DR DB vbr.py backup returns warning about catalog write problems

Products

• DX NetOps
• CA Performance Management - Usage and Administration

Issue/Introduction

Vertica Backup Warning related to storage container

Found the following error when running the Vertica vbr.py backup script on the DX NetOps Data Repository cluster nodes.

WARNING 10208:  Some storage containers' bundle metadata is not written to the catalog
HINT:  Please run meta-function "select do_tm_task('update_storage_catalog')" to update the catalog"

Environment

All supported DX NetOps Performance Management releases

Cause

The new vbr.py script checks the database for projections containing invalid metadata.

Resolution

The error is benign. The error should be ignored.

The UPDATE_STORAGE_CATALOG meta-function is is only used in a Vertica database running in EON mode.

The Vertica databases we utilize run in Enterprise mode.