IV34108: DOCUMENT THE "MONITORING POLICY DETAILS" REPORT

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

• The "Monitoring Policy Details" report does not show a list of
  nodes to be queried as documentd.  Instead it shows a list of
  nodes for a policy that has the store option set, and that is a
  prerequisite for getting any report.
  
  
  The fix will be to modify the description on the operating
  panels as well as the dosumentation.
  

Local fix

• THere is no local fix or work around for this problem.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All ITNM Users                                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Incorrect description of parameters selected for ITNM report *
  * Monitoring Policy Details report in ITNM.                    *
  * Affecting Monitoring Policy Details and Monitoring Device    *
  * Details report and subsequently documentation for reports.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * | fix pack | 3.9.0-ITNMIP-FP0004                             *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• fix pack | 3.9.0-ITNMIP-FP0004
  
  Documentation and reports for Monitoring policy details in ITNM
  has updated descriptions of what is required to run the report.
  I.e.
  "To run this report you must have poll policies with the store
  option enabled."
  
  Reports drop down parameter page has also been updated to
  display
  
  Policies with Data Storage and Entities with Data Storage in
  Monitoring Policy Details and Monitoring Device Details report
  respectively.
  
  Also Documentation Urls have been updated.
  The following topics will have the updates available at the next
  3.9 maintenance refresh of the infocenter:
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v8r1/topic/com
  .ibm.networkmanagerip.doc_3.9/itnm/ip/wip/ref/reference/nmip_ref
  _report_monitoringdevicedetails.html
  
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v8r1/topic/com
  .ibm.networkmanagerip.doc_3.9/itnm/ip/wip/ref/reference/nmip_ref
  _report_monitoringpolicydetails.html
  
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v8r1/topic/com
  .ibm.networkmanagerip.doc_3.9/itnm/ip/wip/ref/reference/nmip_ref
  _report_monitoringsummary.html
  

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

• R401 PSN

     UP