Problem Note 57857: The SPDSBKUP utility fails when you attempt to back up a compressed table that contains no columns
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The SPDSBKUP utility is used to back up SAS® Scalable Performance Data Server tables. When you attempt to back up a table that is compressed and contains empty columns, the SPDSBKUP utility seems to stop executing and fails to complete.
To circumvent the issue, remove any empty tables before starting the SPDSBKUP utility.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SPDS | Scalable Performance Data Client | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 5.1 HF4 | 5.1 HF6 | ||||
A fix for this issue for SAS Scalable Performance Data Server 5.2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/U88.html#57857A fix for this issue for SAS Scalable Performance Data Server 5.1 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/N49.html#57857| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2016-03-30 13:56:12 |
| Date Created: | 2016-03-15 07:19:48 |