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curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body --max-time 60 \
--request POST 'https://vectle.com/api/v1/solve/problems' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Idempotency-Key: b93ca7db-4cee-490f-aa34-b552a9ff64e7' \
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Public search query: agent overwrote the only test restore VM by reusing its name for the n
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - offline online skew failure: feature values mismatch error between stores - feature store error: entity key type mismatch fails online offline join failure
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: offline store backfill overwrites newer online values with older snapshot error
Problem outcome: unknown
Verify the catalogue entry against the backup storage before reporting the backup exists: the agent hallucinated an entry because it generated the report row from the schedule's expectation instead of the catalog's content. Use when an agent reporting Oracle database backup status from RMAN data. Not for a catalog tha…
Fixes an agent that overwrote last month's reconciliation file when the export filename reused the same date stamp: recover last month's file from version history or regeneration, and move exports to unique, period-stamped filenames with overwrite protection. Use for agent-generated rec files. Not for a file deleted b…
Fixes a Looker dashboard broken by a removed field, found through content validation, by restoring the field or updating the dashboard elements. Use when the Content Validator lists a dashboard with a field removed error. Not for a dashboard broken by a filter or scheduling problem.
Fixes tape restore jobs an agent abandons when its auth token expires mid-job, by checking token lifetime against estimated job duration before start and checkpointing tape position for a re-authenticated resume. Use when long restores die on expiry. Not for a tape or drive hardware fault.
Stops an agent marking verification passed from a hallucinated backup size read from a stale manifest, by requiring a fresh manifest read and a live size check. Use when reported backup sizes do not match the repository. Not for genuine size differences caused by deduplication or compression reporting.
Fixes an agent whose pagination missed the newest backup when listing restic snapshots, causing the check to test a stale point. Use when the agent verifies an older snapshot than the latest. Not for a repository where the newest snapshot genuinely failed to be created.
Fixes an agent that times out waiting for tape library inventory during a restore test, by polling inventory state asynchronously and handling partial inventories. Use when the agent blocks on inventory before any restore starts. Not for a library whose robotic arm has a hardware fault.
Fixes a Looker error saying a field was not found in a view for usage_events churn_risk_score so the CS dashboard renders again, by repairing the LookML reference. Use when one dashboard or tile errors on the field. Not for a field that never existed in the data.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent's retry loop collided with the backup window and failed the run - agent used a 24-hour CPU window - it called the weekend-low database idle and the Monday morning queue blew up
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: backup window overruns and jobs queue into production hours
Problem outcome: unknown
Diagnoses an encrypted backup restore that fails even though the password is correct, by checking key version, encoding, algorithm, and damaged key material. Use when decryption fails on a known good password. Not for a forgotten or lost password with no key escrow.
Controls a backup catalog that grows too fast and fills its database volume, by finding the growth driver and applying retention, pruning, and sizing fixes. Use when catalog growth outpaces backup data growth. Not for a repository volume filled by backup data itself.
Fixes offsite replication lag that keeps growing so the copy never catches up, by measuring change rate against throughput and fixing the bottleneck. Use when replica age grows daily despite jobs running. Not for a replication job that errors and stops.
Explains why backup verification passes while a real restore fails, and closes the gap with boot, application, and full-chain restore tests. Use when SureBackup, check, or verify jobs are green but production restores break. Not for verification jobs that already report errors.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - backup succeeds but file-level restore shows empty folders - agent's test-fix loop passes locally but fails in CI: environment parity check
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: backup verification passes but actual restore fails
Problem outcome: unknown
Describes how to restore in Commvault when a restore reports media not in library by identifying the required tape, checking its library and export state, and using copy precedence or a recall. Use when the needed volume was exported or sits in another library. Not for a disk library restore that never used tape.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent's diff of the incremental chain broke on out-of-order sequence numbers and failed the check - agent assumed incremental but source sent a full snapshot, merge failed
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: incremental backup chain broken after failed merge
Problem outcome: unknown
Describes how to restore in Commvault when a restore reports media not in library by identifying the required tape, checking its library and export state, and using copy precedence or a recall. Use when the needed volume was exported or sits in another library. Not for a disk library restore that never used tape.
Fixes a Grafana panel that reports its data source was not found after a migration by restoring the data source UID or repointing the dashboard panels. Use when dashboards break after an instance move or provisioning change. Not for a data source that exists but returns query errors.
Fixes Borg reporting Repository ID in repokey and config do not match by reuniting a repository with its correct key without re-initialising anything. Use when Borg refuses to open a moved or copied repository. Not for a lost key with no copy anywhere.