IC77791: INCONSISTENT RESULTS WHEN RUNNING 2 OR MORE BATCH REPORT JOBS CONCURRENTLY

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.2 GA (October 2011)
4.2.2 Fix Pack 7 (July 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Interim Fix 2 (December 2012) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 8 (March 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 9 (May 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 10 (August 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 3 (October 2012) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When running 2 or more batch report jobs concurrently, the
  generated results are inconsistent.
  The generated result for a specific batch report job contains
  data points with timestamps outside the specified time range for
  the mentioned job,
  but within the time range of other batch jobs that were not
  running concurrently.
  This issue does not occur when the batch jobs are running
  separately.
  
  RECREATE STEPS:
  Run 2 or more batch report jobs concurrently.
  

Local fix

• Run jobs separately.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of TPC 4.2.1 running batch reports     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When running 2 or more batch report     *
  *                      jobs concurrently, the generated        *
  *                      results are inconsistent. The           *
  *                      generated result for a specific batch   *
  *                      report job contains data points with    *
  *                      timestamps outside the specified time   *
  *                      range for the mentioned job, but        *
  *                      within the time range of other batch    *
  *                      jobs that were not running              *
  *                      concurrently.  This issue does not      *
  *                      occur when the batch jobs               *
  *                      are running separately.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following
  maintenance package:
  
  | fix pack | 4.2.2-TIV-TPC-FP0002 - target April 2012
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21320822
  
  The target dates for future fix packs 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

  TPC FOR DATA

• Fixed component ID

  5608TC300

Applicable component levels

• R42A PSY

     UP

• R42H PSY

     UP

• R42L PSY

     UP

• R42S PSY

     UP

• R42W PSY

     UP