IV64641: RUNNING TMSDLA CAUSES TEMS TO CRASH

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0 Fix Pack 4 (6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0004)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In a large environment with many thousands of agents, running
  the tmsdla utility can cause the TEMS to crash after several
  hours.
  
  RECREATE INSTRUCTIONS:
  In a large environment with many thousands of agents (reproduced
  on system with 7500 agents), simply run the tmsdla.sh utility.
  The TEMS will crash after several hours.
  
  Approver Initials:   RP
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• When running the tmsdla utility, the Tivoli Enterprise
  Monitoring Server memory usage increases and eventually crashes.
    This can take several hours to occur.
  

Problem conclusion

• Modified the portal server code to properly delete request
  objects after they have been removed by the caller.  Also fixed
  a resource leak in the monitoring server when a create request
  operation fails.
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  
    | fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0004
  

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

  TEPS

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04PS

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY

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