IT44095: INCORRECT BACKUP TIMESTAMP DISPLAYED IN WEB GUI CLIENT RESTORE PANEL WHEN CLIENT TIME ZONE IS DIFFERENT FROM SERVER TIME ZONE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The timestamp of the "Backup date" field in the "Restore" panel
  of the web user interface is incorrect when the time zone select
  for the host on which the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive
  Client runs in different from the time zone used by the IBM
  Spectrum Protect Server.
  
  Example :
  The time zone of the client system is set to GMT (UTC+0) and the
  server time zone is set to JST (UTC+9).
  A backup was taken at 09:00 AM on 06/23/2023 GMT which is 06:00
  PM on 06/23/2023 JST on the server.
  The Web GUI will display an incorrect timestamp as "06/24/2023
  03:00 AM".
  The expected timestamp to be displayed by the Web GUI is the one
  known to the server "06/23/2023 06:00 PM".
  The correct timestamp is seen in the output of the client
  command "dsmc restore" with the "-pick" option or the "dsmc
  query backup" command.
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 8.1.7 or higher Web
  GUI on all supported platforms
  
  Additional Keywords:
  TS013395035 BAGUI
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Protect Client Web GUI 8.1.13 till 8.1.21 on     *
  * AIX, Linux and Windows platforms                             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * currently projected to be fixed in IBM Storage Protect       *
  * Client Web GUI 8.1.22 level. Note that this is subject to    *
  * change at the discretion of IBM.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The backup date and time are now displayed as known from the
  "dsmc q backup" command. This command reflect the server's date
  and time.
  

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

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels