IT39099: ALERT SECTION SHOWS UNEXPECTED WARNING ABOUT VSNAP USED CAPACITY DESPITE SETTING GLOBAL PREFERENCE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When navigating to the 'Alerts' section in the IBM Spectrum
  Protect Plus user interface, an alert can be seen when the vSnap
  is reaching its default warning or error thresholds. This
  happens even when these threshold values were changed in the
  'Global Preferences' section of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
  
  The following alert will be shown:
  <vSnap name> (Vsnap): free disk space xxx MB (xx.xx% free) lower
  than threshold 20%.
  
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.x
  
  Additional Keywords: SPP, SPPlus, TS007230641
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels 10.1.x.                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * see ERROR Description                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * currently projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus *
  * level 10.1.9. Note that this is subject to change at the     *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus global preference "Target free space
  warning (percentage)" is correctly being used for vSnap alerts
  regarding free space threshold.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• GUI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels