Direct links to fixes
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Changing Switch Blade port configuration causes performance to not be collected properly for those ports until a Spectrum Control server restart. Ports of which configuration was changed will not have any performance data in performance charts and tables.
Local fix
Reboot of spectrum Control server
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * IBM Spectrum Control Users who monitor Brocade Switches * * through REST API; those switches have virtual fabric * * enabled, and their configuration changes frequently. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * Changing Switch Blade port configuration causes performance * * to * * not be collected properly for those ports until a Spectrum * * Control server restart. * * Ports of which configuration was changed will not have any * * performance data in performance charts and tables. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** Performance monitors were not picking up the changes in the virtual switches configuration. As a result, some ports missed their performance metrics. This APAR fixes that and ensures that all the switch configuration changes get reflected in the performance monitors.
Problem conclusion
The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following release: IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.9 [ 5.4.9-IBM-SC ] ( release target 4Q 2022 / December ) https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/359939 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 number
IT41174
Reported component name
TPC ADVANCED
Reported component ID
5608TPCA0
Reported release
546
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2022-06-09
Closed date
2022-10-17
Last modified date
2022-10-17
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Fix information
Fixed component name
TPC ADVANCED
Fixed component ID
5608TPCA0
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU029","label":"Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSC6VJ","label":"IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"546"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
03 January 2025