IT40227: BROCADE REST API SWITCHES CANNOT BE PROBED.

IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.7 - Windows Server
IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.7 - Linux Server
IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.7 - AIX Server
IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.7 - Agents

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Brocade Rest API switches might lose their data source if they
  had port connections to a fabric that is no longer detectable.
  
  The probe and performance monitor can no longer run on that
  switch. The virtual switches appear as having "Probe disabled".
  Normal would be to have "Probe status" be empty.
  
  device/log/traceTPCDeviceServer.log
  
  2022-02-11 12:04:55.383+0100 entityIDs = [19364101, 19364098,
  19612355, 19364109, 19364107, 19612358, 19364104, 19364086,
  19364083, 19612350, 19364114, 19364112, 19364095, 19612369,
  19364092, 19364089]   com.ibm.tpc.fabric.FabricManagerService
  deleteMissingDevices BrocadeSwitchPostProcess-<IP Address of the
  switch being probed>
  2022-02-11 12:04:55.633+0100 snmpAgents = [], cimomAgents = [SMI
  Agent IP Address], napiAgents = [Rest API datasource that will
  be deleted]   com.ibm.tpc.fabric.FabricManagerService
  deleteMissingDevices BrocadeSwitchPostProcess-<IP Address of the
  switch being probed>
  2022-02-11 12:04:55.633+0100 fabricsToDeleteSchedules =
  [19612350, 19364107, 19364112]
  com.ibm.tpc.fabric.FabricManagerService deleteMissingDevices
  BrocadeSwitchPostProcess-<IP Address of the switch being probed>
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Control users who monitor Brocade switches      *
  * through REST API.                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Brocade Rest API switches might lose their data source if    *
  * they                                                         *
  * had port connections to a fabric that is no longer           *
  * detectable.                                                  *
  *                                                              *
  * The probe and performance monitor can no longer run on that  *
  * switch. The virtual switches appear as having "Probe         *
  * disabled".                                                   *
  * Normal would be to have "Probe status" be empty.             *
  *                                                              *
  * If a SAN switch has a port connected to a fabric that is no  *
  * longer                                                       *
  * detectable, then its data source will be deleted by the      *
  * probe of                                                     *
  * the switch that does not find that fabric anymore.           *
  * The fix for this APAR is: do not delete the switch's data    *
  * source                                                       *
  * unless the switch is undetectable.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following release:
  
  IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.7   [ 5.4.7-IBM-SC ]
  ( release target 2Q 2022 / May )
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/359939
  
  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

  TPC

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPC00

Applicable component levels