IV81199: RFE 83142 ENHANCEMENT TO ALLOW SOAP REQUESTS TO SECONDARY HUB TEMS

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0 Fix Pack 7 (6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0007)

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Customer is requesting "read only" access to Secondary HUB TEMS
  via SOAP client scripts.  Customer does not require tacmd CLI
  access to Secondary HUB TEMS.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• In a FTO environment, the Acting hub monitoring enterprise
  server is always enabled for receiving and processing SOAP
  requests.  Submitting SOAP requests to a Mirror hub monitoring
  enterprise server is not permitted; this restriction is a
  safeguard to prevent Mirror hub monitoring enterprise server
  from getting out of sync with the Acting hub monitoring
  enterprise server in an FTO environment.
  

Problem conclusion

• A new hub monitoring enterprise server Environment Variable
  named KMS_CHECK_FTO_ROLE has been added.  Declaring
  KMS_CHECK_FTO_ROLE=N in Mirror hub monitoring enterprise server
  configuration file will override the default behavior, thus
  enabling user to submit SOAP requests to a Mirror hub monitoring
   enterprise server.
  For more details on the new Environment Variable see "Install
  Actions" section, at end of this Problem Conclusion section.
  
  
  *** VERY IMPORTANT NOTE ***
  IV81199 is not to be abused by issuing SOAP requests other than
  READ type, i.e.  SQL SELECT.  Though IV81199 does not prevent
  user from being abusive to ITM, this enhancement is not for
  purposes of issuing any form of WRITE, UPDATE, DELETE SOAP
  requests to a Mirror hub monitoring enterprise server !
  
  Install Actions:
  
  On the Acting hub monitoring enterprise server, declaring
  KMS_CHECK_FTO_ROLE=Y or KMS_CHECK_FTO_ROLE=N has no effect on
  the Acting hub monitoring enterprise server. However, given the
  very nature of an FTO hub monitoring enterprise server
  environment, at any time for whatever reason, the current Acting
  hub monitoring enterprise server and the Mirror hub monitoring
  enterprise server may switch roles.  So what does this mean with
  respect to KMS_CHECK_FTO_ROLE environmnent variable ?
  
  It simply means this ...  if user wants Mirror hub monitoring
  enterprise server to receive and process SOAP requests then user
  will declare KMS_CHECK_FTO_ROLE=N per Mirror hub monitoring
  enterprise server configuration file.  User should also make
  same KMS_CHECK_FTO_ROLE=N declaration in the Acting hub
  monitoring enterprise server configuration file, since at some
  point the Acting hub monitoring enterprise server may become the
  Mirror hub monitoring enterprise server.
  
  Adding same declaration of KMS_CHECK_FTO_ROLE=N to both Acting
  and Mirror hub monitoring enterprise servers will assure
  consistent enablement for Mirror hub monitoring enterprise
  server to receive and process SOAP requests.
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  
    | fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0007
  

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:

  OA52181

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TEMS

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04MS

Applicable component levels