Fixes are available
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.8 (December 2015)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.9 (February 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.10 (May 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.10.1 (July 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.11 (August 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.12 (November 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.13 (March 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.14 (May 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.15 (August 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.15.2 (November 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.16 (March 2018)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.17 (May 2018)
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Messages from TPC-R Web GUI are garbled if due to the operating system default support for certain languages that require Unicode encoding. The problem occurs due to relying on the platform default encoding when handling the characters. In this case server uses EBCDIC ISO8859-1 encoding but the language format requires unicode.
Local fix
1) locate and edit the file /opt/Tivoli/RM/wlp/usr/servers/replicationServer/jvm.options 2) Add the following line to the end -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 3) Restart the server
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Users who access TPC-R for zOS from a client that users * * complex character encoding. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * | fix pack | 5.2.8-TIV-TPC-FP0000 - target 4Q 2015 | * * * * * * 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. * * * * On zOS the default character set is EBCDIC. The Java JVM for * * TPC-R reflects the default JVM installation and therefore * * does not have the proper settings to support complex * * character encoding. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * none * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
This fix will add the following parameter to /opt/Tivoli/RM/wlp/usr/servers/replicationServer/jvm.options -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 And the installer script will not ensure that this property is in place for existing installations
Temporary fix
Insert the following line in /opt/Tivoli/RM/wlp/usr/servers/replicationServer/jvm.options -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT11234
Reported component name
TPC
Reported component ID
5608TPC00
Reported release
526
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2015-09-15
Closed date
2015-10-06
Last modified date
2015-10-06
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
PI48746
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
TPC
Fixed component ID
5608TPC00
Applicable component levels
R520 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 February 2022