KFAST004 Unsupported Node or Nodelist request: variable

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Explanation

A request to add a node or nodelist to the Tivoli Enterprise™ Monitoring Server contained unsupported characters in either the nodename, thrunode, nodelist, affinities or nodetype. Typically this request is made by an IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring agent or probe attempting to connect to the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server. One or some of the required values provided contained unsupported characters.

Operator response

Refer to the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server log where the node, thrunode, nodelist, affinities, and nodetype values have been dumped. These rules apply:
  • The rule set for supported values for node, thrunode, and nodelist: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, *-_: and space.
  • Affinities must be 43 characters, and the static affinity rule set is A-Z, a-z, 0-9, * #.
  • A dynamic affinity is indicated when the first character is a $ or %. For dynamic affinities, the initial 23 characters are validated as follows:
    1. The valid dynamic affinity characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and _.
    2. A single period is required to separate the vendor and app ID.
    3. Spaces are only supported as trailing characters in the dynamic portion before the static portion.
    4. The remaining 19 characters are validated using static affinity rules.
  • The supported values for nodetype are: space, M and V.
  • Additionally, nodelist, node, and thrunode values cannot start with a space, and node values cannot start with an *.

Examine the memory dump in the trace log to determine the illegal value that is being attempted. For further action, contact IBM.