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IV21024: PMCFG SHOWS GREP USAGE ERROR IF TOPASREC IS NOT RUUNING . APPLIES TO AIX 7100-00

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • pmcfg returns grep usage error when topasrec (local persistent
) is not running


# ps -aef | grep topasrec
    root 8323266 7930072   4 03:49:07  pts/2  0:00 grep
    topasrec


# pwd /var/perf/pm/bin


# ./pmcfg usage: grep ￭-r ￭-R ￭-H ￭-L ￭-E|-F ￭-c|-l|-q
￭-insvxbhwyu ￭-p￭parasep -e pattern_list...
        ￭-f pattern_file... ￭file... usage: grep ￭-E|-F
￭-c|-l|-q ￭-insvxbhwyu ￭-p￭parasep ￭-e pattern_list...
        -f pattern_file... ￭file... usage: grep ￭-E|-F
￭-c|-l|-q ￭-insvxbhwyu ￭-p￭parasep pattern_list ￭file...

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • ./pmcfg
usage: grep  -r   -R   -H   -L   -E|-F   -c|-l|-q
         -insvxbhwyu   -p parasep   -e pattern_list...
         -f pattern_file...   file...

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • fixed the code to check if topasrec is running before
proceeding else exit.

    



Temporary fix


    

  • 



Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IV21024
    • 

  • Reported component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5765H4000
    • 

  • Reported release
    710
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2012-05-11
    • 

  • Closed date
    2012-05-11
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2013-04-10
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IV12648
    

    • 

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765H4000
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R710  PSY  U849396
       UP12/06/20  I  1000
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            Modified date:
            

            10 April 2013
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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