IV04119: ITNMEXPORTNETWORKVIEWS.PL SCRIPT AND CUSTOM DYNAMIC DOMAINS

IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP 3.9.0 Fix Pack 3, 3.9.0-TIV-ITNMIP-FP0003
IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP 3.9.0 Fix Pack 4, 3.9.0-TIV-ITNMIP-FP0004
IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 3.9.0 Fix Pack 5, 3.9.0-TIV-ITNMIP-FP0005

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Installation of 3.9 and use of ITNMExportNetworkViews.pl scripts
  to export existing 3.8 networkViews, and use of the same script
  to import the views into the new installation.
  
  $PRECISION_HOME/bin/ncp_perl ITNMExportNetworkViews.pl -server
  mysql -dbname ncim -host ip.ip.ip.ip -export -username ncim
  -password pass -fromDomain OLDNCOMS -toDomain NEWNCOMS
  
  This will identify the dynamic OLDNCOMS as a custom view
  
  OLDNCOMS (138)  <------------ * EXPORT CUSTOM *
  
  Level: WARNING Message: Rewriting entityNameCache record domain
  names from 'OLDNCOMS' to 'NEWNCOMS'.
  
  And as a custom view it will be imported into the new
  installation.   This domain will not exist in the new system
  and should not be part of the import.
  
  ./ncp_perl
  /opt/migration/bin/ITNMExportNetworkViews.
  pl -server informix -dbname ITNM.itnm -host theserver -username
  ncim -password pass -import
  

Local fix

• Once the new views are imported, any dynamic view can be
  deleted if it was part of the old domain.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * People migrating their network views                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The ITNMExportNetworkViews.pl script exports all network     *
  * views including the container and views that were originally *
  * created by the ITNM installer. Some customers preferred not  *
  * to export these but to create them manually using the        *
  * scripts included in ITNM.                                    *
  *                                                              *
  * There was need of an option for ITNMExportNetworkViews.pl to *
  * not export the container and views created by the ITNM       *
  * installer.                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * | fix pack | 3.9.0-ITNMIP-FP0003                             *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• In order to stop ITNMExportNetworkViews.pl exporting the
  container and views created by the installer, use the
  -noDefaultDomain option
  

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

  TIV NETWK MGR I

• Fixed component ID

  5724S4500

Applicable component levels

• R390 PSN

     UP

• R390 PSY

     UP