IT32978: STORAGE INSIGHTS PERFORMANCE MONITOR DATA COLLECTION MAY FILL UP DISCOVERY DIRECTORY WITH EXCESS LOGS.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Storage Insights Performance Monitor jobs may fill up discovery
  directory with excess logs during the discovery process, upon
  failure of Discovery job.
  i.e. /opt/IBM/TPC/device/log/Discovery
  
  ____________________________
  The defect is against component:
  DeviceServer
  Server/Manager build/release (TPC): 5.3.6
  Agent
  build/release (TPC): N/A
  Server/Manager (OS): Linux
  Agent(OS):
  N/A
  ____________________________
  Problem as described by
  customer: Discovery logs filling up directory
  Initial customer
  impact (low/med/high): low
  

Local fix

• Engage Support
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users monitoring performance of storage *
  * devices                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Storage Insights Performance Monitor jobs may fill up        *
  * discovery                                                    *
  * directory with excess logs during the discovery process,     *
  * upon                                                         *
  * failure of Discovery job.                                    *
  * i.e. /opt/IBM/TPC/device/log/Discovery                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 2Q21   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  
  ( release target 2Q 2021 / June )
  
  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