The Online Database Backup (OLB) has been failing frequently in Spectrum 24.3.11 and later versions

Products

• Network Observability
• Spectrum

Issue/Introduction

Since upgrading to version 24.3.11 and higher, SpectroSERVER Online Database Backup (OLB) has been experiencing frequent failures, specifically on the Windows platform.

Environment

DX NetOps Spectrum 24.3.11 and higher

Cause

The multi-thread DB save is failing on Windows.

Resolution

Add the following parameter in the $SPECROOT/SS/.vnmrc file:

enable_multithread_ssdb_copy=false

 

Once the parameter is in place, stop and restart the SpectroSERVER for the changes to go into effect.

Additional Information

The change will be included in 25.4.4 release.