Duplicate MEPs appear after relocating logical partition from AIX system

This problem affects IBM® Power Systems™ compute nodes that are running AIX® with Common Agent 6.2.1 installed.

Problem

After you relocate a logical partition from a IBM Power Systems compute node with AIX to another system, there two managed endpoints (MEPs) for the same logical partition, instead of one.

Investigation

Check the version number of the Common Agent that is installed on the AIX compute node. If the Common Agent version is 6.2.1, an unnecessary MEP was created for the logical partition on the AIX compute node from which you relocated.

Note: If your Power Systems compute node came installed with AIX, Common Agent 6.2.1 might have been preinstalled with the operating system.

Explanation

A problem with Common Agent version 6.2.1 creates a duplicate MEP for a relocated logical partition. The MEP on the source compute node (the AIX compute node from which the logical partition was relocated) is unnecessary and should be deleted.

Resolution

After the logical partition is relocated and you run inventory, the unnecessary MEP is created. To remove the duplicate MEP and upgrade the Common Agent from 6.2.1 to 6.3.0 or later, complete the following steps.

Note: This topic describes how to access this task in the IBM Flex System Manager Web user interface. If you are using the IBM FSM Explorer, use the finder at the top of the user interface (shown here) to locate this task:

Use the finder at the top of the user interface to locate this task

From the IBM Flex System Manager management software web interface, click Resource Explorer.
Click All Systems.
Select the duplicate MEP from the table.
Click Actions > Remove....
Click OK to confirm that you want to remove the MEP.
Download and install Common Agent 6.3.0 or later on the AIX system. See Preparing to install Common Agent on AIX and Installing agents using the Agent Installation Wizard for more information.