IV31296: ASSOCADDRESS AGENT TO USE IPADENTADDR VALUE INSTEAD OF THE INDEX FOR THE IPADDRTABLE ENTRY.

ITNMIP_Patch_V3.8.0.89_Win32
3.8.0-TIV-ITNMIP-Solaris-REF-FP0007
3.8.0-TIV-ITNMIP-Linux-REF-FP0007
ITNMIP_Patch_V3.8.0.89_AIXPPC32
IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP 3.9.0 Fix Pack 4, 3.9.0-TIV-ITNMIP-FP0004
IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9.0 Fix Pack 5, 3.9.0-TIV-ITNMIP-FP0005

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Product: Tivoli Network Manager
  Version: 3.8, 3.9
  Component: AssocAddress Agent
  
  Symptom:
  
  The AssocAddress agent use the index of the entry in ipAddrTable
  and according to RFC1213, the index of ipAddrTable should be
  ipAdEntAddr.
  However, in some Alteon ADC and VADC devices, the index of
  ipAddrTable is having a different value than ipAdEntAddr, i.e.
  ipAdEntAddr with index IP.IP.IP.112 is having IP.IP6.IP.114 as
  it's value: ipAdEntAddr.IP.IP.IP.112: IP.IP.IP.114
  
  
  
  Resolution:
  Update the AssocAddress agent to use the actual ipAdEntAddr
  value, instead of using the index of the ipAddrTable entry.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * ITNM-IP 3.9 on all platform, i.e. Windows, Linux, Solaris    *
  * and AIX                                                      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Unable to discovery Redware Alteon Application Delivery      *
  * Controller (ADC) and VADC (Virtual ADC) properly             *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to ITNM-IP | fix pack | 3.9.0-ITNMIP-FP0004          *
  * | fix pack | 3.8.0-ITNMIP-FP0007                             *
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  The AssocAddress agent use the index of the entry in ipAddrTable
  and according to RFC1213, the index of ipAddrTable should be
  ipAdEntAddr. However, in this particular Aldeon ADC device, the
  index of ipAddrTable is having a different value than
  ipAdEntAddr, i.e. ipAdEntAddr with index x.x.x.112 is having
  x.x.x.114 as it's value:
  
  ipAdEntAddr.x.x.x.112: x.x.x.114
  

Problem conclusion

• Introduce a new option called UseSnmpIpValue for AssocAddres
  agent to use the actual ipAdEntAddr value instead of using the
  index of the ipAddrTable entry, if the device's matches the OID
  filter defined in this flag. By default, the agent will use the
  IP value from ipAdEntAddr column for Alteon devices.
  

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

  TIV NETWK MGR I

• Fixed component ID

  5724S4500

Applicable component levels

• R390 PSN

     UP

• R390 PSY

     UP