IC90393: INCORRECT FABRIC PROBE HANDLING FOR BROCADE SWITCHES WITH WWNS THAT CONTAIN THE OUI VALUE OF '0027F8'

4.2.2 Fix Pack 7 (July 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 8 (March 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 9 (May 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
4.2.2 Fix Pack 10 (August 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Brocade has added a new OUI value which is not recognized by
  TPC.  Because of this information for these switches and their
  fabrics is not collected as expected resulting in functional
  limitations.  This problem may be encountered with TPC or IBM
  System Director and VMcontrol.  Here are some sample errors that
  can be seen with TPC or VMcontrol.  These errors occur when
  there is a Brocade CIMOM agent already configured and monitoring
  the switches.
  The following samples of messaging may be found in the IBM
  System Director (VMcontrol) error-log-0.html:
  INFO Unable to start zoning transaction for fabricID:
  10000027F8xxxxxx
  com.ibm.tpc.common.api.TPCServerException: BTAFM4501E No agent
  is available to configure the zoning on the fabric with ID
  10000027F8xxxxxx
  Failed to start transaction on fabric 10000027F8xxxxxx. Check
  connection to switch(es)
  The following error shows up in TPC msgTPCDeviceServer.log:
  BTAFM4501E No agent is available to configure the zoning on the
  fabric with ID 10000027F806DA78.
  com.ibm.tpc.fabric.FabricManagerService startTransaction
  In the TPC GUI, you may experience unexpected messages in the
  probe logs indicating that the fabrics have limitations or you
  may not be able to get to the zone configuration panels due to a
  message stating no agent available, even when a CIMOM agent
  exists.
  Initial customer impact (low/med/high):  Med
  

Local fix

• Log into server with db2admin or db2inst1 (or equivalent,
  depending on platform)
  connect to TPCDB
  db2 connect to TPCDB
  db2 set schema tpc
  db2 "insert into T_RES_OUI values ('0027F8','Brocade')"
  Initiate Fabric discovery in TPC or (VMcontrol Farm and Switch
  inventory)
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: TPC 4.2.2.143 (FP3) and earlier or 5.1.1.0   *
  * and earlier users                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If you have a Brocade switch with the   *
  *                      value of "0027F8" in the middle of      *
  *                      the WWN, fabric probe will not          *
  *                      recognize it as a Brocade and           *
  *                      information about the switch and        *
  *                      fabric will not be collected as         *
  *                      expected.  Performance monitoring       *
  *                      functionality is not available for      *
  *                      for these switches.  This is most       *
  *                      likely to affect newer Brocade switches.*
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  -
  

Problem conclusion

• The new OUI value of "0027F8" has been added to TPC with an
  association with Brocade for proper handling.
  
  The fix for this APAR is available in the following
  maintenance packages:
  
  | fix pack | 4.2.2-TIV-TPC-FP0004 - June 2013
  | fix pack | 5.1.1-TIV-TPC-FP0001 - April 2013
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21320822
  
  The target dates for future fix packs do not represent a formal
  commitment by IBM. The dates are subject to change without
  notice.
  

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

  TPC STANDARD ED

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPCS0

Applicable component levels

• R422 PSY

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