IC68617: NOT ALL FABRICS ARE PROBED WHEN USING FABRIC GROUPS

4.2.1 Interim Fix 1 (November 2011) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• By default,  the enumeration approach is used.
  When using predefined fabric groups in a probe job and changing
  the probe algorithm from enumeration to associators,   not all
  fabrics will be probed.
  
  RECREATE STEPS:
  1)  Use a predefined fabric group to set up a fabric probe.
  2)  Change the algorithm used from enumeration to associators
  via "setfpplyc" in tpctool.
  

Local fix

• Do not use the pre-defined groups.
  Define a new job for each fabric probe then switch to
  associators algorithm.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: TPC 4.1.0 and 4.1.1 users who have changed   *
  *                 the probe policy for the fabric.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: All fabrics in a defined probe were     *
  *                      not probed when the algorithm was       *
  *                      changed to association rather than      *
  *                      the default enumeration.                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      - There should be one probe log file    *
  *                      per SMI Agent called xxxxx.             *
  *                      collectDataFromSingleFabric.xxx.log.    *
  *                      e.g. If you have 2 Cimoms there should  *
  *                      be 2 of these files.                    *
  *                                                              *
  *                      - There should be one probe log file    *
  *                      for each fabric called xxxxx.           *
  *                      collectZoningFromSMIS.xxx.log.          *
  *                      e.g. If you have 5 fabrics in the       *
  *                      fabric group there should be 5 files.   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      The probe algorithm is set to           *
  *                      enumeration by default, but may have    *
  *                      been changed using the CLI.             *
  *                                                              *
  *                      command to set as associators:          *
  *                      "setfppcly -fabric <wwn> -property      *
  *                      CIM_ALG 0"                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      probe logfile named like user.          *
  *                      probe_fabric_ProbeFabrics.xx.xx.log     *
  *                      should have following messages in it:   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      BTAFM0614I The task is to probe         *
  *                      topology and zoning. The probe          *
  *                      algorithm is CIM association.           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  -
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following maintenance
  packages:
  
  | fix pack | 4.1.1-TIV-TPC-FP0004 - target July 2010
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21320822
  
  The target dates for future fix packs do not represent a formal
  commitment by IBM. The dates are subject to change without
  notice.
  

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

  TPC FOR FABRIC

• Fixed component ID

  5608TC100

Applicable component levels

• R41A PSY

     UP

• R41L PSY

     UP

• R41W PSY

     UP