IZ54598: TACMD BULKIMPORTSIT DOES NOT PREVENT A SITUATION WITH AN INVALID TEC DESTINATION SERVER FROM BEING INSERTED.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 Fix Pack 8 (6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0008)
IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 Fix Pack 9 (6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0009)
IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2 Fix Pack 6 (6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0006)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• 'tacmd bulkimportsit' does not prevent a situation with an
  invalid 'TDST' value, from being inserted.  'tacmd createsit -i'
  alerts the user that the Event Destination ID is invalid -
  'tacmd bulkimportsit' should do the same.
  
  Reproduction
  [1]  ITM 6.21 IF2 on SLES (TEMS & TEPS)
  [2]  Enable Event Forwarding for TEMS
  [3]  Create a new Event Destination, using 'tacmd
       createeventdest', eg 'tacmd createeventdest -i 2
       host1=falsetecserver:4567 name=test'
  [4]  In TEPS, create a new situation.
  [5]  On EIF tab, set Event Fowarding to the Server specified in
       step [4]
       OK to save the situation
  [6]  Export the situation via CLI, with 'tacmd bulkexportsit'
  [7]  Verify 'TDST' value is set in the .xml file created through
       'bulkexportsit'
  [8]  Delete event destination using cli, eg 'tacmd
       deleteeventdest -i 2'
  [9]  Delete situation created in step 4
  [10] Import situation using 'bulkimportsit' with -n switch, eg
       'tacmd bulkimportsit -n situation.xml'
  [11] Verify that import worked without error to StdOut
  [12] Open newly imported situation in TEP Situation Editor
  [13] Goto EIF tab
  [14] Notice that 'Assigned' list is empty
  [15] Notice that 'Available' list contains default only
  [16] Click on 'Default' reciever to move to Assigned
  [17] Click Apply
  [18] Open a different situation via list on left hand side
  [19] Re-open test sit
  [20] Notice that Assigned list is empty
  
  Repeat step 9 & 10, but with 'tacmd createsit -i' instead of
  'tacmd bulkimportsit' and you get a KUICCS007E message (which is
  good, and what should happen).
  
  bulkimportsit should report a KUICCS007E message just like
  createsit does.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• 'tacmd bulkimportsit' does not prevent a situation with an
  invalid 'TDST' value, from being inserted.  'tacmd createsit -i'
  alerts the user that the Event Destination ID is invalid -
  'tacmd bulkimportsit' should do the same.
  

Problem conclusion

• Added the code to correctly manage the check of the real event
  servers as in tacmd createsit command
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  
     | fix pack | 6.2.1-TIV-ITM-FP0001
  

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

  TEMS

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04MS

Applicable component levels

• R621 PSY

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