APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
If a user is assigned the Admin role in Storage Insights, the permissions and views associated with the Admin role should display regardless of whether or not this user's ID also has the "support" role. In the current design there's a problem with the cached authorization data, and the only current way to address this is a recycle of the web server process. ____________________________________________________ The defect is against component: 5608TPCSI Server/Manager build/release: 5.4.1 Problem as described by customer: IBM Hardware Support agents who are later granted Admin permissions to Storage Insights instances still only see the views that are attributed to the Support role. Initial customer impact (low/med/high): med
Local fix
DevOps/Support can recycle the web server process, internally to the Storage Insights instance, to correct this.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * IBM Storage Insights users assigned the Admin and Support * * role * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * If a user is assigned the Admin role in Storage Insights, * * the * * permissions and views associated with the Admin role should * * display regardless of whether or not this user's ID also has * * the "support" role. In the current design there's a problem * * with the cached authorization data, and the only current way * * to address this is a recycle of the web server process. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following release: IBM Storage Insights 1Q21 [ 5.4.1-IBM-SI-Patch ] IBM Storage Insights 1Q21 [ 54X-IBM-SI ] 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
IT35106
Reported component name
STORAGE INSIGHT
Reported component ID
5608TPCSI
Reported release
541
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2020-11-30
Closed date
2021-03-24
Last modified date
2021-03-24
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
STORAGE INSIGHT
Fixed component ID
5608TPCSI
Applicable component levels
[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSQRB8","label":"IBM Storage Insights"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"541"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
08 February 2022