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Product fix history

The following sections include all interim fixes shipped since the IBM(R) Tivoli(R) Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.3 release. It is divided into the following subsections:

Fixes contained in this fix pack

Table 4 lists the fixes included in this fix pack:

Table 4. Fixes included in this fix pack
Fix pack Component/Service
4.2.3-INV-FP01 Inventory, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-INVGW-FP01 Inventory Gateway, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-CLL-FP01 Scalable Collection Service, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-SWDSRV-FP01 Software Distribution, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-SWDGW-FP01 Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-SWDJPS-FP01 Software Distribution Software Package Editor, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-APM-FP01 Activity Planner, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-CCM-FP01 Change Manager, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-WEB-FP01 Web Interface, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-TRMSRV-FP01 Resource Manager, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-TRMGW-FP01 Resource Manager Gateway, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-PMSRV-FP01 Pristine Manager, Version 4.2.3
4.2.3-PMG-FP01 Patch Management, Version 4.2.3
APARs and internal defects fixed for Inventory

Table 5 lists the APARs and internal defects that were fixed for Inventory:

Table 5. APARs and internal defects for Inventory
Inventory, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-INV-FP01
IY71821 IY73290 IY73560
IY73562 IY73952 IY74343
IY74421 IY74693 IY74769
IY75165 IY75168 IY75169
IY75350 IY75358 IY75611
IY75778 IY75835 IY76004
IY76150 IY76421 175653

APAR IY71821

Abstract:
Add the support for a new "exclude DFS(TM)" configuration tag
Error Description:
On UNIX(R) workstations, the scan of the DFS filesystem can take a long time if the DFS filesystem is very big.

APAR IY73290

Abstract:
wscanner hangs on USB component with Targus port replicator
Error Description:
When distributing a hardware scan to a Windows(R) machine with a Targus port replicator device attached, the wscanner process hangs on the target machine. If you deselect the USB component in the scan hardware configuration, the scan ends correctly.

APAR IY73560

Abstract:
Failure generating nativ_id
Error Description:
The process of generating nativ_id for installed software using rpm pkginfo is not working, if two different rpm packages having the same name are installed on a machine.

APAR IY73562

Abstract:
Failure during hardware scan printer section
Error Description:
The wscanner command failure occurs when the printer component is selected in the hardware scan. The problem might occur if the user is not logged onto the machine. Running the wscanner command manually is successful.
Additional Info:
When getting the failure, the tivhscan.mif file is incomplete and the libInvHW.log file contains the following last lines:
Begin Group Printer getTable()
Netware client not found.
WMI Instance Enumeration unsuccessful. 
Reverting to legacy detection.

APAR IY73952

Abstract:
Wscanner high CPU usage
Error Description:
Wscanner uses 100% of CPU when determining processor speed on Windows.

APAR IY74343

Abstract:
A Dr. Watson error occurs on hardware scan with USB device
Error Description:
The legacy scan of USB might produce a Dr. Watson error. You can use the new environment variable, USEWMIFORUSB, to force the use of WMI for running the USB scan. You must run a reboot before performing a scan.

APAR IY74421

Abstract:
Incorrect directory used by the winviso command on Windows endpoints
Error Description:
On Windows endpoints, the winviso command creates, under the path %LCFROOT%/inv/ISOLATED, a directory whose name is INV followed by a four-digit number representing the Inventory scan ID:
%LCFROOTi%/inv/ISOLATED/INVxxxx
The correct directory name should be the InventoryConfig profile name:
%LCFROOT%/inv/ISOLATED/inv_profile_name
The problem does not occur on UNIX endpoints.

APAR IY74693

Abstract:
Unable to detect UltraSPARC IV workstations.
Error Description:
Inventory shows Processor type SPARC Family

APAR IY74769

Abstract:
PCI scan does not return data on Solaris system
Error Description:
PCI scans do not return data on Solaris Sun Fire 6800 systems on IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager Inventory

APAR IY75165

Abstract:
Different processor speed in MIF file and database
Error Description:
Inventory does not manage the processor speed value.

APAR IY75168

Abstract:
MIF parse error in the mrmbios.mif file
Error Description:
When parsing the mrmbios.mif file, the hardware scan might fail with the following error:
Mrmbios.mif: line 1: Syntax error: CompName unexpected

APAR IY75169

Abstract:
The Inventory header scan works with errors
Error Description:
The inventory header scan works without problems, even if running a query on one of the endpoint subscribers of the scan, for some packages the version reported is the version of the previous row.

APAR IY75350

Abstract:
Ultrasparc III and processor not properly recognized
Error Description:
Inventory shows Processor type SPARC Family.

APAR IY75358

Abstract:
BIOS_DATE in PC_BIOS_VIEW and SMBIOS_DATA_VIEW do not match
Error Description:
Logs show that the BIOS_DATE attribute has a different value in the mrmbios.mif file and in the tivscan.mif file.

APAR IY75611

Abstract:
wgetinvglobal output cannot be parsed
Error Description:
wgetinvglobal output cannot be parsed

APAR IY75778

Abstract:
Distributing inventory scan to Wince device causes IBM agent to crash
Error Description:
When you distribute an inventory scan to Wince device, the IBM agent crashes.
Additional information:

You can enable the PocketPC device agent, as follows:

  1. On the source host, in a temporary directory such as C:\temp, copy the ceagent.arm.CAB and Tivoli_PocketPC_ARM_Agent_Patch.v4.2.3.FP01.spd files from the directory PocketPC.
  2. Edit the package Tivoli_PocketPC_ARM_Agent_Patch.v4.2.3.FP01.spd by setting the value of the agent_name_dir, location, and name variables. The agent_name_dir is the Agent path on the device, while the location and name are used to set the path of the ceagent.arm.CAB file on the source host, such as C:\temp\agent.
  3. Import the package.
  4. On the Tivoli Web Gateway, stop the Device Manager Server
  5. Update the Device Manager database.
    Note:
    All pending operations should be completed and connections to the database closed while you are performing the following steps:
    1. Invoke a DB2CMD shell on the database server.
    2. Change directories to the Device Manager server install directory: dms_home/bin /data.
    3. Connect to the Device Manager database. (For example: db2 connect to dms user dmsadmin using password).
    4. Invoke the patch script. For example: db2 -tvf IY75778_db2.sql
  6. On the Tivoli Web Gateway, start the Device Manager Server
  7. Distribute the package to the device. The package installs the files on a permanent path of the device.
    Note:
    During the Agent installation, you receive a message on the device asking if you want to install the IBM agent again. Click OK to confirm the installation.

APAR IY75835

Abstract:
wscanner.exe - Entry Point Not Found
Error Description:
When you use an inventory profile to scan a Windows NT(R) endpoint, the scan fails.

APAR IY76004

Abstract
Inventory hardware scan crashes backup tapes
Error Description:
When you run a hardware scan on a Solaris or a Linux(TM) endpoint with Ultrium tape running, the tape robot ejects the tape.

APAR IY76150

Abstract:
Duplicated NATIV_ID values for different products on AIX(R)
Error Description:
When performing a software native scan on AIX machines, some installed packages detected in the tivrscan.mif/bk1 file are not inserted into the database, in the NATIV_SWARE table.

APAR IY76421

Abstract
Update internal tables for Intel(R) and AMD processors
Error Description:
The tables used by the Inventory scanner to discover Intel and AMD processors must be updated.
Defect 175653
The WebUI client does not send a report for an inventory scan.
APARs and internal defects fixed for Scalable Collection Service

Scalable Collection Service component does not currently contain any fixed APARs.

APARs and internal defects fixed for Software Distribution

Table 6 lists the APARs and internal defects that were fixed for Software Distribution:

Table 6. APARs and internal defects for Software Distribution
Software Distribution, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-SWDSRV-FP01
IY73006 IY73540 IY74170
IY74230 IY74344 IY74847
IY75068 IY75474 IY75754
IY76041 IY76315
54100 55566 55783
55828 55829 55830
55839 55877
Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-SWDGW-FP01
IY74170 IY74578 IY74585
IY74764 IY74801 IY75236
IY75754 IY76041
54100 55566 55783
Software Package Editor, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-SWDJPS-FP01
IY76041
Software Package Editor for Endpoints, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-SWDEP-FP01
IY74392

APAR IY73006

Abstract:
EXEC_TIME incorrectly updated for undoable software packages
Error Description:
When you install a package using the undoable option, all the packages with the same name and old version are wrongly updated in the database.

APAR IY73540

Abstract:
MSB files left in Software Distribution message directory in case of load operations with deleted nested software packages
Error Description:
Start a load operation and immediately delete the main or a nested package. The MSB files remain in the message directory when the reports return to the Tivoli server, and are never removed.

APAR IY74170

Abstract:
SD_INST EXEC_TIME is blank after issuing the command wcommtsp -cr
Error Description:
If you install a software package and then commit it by using the following commands:
winstsp -ty -uy
wcommtsp -cr
when the commit is completed, the field EXEC_TIME taken from SD_INST is empty.

APAR IY74344

Abstract:
Running a program before the reboot of a commit
Error Description:
You cannot run a program before the reboot of a commit.

APAR IY74392

Abstract:
Problem retrieving a file with variables in the filename
Error Description:
When you perform a retrieve data from an endpoint to a managed node and the name of the file to be retrieved contains a variable, the file is retrieved without creating the default endpointname_distributionID_timestamp sub-directory under the specified destination directory on the source host.

APAR IY74578

Abstract:
Undoable installation does not complete if endpoint is turned off
Error Description:
You install a software package using the undoable option and you turn off the endpoint during the file transfer interrupting the distribution. When the endpoint is turned on again, the distribution restarts, but does not complete.

APAR IY74585

Abstract:
EXECUTE_USER_PROGRAM using SUCCESS_REBOOT_NOW_REEXECUTE does not work correctly when using commit with user reboot
Error Description:
If you run wcommtsp -c y against a software package containing a script ending with a return code equal to success_reboot_now_reexecute, after the user reboot, the commit action starts and the script runs and exits with a success_reboot_now_reexecute code. The endpoint reboots but does not re-execute the script.

APAR IY74764

Abstract:
Problem sending multiple software packages using commit in a user reboot
Error Description:
If you distribute multiple software packages using commit in a user reboot, by running the command winstsp -ty -cy, and then perform a manual reboot, the packages are not always committed in the correct order.

APAR IY74801

Abstract:
Problem with packages with a USER_PROGRAM DURING_COMMIT
Error Description:
When resinit must process more than one package, it performs all the possible operations on all packages before a reboot (if required). To change this behavior, a key in swdis.ini has been added: resinit_one_reboot. If you set resinit_one_reboot=n to swdis.ini (on target), resinit will process the packages one-by-one and if one of them requires a reboot, it is performed immediately. The default value is resinit_one_reboot=y.

APAR IY74230

Abstract:
Sending notices to notice groups does not work properly
Error Description:
After distributing a software package with the Notice to software distribution group check box checked, in the notices the administrator name is corrupt.

APAR IY74847

Abstract:
Datamoving - Send operation from GUI displays the selected pre-script at origin file in the wrong field
Error Description:
In the Data Moving Service Send Operation panel of the DSL GUI, if you set Data Origin Type to EndPoint and select a file for Pre-script at Origin using the ... button, the selected file is written in the File Path at Origin and File Name fields.

APAR IY75068

Abstract:
wspmvdata causes access violation error using empty target list
Error Description:
If you run the wspmvdata command using an empty target list file on a Windows Tivoli server, an Access Violation error occurs.

APAR IY75236

Abstract:
The success_in_a_reboot exit code does not work correctly.
Error Description:
The success_in_a_reboot exit code returned from a user program does not cause the next action in the package to be performed.

APAR IY75474

Abstract:
Priority is not honored when performing data moving wspmvdata between endpoints
Error Description:
If you submit a send data moving operation with a low priority, when the distribution reaches the target endpoint, the priority is changed.

APAR IY75754

Abstract:
The order of remove operation for actions in container is not reverted
Error Description:
The actions within a container are not reverted at the remove time as is the case with the actions listed as software package actions.

APAR IY76041

Abstract:
Corruption of registry keys with exported packages.
Error Description:
Registry keys ending with the \ character are corrupted during the software package export.

APAR IY76315

Abstract:
Software distribution goes in interrupted status
Error Description:
If you install a software package with the option from_depot=y and you set wswdmgr from_depot=yes, when the distribution reaches the endpoint an INTERRUPTED event is generated and an incorrect package size is sent back.
Defect 54100
Using the Tivoli Resource Monitor synchronous operation, the maximum number of devices that can be managed is 3000. If the system discovers more than that number of devices, an error is returned.
Defect 55566
If you use the wsecgensp command when the RDBMS server is not working, an empty package is created and a general Tivoili Management Framework error is displayed.
Defect 55783
The following commands are not valid for wldsp:
multicast =y and from_fileserver=y from_fileserver
multicast =y and from_cd=y from_cd
Defect 55828
After submission of an Activity Plan Monitor generated from patch management, a user notification panel is displayed on the target endpoints. The date format for 'Defer Time' and Show Details --> 'Mandatory Date' is different. The first one reports dd/mm/yy, the second one mm/dd/yy.
Defect 55829
An asynchronous discover does not retrieve all devices.
Defect 55830
The following error occurs when trying to import an existing package using the impspo -f filename.spd:

DISSE0064E The software package object `@filename.1.0' does not exist.

Defect 55839
When installing a software package using the Install Software Package GUI, and you install the package using the Install (instead of Install & close), then click again on Install, the GUI can stop with a generic oserv failure.
Defect 55877
If you install a package in IC state, then install a package in undoable mode that has the same name but with a greater version, the first package becomes hidden, but when you undo the package it will remain hidden.
APARs and internal defects fixed for Activity Planner

Table 7 lists the APARs and internal defects that were fixed for Activity Planner:

Table 7. APARs and internal defects for Activity Planner
Activity Planner, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-APM-FP01
IY73578 IY73642 IY74285
IY74288 IY74438 IY74754
IY74842 IY75060 IY75114
IY75608 IY75767 IY75834
IY76002 55871

APAR IY73578

Abstract:
wmonpln command cores trying to manage an exception
Error Description:
The wmonpln command might generate a core dump on AIX platforms, if it is invoked while the APM processes are up and running but the oserv process is going down.

APAR IY73642

Abstract:
In the Activity Planner monitor GUI the activities are listed in the incorrect order after selecting a filter
Error Description:
If you apply a filter on a plan and then you restore the All Plans view in the Activity Planner monitor GUI, the resulting activities are listed in an incorrect order.

APAR IY74285

Abstract:
Default filter cannot be set using wapmfltr
Error Description:
If you define a default filter by using wapmfltr DEFAULT_FILTER=y an error message is displayed saying that the equal key is not valid for DEFAULT_FILTER.

APAR IY74288

Abstract:
Add a new option to wapmfltr
Error Description:
If you have the APM_View role you cannot save filters or set default filters. You must specify the owner of the filter using the -u option in the wapmfltr command. For further information see User's Guide for Deployment Services.

APAR IY74438

Abstract:
Operation conditioned by depot does not work
Error Description:
In an activity plan, a software distribution operation activity, such as a transactional installation, that is conditioned by Completion Depot or Success Depot of a previous load activity, does not start on the endpoints when the related gateway completes, but it starts when all the gateways have completed.

APAR IY74754

Abstract:
APM activities are not cancelled after their completion
Error Description:
In the APM monitor GUI, the APM activities are not cancelled after their completion, if the endpoint is in the interrupted status. When the complete_not_after event expires, all waiting activities are cancelled.

APAR IY74842

Abstract:
Activity plan monitor GUI loops when refreshing data for huge plans (more than 400(R) activities)
Error Description:
From the Activity plan monitor you refresh data for some plans consisting of hundreds of activities. If you click Reload Data for the selected item on the plan, the Activity plan monitor GUI loops. No problem occurs if you click Reload data from APM database.

APAR IY75060

Abstract:
APM does not meet the max_rpc_threads setting.
Error Description:
APM does not manage the maximum number of Tivoli methods defined in the max_rpc_threads setting.

APAR IY75114

Abstract:
Endpoint status is not updated
Error Description:
When the plan is completed, the endpoint status for a distribution (wmdist -e <activity_id>) is not updated with the final status.

APAR IY75608

Abstract:
Conditioning CD(load) and ST(install) do not work
Error Description:
If you condition an install activity by depot and you save the plan as a template or you submit it, the following message is displayed:
AMN0164E Conditioning by depot cannot be used for activity "Install" 
because at least one conditioning activity has no targets of type ManagedNode

APAR IY75767

Abstract:
APM does not correctly manage Failure on Target conditioning
Error Description:
APM does not correctly manage the Failure on Target conditioning.

APAR IY75834

Abstract:
Indexing does not prevent deadlock condition
Error Description:
An exception occurs in the Activity Planner Command Line Interface Trace, due to a deadlock shown in the RIM object traces.

APAR IY76002

Abstract:
wcntpln -f does not set the plan status to cancelled.
Error Description:
Even if you force a cancel of a plan activity, the final status of the plan is successful.
Defect 55871
The -u option of the wapmfltr command is not documented in the catalog for the command. The option does work.
APARs and internal defects fixed for Change Manager

Change Manager component does not currently contain any fixed APARs.

APARs and internal defects fixed for the Web Interface

Table 8 lists the APARs and internal defects that were fixed for Web Interface:

Table 8. APARs and internal defects for Web Interface
Web Interface, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-WEB-FP01
55829
Defect 55829
An asynchronous discover does not retrieve all devices.
APARs and internal defects fixed for the Resource Manager

Table 9 lists the APARs and internal defects that were fixed for Resource Manager:

Table 9. APARs and internal defects for Resource Manager
Resource Manager, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-TRMSRV-FP01
54100 55781
Defect 54100
Using the Tivoli Resource Monitor synchronous operation, the maximum number of devices that can be managed is 3000. If the system discovers more than that number of devices, an error is returned.
Defect 55781
If you start the wresgw discover command, all the Tivoli Web Gateway endpoints are discovered, instead of the user being able to specify a specific endpoint name.
APARs and internal defects fixed for Pristine Manager

Pristine Manager component does not currently contain any fixed APARs.

APARs and internal defects fixed for Patch Management

Table 10 lists the APARs and internal defects that were fixed for Patch Management:

Table 10. APARs and internal defects for Patch Management
Patch Management, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-PMG-FP01
55566 55773 55776
55783 55812 55851
55934 55938
Defect 55566
If you use the wsecgensp command when the RDBMS server is not working, an empty package is created and a general Tivoili Management Framework error is displayed.
Defect 55773
RECORD TIME is different when wsecrprt -kC is used with either the-ge or -gp parameters.
Defect 55776
During the execution of TCM_MS_Discover_Patches, the disk space to where the patches are copied from Tivoli Patch Manager becomes full. The workflow goes on and completes successfully, but only the patches managed when disk space was available are correctly imported from Tivoli Patch Manager.

AT(R)

Defect 55783
The following commands are not valid for wldsp:
multicast =y and from_fileserver=y from_fileserver
multicast =y and from_cd=y from_cd
Defect 55812
When network failures occur, the workflow can fail when the timeout expires and no clear error message is displayed.
Defect 55851
A problem with absolute and relative paths can occur when defining new templates for the wsacgenplan and wsecgensp commands using the wseccfg command. For example, you might need to specify the absolute path for the wsecgensp command (for example, wseccfg -s standard_template_file=C:tmpnicola.spd) but if you do the same for wsacgenplan you will get an error.
Defect 55934
When running the Group_Status_Updater or TCM_Update_Patches workflow and the Tivoli Administrator does not have the APM_Edit role, an incorrect warning message is displayed:
WARN: Cannot delete the activity plans. You do not have the necessary role
assigned to exec the command: >wdelplan< 
Removing obsolete SPs and Queries for TCM Generating SPs and Plans for 
missing patches

The wdelplan command displayed in the message is incorrect, it should be wdelpln.

Defect 55938
The following error can occur if the patch being downloaded is too large:
Error downloading patch. 
Message: COPDEX044E An error occurred in the embedded logical operation: 
"COPDEX044E An error occurred in the embedded logical operation: 
"COPCOM116E The operation timed out.

Fixes contained in previous interim fixes

The following APARS and defects were shipped in the previous interim fix.

Table 11. APARs and internal defects for Inventory included in this fix pack from
Inventory, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-INV-0001
IY69466 IY70916 IY70604
IY71015 IY72989 IY73177
IY73657 179423 179893
180462
Inventory Gateway, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-INVGW-0001
IY63636 IY70006 IY70234
IY70308 IY70912 IY70951
IY71000 IY71001 IY71336
IY72224 IY72269 IY72860
IY72944
Table 12. APARs and internal defects for Scalable Collection Service included in this fix pack from
Scalable Collection Service, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-CLL-0001
IY66400 IY69816 IY70039
IY70283
Table 13. APARs and internal defects for Software Distribution included in this fix pack from
Software Distribution, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-SWDSRV-0001
IY70587 IY70596 IY73905
IY71192 IY71401 IY71403
IY71443 IY71461 IY71795
IY72216 IY72454 54846
55063 55194 55275
Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-SWDGW-0001
IY68380
IY69280 IY70198 IY70495
IY71010 IY71192 IY71983
IY71991 IY72454 IY72698
IY72786 55063 55194
55275
Software Package Editor, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-SWDJPS-0001
IY67885 IY72632
Software Package Editor for Endpoints, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-SWDEP-0001
IY68380 IY69280 IY70198
IY70495 IY71010 IY71991
IY72698 IY72490 IY72786
Table 14. APARs and internal defects for Activity Planner included in this fix pack from
Activity Planner, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-APM-0001
IY69394 IY70587 IY71064
IY71340 IY71810 IY71812
IY71963 IY72845 IY72998
IY73503 IY74468
IY74948 54559
Table 15. APARs and internal defects for Change Manager included in this fix pack from
Change Manager, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-CCM-0001
IY64369
Table 16. APARs and internal defects for Web interface included in this fix pack from
Web Interface, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-WEB-0001
IY70838 IY71394
Table 17. APARs and internal defects for Pristine Manager included in this fix pack from
Pristine Manager, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-PRI-0001
IY71465
Table 18. APARs and internal defects for Patch Management included in this fix pack from
Patch Management, Version 4.2.3, 4.2.3-PMG-0001
53932 53934 54956
55130 55273 55329

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