IJ41133: MALFORMED JSON FOR KAFKA RECOVERY AUDIT EVENTS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When recovering from a kafka down period, an audit event
  is sent to indicate the number of events that were dropped
  as well as a subEvent indicating what happened.
  This subEvent contained invalid json.
  

Local fix

• An exception can be caught with json parsers when
  the invalid json is detected.
  

Problem summary

• When recovering from a kafka down period, an audit event
  is sent to indicate the number of events that were dropped
  as well as a subEvent indicating what happened.
  This subEvent contained invalid json.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.2 ptf 6
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and
  their respective fix solutions refer to page
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale_
  apars.html
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  This event will now contain valid json and will be
  parsable with normal tools without having to
  work around this exception.
  Work around:
  An exception can be caught with json parsers when
  the invalid json is detected.
  Problem trigger:
  External kafka server needs to be down while audit
  events are being created. Once the external kafka server
  is back up, it will receive this event.
  Symptom: Unexpected Results/Behavior
  Platforms affected: ALL Linux OS environments
  Functional Area affected: Watch Folder
  Customer Impact: Suggested
  

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

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels