IV80811: INCREASE IN CPU FOR AGENTLESS AFTER UPGRADING TO 6.30 FP6

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0 Fix Pack 7 (6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0007)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer sees an increase in CPU after upgrading Agentless 6.30
  Fixpack 6.
  This is due to messages being written to the RAS1 log file
  that should not be written at ERROR level.
  Data collection is processed correctly.  This occurs across
  the Agentless agents (r2-r6).
  Related Files and Output:  The RAS1 log for the Agentless agent
  is filled with the following messages:
  
  (56A23C39.0FE9-2514:listcursor.cpp,72,"hasMoreElements")
  listcursor head = 86D1C8, cursor=86D258
  (56A23C39.0FEA-2514:listcursor.cpp,56,"setToNext") listcursor
  head = 86D1C8, cursor=86D2E8
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Increase in CPU after upgrading to Agentless 6.30 FP6.  Extra
  tracing was enabled which results in log messages being
  continually written to the RAS1 log file.  This can affect any
  of the Agentless agents.
  
  The RAS1 log for the Agentless agent is filled with the
  following messages:
  
  (56A23C39.0FE9-2514:listcursor.cpp,72,"hasMoreElements")
  listcursor head = 86D1C8, cursor=86D258
  (56A23C39.0FEA-2514:listcursor.cpp,56,"setToNext") listcursor
  head = 86D1C8, cursor=86D2E8
  

Problem conclusion

• The extra tracing has been removed.
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  
    | fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0007
  

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

  ITM REMOTE WIND

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04RW

Applicable component levels