=====[V7] ISSUE: Backup failed to run space free up of destination. Error: Log is corrupted. Error=null, caused by [NullPointerException] null ===== Article ID: 5319
Reviewed: 2018-05-04

Product Version:
AhsayACB / AhsayOBM: Pre-7.15.4.10
OS: All platforms ATTENTION 1st January, 2022: v7 officially End-of-Life [details] ===== Problem Description ===== When performing a backup of any type with the option Run Retention Policy after backup enabled, the following error message is received in the backup report:

No.	Type	Timestamp	Log
*	...	...	...
*	info	...	Start running retention policy on backup set "backupset (backupset_id)", "destination (destination_id)"
*	...	...	...
*	erro	YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss	Failed to run space free up of destination "destination (destination_id)". Error: "[bW][AbstractLogFile.ParseExpt][AbstractLogFile.read] Line x of 'directory_path\.obm\statistics\Usage\YYYY-MM-DD.log' is corrupted. Error=null, caused by [NullPointerException] null"
*	...	...	...

===== Cause ===== The error message suggests that one of the backup client statistic log is corrupted. ===== Resolution ===== To resolve the issue, patch the AhsayOBM / ACB application to version 7.15.4.10 or above. The instructions can be found by Clicking Here. ===== Keywords ===== space, free, free-up, nullpointerexcrption, null, corrupted, corrupt