IT39177: STORAGE INSIGHTS PERFORMANCE MONITOR SCHEDULE FAILS TO BE ENABLED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When trying to enable the schedule for Performance Monitoring
  (check the box "Enable performance monitoring" in Data
  Collection  > Schedule) it failed with a Null Pointer Exception.
  
  The action UPDATE_PERFORMANCE_SCHEDULE gives:
  
  exception
      null
     
  java.lang.NullPointerException
         
  at com.ibm.srm.dcm.impl.manager.ExecutionHandler.runUpdateSched
  ule(ExecutionHandler.java:618)
         
  at com.ibm.srm.dcm.impl.manager.ExecutionHandler.runTask(Execut
  ionHandler.java:166)
         
  at com.ibm.srm.dcm.impl.manager.DCMServiceManager.requestSystem
  Action(DCMServiceManager.java:415)
         
  at com.ibm.srm.dcm.impl.manager.DCMServiceManager.requestMultiS
  ystemActions(DCMServiceManager.java:297)
         
  at com.ibm.srm.dcm.impl.DCMService.lambda$requestMultiSystemAct
  ions$2(DCMService.java:231)
         
  at com.ibm.srm.dcm.impl.DCMService$$Lambda$355/0x00000000f80106
  70.call(UnknownSource)
         
  at com.ibm.srm.utils.api.threadpool.ThreadPool.lambda$submit$3(
  ThreadPool.java:92)
         
  at com.ibm.srm.utils.api.threadpool.ThreadPool$$Lambda$256/0x00
  00000074660c50.call(UnknownSource)
         
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:277)
         
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPool
  Executor.java:1160)
         
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoo
  lExecutor.java:635)
         
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:825)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users setting the Performance Monitor   *
  * schedule                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When trying to enable and set the schedule for               *
  * Performance Monitoring (checking the box                     *
  * "Enable performance monitoring" in                           *
  * Data Collection > Schedule) it fails and throws              *
  * a Null Pointer Exception.                                    *
  *                                                              *
  * The action to enable and set the schedule fails.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 4Q21   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( release target 4Q 2021 / December )
  
  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