IC97183: INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN COGNOS REPORT AND TPC LEGACY UI FOR ZERO BUFFER-TO-BUFFER CREDIT PERCENTAGE VALUES.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The values for "Zero Buffer-to-Buffer Credit Percentage" shown
  in the Storage Subsystem Performance
  by Port hourly report from legacy UI are 10 times bigger than
  those shown in the corresponding
  Cognos report.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * TPC 5.1.x and 5.2.0 Users running Cognos Performance Hourly  *
  * reports for Storage Virtualizer by Port metrics              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Hourly Data reports for the Zero Buffer-to-Buffer Credit     *
  * Percentage parameter for a specific SVC Port  displays       *
  * different results (factor 10) between Cognos Report and TPC  *
  * Legacy Gui Report.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fix maintenance when available.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been fixed. The report in Legacy GUI and Cognos
  Report display is consistent
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following maintenance
  package:
  
  | fix pack | 5.1.1-TIV-TPC-FP0003 - target December 2013
  | refresh pack | 5.2-TIV-TPC-RP0001 - target March 2014
  
  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:

Modules/Macros

• PM
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TPC

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPC00

Applicable component levels

• R511 PSY

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