A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as suggestion for future release.
Error description
Using the Tivoli Common Reporting function, you can bring up a report GUI and a server may already show up in the server field. The following steps will reproduce this behavior, assuming at least one report GUI has a valid server to select from. . 1) Bring up the TCR report GUI that has a valid server to select from 2) Select the server and run the report 3) Select the TCR report again 4) The new report GUI shows up with the last server selected in #1 above already in the field, but the field is actually blank. . if you run the report at step #4, since the field is actually blank, the report will not return with data based on the server cached in the field. . The following reports were tested. No = did not cache Yes = server name cached . 1) Client Activity Details - No 2) Client Activity History - Yes 3) Client Backup Missed Files - Yes 4) Client Backup Missed Files - No 5) Client Schedule Status - Yes 6) Client Storage Summary - Yes 7) Client Top Activity - Yes . 8) Server Activity Details - Yes 9) Server Database Details - Yes 10) Server Resource Usage - Yes 11) Server Throughput - Yes 12) Tape Volume Capacity analysis - Yes . TSM Versions Affected: Tivoli Common Reporting 6.1 Initial Impact: low Additional Keywords: zz61 ISC AC zzrm61 NOTE: This can occur for the TSM NODE NAME in the different reports as well.
Local fix
Always select the server when bring up a TCR report GUI
Problem summary
Problem conclusion
Temporary fix
Comments
This is a limiation of the TCR 1.1.1 and TCR 1.2 code. Currently Admin Center 6.1 uses TCR 1.1.1. There has been a DCR opened with the TCR development team to improve the functionality of TCR for error messages.
APAR Information
APAR number
IC61177
Reported component name
TSM SERVER
Reported component ID
5698ISMSV
Reported release
61W
Status
CLOSED SUG
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2009-05-18
Closed date
2009-07-13
Last modified date
2009-10-30
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Fix information
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 October 2009