IC84836: RESOURCE HISTORY RETENTION SETTINGS FOR PERFORMANCE MONITORS NEED CLARFICATION.

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APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• The Resource History Retention information in Infocenter must be
  updated to display the following restrictions:
  
  The hourly and daily values for Performance Monitors cannot be
  set to 0 (except if the per performance monitoring task is also
  set to 0).
  The hourly and daily values for Performance Monitors cannot be
  set lower than per performance monitoring task value.
  
  
  Reference:
  TPC 4.1.1:
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v4r1/index.jsp
  ?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.tpc_V411.doc%2Ffqz0_t_configuration_resource_h
  istory_retention.html
  TPC 4.2.2.2:
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v4r1/index.jsp
  ?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.tpc_V4222.doc%2Ffqz0_t_configuration_resource_
  history_retention.html
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: TPC 4.x users                                *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect documentation.  See ERROR     *
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Problem conclusion

• As the 4.1.1 info center will not be updated, the following
  text has been added to the doc corrections doc PDF attachment
  in the 4.1.1 Flash document:
  
  Remember: When you set the retention period for Performance
  Monitors, you must remember the following restrictions:
  **The hourly and daily values for Performance Monitors can be
  set to 0 only if the per performance monitoring task is also
  set to 0.
  **The hourly and daily values for Performance Monitors cannot
  be set lower than the per performance monitoring task value.
  
  https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21406484
  
  The text has also been added to the "Resource History
  Retention" topic and will be published in the 4.2.2.3 info
  center:
  
  Remember: When you set the retention period for Performance
  Monitors, you must remember the following restrictions:
  **The hourly and daily values for Performance Monitors can be
  set to 0 only if the per performance monitoring task is also
  set to 0.
  **The hourly and daily values for Performance Monitors cannot
  be set lower than the per performance monitoring task value.
  

Temporary fix

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