:28:37][XPSDDAttribute.cpp:722][Deleteable][INFO][sm-xpsxps-03790] CA.SM::IMSAdditionalProperties.Name: Not removing (implicitly) obsolete dictionary object "Index" (CA.XPS::[email protected]::IMSAdditionalProperties.Name)

However, since these are Dictionary objects for the Policy Store that may be needed in the future, they will not be removed.

Resolution

These messages are normal, and are not necessary indication of any problems.

Hence the log as flagged as [INFO].

The "Deleteable" messages do not only limit to IMS object, it could also happen to SM object as well, and we have seen that too.

 

However, if your policy server is integrated with IDM, one should still ensure "XPSDDInstall IdmSmObjects.xdd -VT" has been executed correctly, so that IDM Dictionary objects are loaded properly into the policy store.