IT32825: STORAGE INSIGHTS GUI IS SLOW TO LOAD RECLAIMABLE STORAGE AND TIER ANALYSIS PANELS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Storage Insights dashboard is slow to load the bottom
  panels for RECLAIMABLE STORAGE and TIER ANALYSIS.
  
  Example from
  traceWebServer_1.log
  ---------------------------------
  2020-05-0
  4 07:39:25.463-0500 [Default Executor-thread-43]
  [StorageSubsystemServiceImpl.verifyTierDefinition] [INFO]
  retNumber: 157
  2020-05-04 07:39:25.468-0500 [Default
  Executor-thread-43]
  [StorageSubsystemServiceImpl.verifyTierThresholdDefinition]
  [INFO] retNumber: 5
  ...
  2020-05-04 07:55:48.776-0500 [Default
  Executor-thread-43] [OptimizationUtil.getIgnoredCapacityByTier]
  [INFO] result is null or empty
  2020-05-04 07:55:48.777-0500
  [Default Executor-thread-43]
  [OptimizationUtil.retrieveAggregateTierAnalysisResults] [INFO]
  size: 5
  ...
  2020-05-04 07:55:48.858-0500 [Default
  Executor-thread-43]
  [StorageSystemService.getTieringPlanningChart] [INFO] ret: {"too
  ltipFormatter":"stackedChartTooltip","series":[{"tooltipLabel":"
  Current Used Capacity:","current":[35.63186463853344,52.93685511
  1736804,3.141124743036926,1.8835876462981105,0.09020954510197043
  ],"label":"Current Used Capacity"},{"tooltipLabel":"Recommended
  Used Capacity:","current":[1.1372312805615366,3.4018628993071616
  ,5.780595555901527,4.134007758460939,79.22994419047609],"label":
  "Recommended Used Capacity"}],"xLabels":[{"text":"Tier
  0","value":1},{"text":"Tier 1","value":2},{"text":"Tier
  2","value":3},{"text":"Tier 3","value":4},{"text":"Tier
  4","value":5}],"units":"TiB"}
  2020-05-04 07:55:48.859-0500
  [Default Executor-thread-43] [TpcRestFilter.doFilter] [INFO]
  POST : /storageSystem/charts/tierPlanning took: 1011340ms
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users monitoring large environments     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The Storage Insights dashboard is slow to load the bottom    *
  * panels for RECLAIMABLE STORAGE and TIER ANALYSIS.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 4Q20   [ 5.4.1-IBM-SC ]
  
  ( release target 4Q 2020 / November )
  
  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