IT30537: STORAGE INSIGHTS SHOWS THE WRONG VOLUMES FOR THE FLASHCOPY COLUMN ON THE CAPACITY TAB.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In Storage Insights under Insights>Capacity>FlashCopy>View
  Volumes it brings up a list of Protected Volumes instead of the
  FlashCopy Volumes.
  
  "View Volumes" shows the same volumes for
  both the "Protected" and "FlashCopy" columns.
  
  
  RECREATE STEPS:
  
  Observe incorrectly displayed volumes as described
  here.
  
  Problem as described by customer:
  Incorrect volumes for
  the FlashCopy column on the Capacity tab.
  
  Initial customer
  impact (low/med/high): med
  

Local fix

• a workaround to see the correct FlashCopy volumes, by device is
  to click the Resources menu > Block Storage Systems
  Then
  right-click the table header and enable the FlashCopy column,
  and then select the link for every non zero FlashCopy column
  value, to see the FlashCopy volumes for a specific device.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users monitoring device with FlashCopy  *
  * volumes                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Storage Insights shows the wrong volumes for                 *
  * the FlashCopy column on the "Capacity" tab.                  *
  *                                                              *
  * In Storage Insights, navigating to:                          *
  * Insights > Capacity > FlashCopy > View Volumes               *
  *                                                              *
  * The GUI has a list of Protected Volumes instead of           *
  * the FlashCopy Volumes.                                       *
  *                                                              *
  * "View Volumes" shows the same volumes for                    *
  * both the "Protected" and "FlashCopy" columns.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 1Q20   [ 5.3.6-IBM-SC ]
  
  ( release target February 1Q 2020 )
  
  The target dates for future releases do not represent a formal
  commitment by IBM. The dates are subject to change without
  notice.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  STORAGE INSIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPCSI

Applicable component levels