IC97692: UNREACHABLE FABRICS SHOULD BE DELETED.

Refresh Pack 5.2.2 (June 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.1.1.5 (July 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Refresh Pack 5.2.3 (August 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.2.4 (November 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.2.4.1 (December 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Refresh Pack 5.2.5 (March 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (withdrawn)
Fix Pack 5.1.1.6 (March 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.2.5.1 (April 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (withdrawn)
Refresh Pack 5.2.6 (June 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Refresh Pack 5.2.7 (August 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.1.1.9 (October 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.8 (December 2015)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.9 (February 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.10 (May 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.10.1 (July 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.11 (August 2016)
Fix Pack 5.1.1.12 (October 2016) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.1.1.13 (February 2017) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.1.1.14 (June 2017) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.1.1.15 (Sept 2017) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.12 (November 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.13 (March 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.14 (May 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.15 (August 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.15.2 (November 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.16 (March 2018)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.17 (May 2018)
Fix Pack 5.1.1.8 (July 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.2.7.1 (February 2016) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When resource retention for fabrics is set to 0, unreachable
  fabrics are not deleted automatically.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * TPC 5.1.1.x and 5.2.0 users monitoring fabrics               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to fix maintenance when available.                   *
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Problem conclusion

• The missing fabrics will be removed automatically by removed
  resource retention to be in line with other object types.  The
  fix for this APAR is targeted for the following maintenance
  packages:
  
  | refresh pack | 5.2-TIV-TPC-RP0001 - target March 2014
  | fix pack | 5.1.1-TIV-TPC-FP0005 - target July 2014
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21320822
  
  The target dates for future refresh packs and 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:

Modules/Macros

• FABRIC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TPC

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPC00

Applicable component levels

• R520 PSY

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