IC67439: GERMAN CHARACTERS („,”,,...) IN CONTACT FIELD LOST AFTER IMPORT NODE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The information in the "Contact" field for a node on a
  Tivoli Storage Manager server will be changed after an
  IMPORT NODE if it contains German umlauts (ﾄ,ﾔ,ﾁ).
  
  Example:
  
  On the exporting server, a "q node NODENAME f=d" shows:
  
   q node NODENAME f=d
          Contact: Schmidt / Mﾔller
  
  On the importing server, a "q node NODENAME f=d" shows:
   q node NODENAME f=d
          Contact: &#65412;?>&#65492;/&#65422;&#65492;&#65415;&#65490;<&#65445;>&#65491;&#65461;>&#65478;6&#65490;&#65491;&#65492;&#65461;&#65490;&#65418;&#65461;%+
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics
  On the exporting server, a XI XIDETAIL trace shows:
  
  14:36:24.568 [126][xixproc.c][5715][DoProcessQueryNode]:Exp
  Node: Obj Type 706, item Contact: Schmidt / M&#65428;ller of length 46
  
  
  On the importing server, a XI XIDETAIL trace shows:
  
  14:37:25.526 [101][xisess.c][431][XiSendCommand]:Sending
  Command: REGISTER NODE
    NODENAME XXXX DOMAIN=STANDARD
  CONTACT="&#65412;?>&#65492;/&#65422;&#65492;&#65415;&#65490;<&#65445;>&#65491;&#65461;>&#65478;6&#65490;&#65491;&#65492;&#65461;&#65490;&#65418;&#65461;%+"
    COMPRESSION=CLIENT ARCHDELETE=YES BACKDELETE=NO FILEAGGR=YES
    AUTOFSRENAME=NO VALIDATEPROTOCOL=NO DATAWRITEPATH=ANY
    DATAREADPATH=ANY SESSIONINIT=CLIENTORSERVER EMAILADDRESS=""
  TYPE=CLIENT.
  14:37:25.553 [101][xiiproc.c][7167][traceRespMessages]:Node
  NODENAME registered in policy domain STANDARD.
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager  server 5.4, 5.5 and 6.1 on all platforms
  
  Initial Impact:
  medium
  
  Additional Keywords:
  zz61 TSM export import umlaut
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users      *
  *                 of EXPORT/IMPORT commands.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available.           *
  *                 This problem is currently projected          *
  *                 to be fixed in level 5.5.5, 6.1.5 and        *
  *                 6.2.2. Note that this is subject             *
  *                 to change at the discretion of IBM.          *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux,
  z/OS, and Windows.
  

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:

  PM12168

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R55A PSY

     UP

• R55H PSY

     UP

• R55L PSY

     UP

• R55S PSY

     UP

• R55W PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R62A PSY

     UP

• R62H PSY

     UP

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R62S PSY

     UP

• R62W PSY

     UP