IC91024: FABRIC DEVICES WITH NO ASSOCIATED DATA SOURCE ARE NOT REMOVABLE FROM THE GUI.

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

• Switches and Fabrics are detected via CIMOM and/or SRA data
  sources (when SRAs have the Fabric function enabled).  SRAs are
  capable of detecting all fabric-connected devices regardless of
  whether or not TPC supports the device.  When a user removes a
  data source that is managing a certain switch from TPC, all
  associated entities for that data source should be set to
  missing regardless of whether or not the device is supported.
  Unsupported devices appear in the topology viewer identified by
  WWN but may not have much other detail available.  These
  unsupported devices become orphaned when their managing data
  source is removed from TPC, and as such their detectability
  status never gets updated so they are not removable through the
  TPC GUI.
  With this APAR it will be assured that we check if the removed
  data source is the last one that is seeing a switch. If that's
  the case all related entities will be set to missing.
  RECREATE STEPS:
  Rare scenario.
  ________________________________________________________________
  DB2 Version used for Server:    N/A
  The defect is against component:   5608TPCS0
  Server/Manager build/release (TPC):   4.2.2
  Agent build/release (TPC):    N/A
  Server/Manager (OS):     N/A
  Agent (OS):       N/A
  ________________________________________________________________
  Problem as described by customer:   Unable to remove switch from
  TPC
  Initial customer impact (low/med/high): Med.
  

Local fix

• Manual database alteration is required without the fix for this
  APAR being present.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: TPC 4.2.x and 5.1.x users monitoring         *
  *                 fabrics.                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: There could be situations, where if     *
  *                      you disable the Fabric on the SRA and   *
  *                      the SRA is the last Data Source for a   *
  *                      Fabric, when running probe, the         *
  *                      corresponding switches remain online.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  -
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is targeted for the following
  maintenance package:
  
  | fix pack | 4.2.2-TIV-TPC-FP0004 - target June 2013
  | fix pack | 5.1.1-TIV-TPC-FP0002 - target September 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:

  IC95041

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TPC STANDARD ED

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPCS0

Applicable component levels

• R422 PSY

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