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IJ07057: LINUX BIGFIX AGENT PROBLEM WITH DMI INSPECTORS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The BigFix agent running on linux installed on systems with EFI
may have problem to extract the DMI table from SMBIOS.
As result every query using DMI inspectors fails with
the error: 'dmi info not found'.
An easy way to detect if a system uses EFI (Extensible Firmware
Interface) is checking the presence of
"/sys/firmware/efi/systab" or "/proc/efi/systab" file.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • Fixed in IBM BigFix 9.5 (fixpack 10)
General availability Q4 2018 (release schedule subject to
change).

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • This is resolved in:
IBM BigFix 9.5 (fixpack 10)

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IJ07057
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  • Reported component name
    TIV EP MGR AGEN
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  • Reported component ID
    5725C43AG
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  • Reported release
    95U
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  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
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  • Submitted date
    2018-06-12
    • 

  • Closed date
    2018-07-06
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  • Last modified date
    2018-07-06
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    TIV EP MGR AGEN
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  • Fixed component ID
    5725C43AG
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Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            06 July 2018
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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