IZ79427: genAlarmVarBindOID is not flexible enough to form OIDs using a s ingle suboid of the ControlVariable wildcard.

IBM Tivoli 4.0.0-TIV-SSM-FP0011
IBM Netcool System Service Monitor SSM 4.0 Fix Pack 12 README 4.0.0-TIV-SSM-FP0012
IBM Netcool System Service Monitor SSM 4.0 Fix Pack 13 README 4.0.0-TIV-SSM-FP0013
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IBM Netcool System Service Monitor SSM 4.0 Interim Fix 1 README 4.0.0.14-TIV-SSM-IF0001
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The oracle.cfg supplied with the agent does not work. It tries
  to use the index from the oraprocess table to index the instance
  table. This does not work as one has 3 indexes and the other has
  one.
  
  The customer receives alarms and doesnt know what SID it applies
  to.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users of the genalarm MIB
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  genAlarmVarBindOID is not flexible enough to form OIDs using a
  single suboid of the ControlVariable wildcard.
  ****************************************************************
  RECOMMENDATION:
  Upgrade to Fix Pack 11 for SSM 4.0.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Extended the syntax of genAlarmVarBindOID such that you can pick
  out part of an instance index with [N] at the end of
  genAlarmVarBindOID.
  
  For example, if genAlarmControlVariable = .1.2.3.4.* matches:
  .1.2.3.4.5.6.7
  then:
  genAlarmVarBindOID = .9.8.7.* gets .9.8.7.5.6.7
  genAlarmVarBindOID = .9.8.7.*[0] gets .9.8.7.5
  genAlarmVarBindOID = .9.8.7.*[1] gets .9.8.7.6
  genAlarmVarBindOID = .9.8.7.*[2] gets .9.8.7.7
  genAlarmVarBindOID = .9.8.7.*[4]  (any index out of range) gets
  .9.8.7.5.6.7
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  | fix pack | 4.0.0-TIV-SSM-FP0011
  

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

  NETCOOL SYS SVC

• Fixed component ID

  5724P4300

Applicable component levels

• R400 PSN

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