IT44464: VM BACKUP UTILIZATION REPORT, THE TOTAL SIZE COLUMN SORTS THE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT (MB, GB, TB) IN A DISORGANIZED ORDER.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus VM Backup Utilization report
  displays the expected information, but when sorting the data by
  the TOTAL SIZE column, the results  are not displayed in an
  orderly way as expected.
  
  
  An example of sorting result looks like this:
  
  
  1.1 TB
  10.2 GB
  120 GB
  2.8 TB
  920 MB
  24.9 GB
  200 GB
  
  
  | MDVREGR 10.1.9.0-TIV_5737SPLUS |
  
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected:
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.9 and later
  
  
  Additional Keywords: SPP, SPPLUS,TS012857545
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.9 until 10.1.15         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is fixed *
  * in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels 10.1.15.2 and 10.1.16.   *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Prior to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.15.2 and 10.1.16, the VM
  Backup Utilization report failed to sort the Backup Size column
  correct. Sorting did not account for the units of the backup
  size.
  Therefore, 1 TB would sort before 10 MB in ascending order,
  which would sort before 100 GB, since 1 < 10 < 100.
  Since IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.15.2 and 10.1.16, sorting
  now accounts for the units (i.e., 1 TB, then 100 GB, then 10
  MB).
  

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

• Platform Report
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels