IT46570: PERFORMANCE MONITORING FAILS FOR CISCO SWITCH WITH EXTRA/ADDITIONAL SECTION IN OUTPUT FILE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Performance monitoring of newly added Cisco switch fails if
  there is an extra/additional section in output file which
  Storage Insights is not able to process. Change in code is
  required to be able to handle these extra data.
  Below is the extra section:
  -------------------
  TABLE_others: {
          ROW_others: {
            pg_acl_drops: 0,
            pg_fib_start: 1,
            pg_fib_end: 16,
            pg_fib_drops: 206,
            pg_xbar_start: 1",
            pg_xbar_end: 16",
            pg_xbar_drops: 0,
            pg_other_drops: 0
          }
        },
  --------------------
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users monitoring Cisco switches on      *
  * 8.4.2 firmware                                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Performance monitoring of newly added Cisco switch           *
  * fails if there is an extra/additional section in output file *
  *                                                              *
  * which Storage Insights is not able to process. Change        *
  * in code is required to be able to handle these extra data.   *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 4Q24   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( release target 4Q 2024 / October )
  
  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