IT47354: INCORRECT SIZES IN VM BACKUP UTILIZATION REPORT WHEN OPTION - USE STORAGE UTILIZATION AS BASE BACKUP VALUE - IS SET TO NO

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In IBM Storage Protect Plus VM Backup Utilization reports,
  when a VM is assigned to multiple SLAs, only the Backup size
  from the last SLA is used but backup sizes from additional SLAs
  are ignored in the calculation.
  
  |MDVREGR 10.1.7.2 5737SPLUS|
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected: 10.1.8 and later.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Keywords : Report Utilization backup Size SPP
  SPPLUS TS017578572
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  *  IBM Storage Protect Plus 10.1.8 and later                   *
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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 *
  * levels 10.1.16.4. Note that this is subject to change at the *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
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Problem conclusion

• With the applied fix, the VM Backup Utilization Report now
  aggregates and displays the total Backup Size values for VMs
  assigned to multiple SLAs when the 'Use storage utilization as
  base backup value' parameter is set to 'No'.
  

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

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels