IC80770: WRONG FABRIC PROBE DEFINITION WHEN HAVING 2 BROCADE CIMOMS MONITORING THE SAME FABRIC

4.2.2 Fix Pack 7 (July 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Interim Fix 2 (December 2012) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 8 (March 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 9 (May 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 10 (August 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 3 (October 2012) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If there is a Fabric monitored by 2 Brocade CIMOMs, each CIMOM
  having different seed switch added from the Fabric,
  and the link between the 2 seed switches is broken,
  then the Fabric probe definition for that Fabric is not
  updated correctly.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: TPC 4.2.1, 4.2.2 users monitoring fabrics    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the fabric principal switch        *
  *                      changed, the fabric probe definition    *
  *                      was not updated automatically to        *
  *                      reflect the change.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  -
  

Problem conclusion

• The fabric probe definition should automatically be updated
  for the change in the fabrics when the principal switch is
  changed.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following
  maintenance package:
  
  | fix pack | 4.2.2-TIV-TPC-FP0002 - target April 2012
  
  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

• R42A PSY

     UP

• R42L PSY

     UP

• R42W PSY

     UP