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Documentation problems and corrections contained in this fix pack

User's Guide for Deployment Services

This section contains new and updated information for IBM(R) Tivoli(R) Configuration Manager User's Guide for Deployment Services:

APAR IZ10192
In Chapter 4 "Troubleshooting", in the "Specific Problems and Workarounds" section, at the end of the section add the following information:

JCF paths for the APMCLASSPATH environment variable are wrong

If you migrate from older releases to Tivoli Configuration Manager 4.2.3 release, the odadmin environment variable APMCLASSPATH wrongly points to the following paths:

even if you have migrated to the correct Tivoli Management Framework level.

Manually correct the paths by modifying them as follows:

Note:
On AIX platforms, do not use the VI editor to modify these paths.

Patch Management Guide

This section contains new and updated information for IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager Patch Management Guide:

Defect 59751
In Chapter 6 "Automated patch management command line" in section "wsecgensp" add the following information to the "Options" subsection:

-H 9
Specifies whether software packages are generated using the installer for Windows 2008 and Windows Vista. If this option is not specified or if you enter a value different from 9, the packages are created using the default installer.
and add to the current usage of the command the following information:
[-H 9]
APAR IZ13447
In Chapter 3 "Configuration and administrative tasks" in section "Configuring automated patch management settings" add the following information at the end of the section:

winvmgr command

Specify if you want to use the Microsoft WSUS Server for your patch management operations by running the following Inventory command:

winvmgr -c PM_WSUS_enabled=y
Defect 59810
In Chapter 1 "Introduction" in section "Operating systems and applications managed with this solution" add to the current list the following bullets: and add after the bulleted list the following note:
Note:
No operating system patches are supported for Windows Server 2008, only patches related to software applications.

User's Guide for Inventory

This section contains new and updated information for IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager User's Guide for Inventory:

APAR IZ13447
In Appendix B "Commands" in section "winvmgr" add the following command parameter when describing the -c option:

PM_WSUS_enabled=y | n

Specifies if you want to use the Microsoft WSUS Server for the Automated Patch Management solution provided by Tivoli Configuration Manager.

Defect 59750
In Appendix E "Installing and uninstalling Common Inventory Technology (CIT)" in section "Installing Common Inventory Technology (CIT)" replace the current step 5 of the procedure with the following information:

On the Inventory server, run the following command:

winstsp -f -ty @CIT.2.5.1003 @Endpoint:ep1
wcommtsp -f @CIT.2.5.1003 @Endpoint:ep1 

where:

ep1
Is the name of the endpoint.
Note:
This installation method is not supported on OS/400 systems.

Database Schema Reference

This section contains new and updated information for IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager Database Schema Reference:

APAR IZ11361
In Chapter 3 "Configuration repository views", in the "PROCESSOR_VIEW" section, add the following row to the current table:
Column Name
IS_ENABLED
Description
The enablement of the processor. Possible values are:
Y
The processor is enabled.
N
The processor is not enabled.
H
(Windows platforms only) The hyperthreading feature is enabled.
and check all operating systems listed in the table.
APAR IZ14763
In Chapter 5 "Configuration repository tables", before the "INST_PARTITION" section, add the following table:

INST_PARTITION_MB

Describes a disk partition on a drive on the system. One record exists for each partition for each system scanned.

Populated by an inventory hardware scan.

The columns in this table are as follows:

COMPUTER_SYS_ID (primary key)

FS_ACCESS_POINT (primary key)

DEV_NAME

PARTITION_TYPE

MEDIA_TYPE

PHYSICAL_SIZE_MB (1)

FS_TYPE

FS_MOUNT_POINT

FS_TOTAL_SIZE_MB (1)

FS_FREE_SIZE_MB (1)

RECORD_TIME

Note:
(1) The size values of these columns are specified in megabytes.
APAR IZ14763
In Chapter 3 "Configuration repository views", before the "PARTITION_VIEW" section, add the following view:

PARTITION_MB_VIEW

Displays information about disk partitions on target systems.

Based on the COMPUTER and INST_PARTITION_MB tables.

The columns in this view are as follows:

Column Name Description AIX HP-UX Linux (S/390) Linux (PC) NetWare OS/2 OS/400 Solaris Windows 98 Windows NT/2000
TME_OBJECT_LABEL The object label for the system. X X X X X X X X X
TME_OBJECT_ID The object ID for the system. X X X X X X X X X
COMPUTER_SYS_ID The computer system ID. X X X X X X X X X
FS_ACCESS_POINT The location where the partition is mounted. X X X X X X X X X
DEV_NAME The device name. X X X X X X X X X
PARTITION_TYPE The type of partition on the drive. X X X X X X X X X
MEDIA_TYPE The media type that contains the partition. X X X X X X X X X
PHYSICAL_SIZE_MB The size of the drive that contains the partition in MB. X X X X X X X X X
FS_TYPE The file system type. X X X X X X X X X
FS_MOUNT_POINT The point where the partition attaches to the operating system. X X X X X X X X X
FS_TOTAL_SIZE_MB The size of the partition in MB. X X X X X X X X X
FS_FREE_SIZE_MB The amount of free space on the partition in MB. X X X X X X X X X
RECORD_TIME The time that the data was updated at the database. X X X X X X X X X
APAR IZ14763
In Chapter 4 "Queries", before the "PARTITION_QUERY" section, add the following query:

PARTITION_MB_QUERY

Returns information about disk partitions on target systems.

Runs against the view PARTITION_MB_VIEW.

The columns in this query are as follows:

TME_OBJECT_LABEL

TME_OBJECT_ID

COMPUTER_SYS_ID

FS_ACCESS_POINT

DEV_NAME

PARTITION_TYPE

MEDIA_TYPE

PHYSICAL_SIZE_MB

FS_TYPE

FS_MOUNT_POINT

FS_TOTAL_SIZE_MB

FS_FREE_SIZE_MB

RECORD_TIME

Messages and Codes

This section contains new and updated information for IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager Messages and Codes:

Defect 59754/59755
The message text for the DISSE0330E error message has been modified as follows:
DISSE0330E Remove operation for targets having a different package state
in the Inventory database is not allowed if the force option is not set. 
You can use the ignore option to skip the not installed targets if you 
disable the remove_not_installed by running 
wswdcfg -s disable_remove_not_installed=y.
The current explanation for the CMW0007E error message has been modified as follows:
One of the steps you performed during the silent installation 
has failed.
The current operator response for the CMW0007E error message has been modified as follows:
See the upper sections of this log file to determine 
the nature of the error. 
Correct the error and try the operation again.

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