APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Report looks different after the upgrade to v9.2.19. All Metrics report displaying license usage of a product on the endpoint on which no component is bundled to that product (as a charged assignment). The problem is related with the issue with the IBM DB2 Advanced Workgroup Server Edition OEM Limited Use 11.1 component. Due to DB2 product team error in the internal readiness process, the mentioned component existing in the ILMT catalog was removed from the catalog and all the possible relations to it were also removed. Since the software identification tags scan (so called ISO scan or SWIDTAGs scan) is possible based on the *.swidtag files even without the entry in the catalog, the component was duplicated in the ILMT (the old component definition was removed and new one was created). In the environment, the old component was initially discovered, yet now the second one is being reported (but this is not distinguishable for the customer). The rebundling corrects assignment only of the second component. The first one is not being displayed (since now it is removed), yet it is still counted for the license utilization for the time it was not marked as removed and unfortunatelly this will not be possible to be reassigned as for now. TS003838228
Local fix
N/A
Problem summary
**************************************************************** ***************** ERROR DESCRIPTION: Report looks different after the upgrade to v9.2.19. All Metrics report displaying license usage of a product on the endpoint on which no component is bundled to that product (as a charged assignment). The problem is related with the issue with the IBM DB2 Advanced Workgroup Server Edition OEM Limited Use 11.1 component. Due to DB2 product team error in the internal readiness process, the mentioned component existing in the ILMT catalog was removed from the catalog and all the possible relations to it were also removed. Since the software identification tags scan (so called ISO scan or SWIDTAGs scan) is possible based on the *.swidtag files even without the entry in the catalog, the component was duplicated in the ILMT (the old component definition was removed and new one was created). In the environment, the old component was initially discovered, yet now the second one is being reported (but this is not distinguishable for the customer). The rebundling corrects assignment only of the second component. The first one is not being displayed (since now it is removed), yet it is still counted for the license utilization for the time it was not marked as removed and unfortunatelly this will not be possible to be reassigned as for now. TS003838228 **************************************************************** ***************** * EXPECTED RESULTS: * The issue does not occur. **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply appropriate update when available. ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance packages: | Update | ILMT 9.2.21.0 ****************************************************************
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IJ26396
Reported component name
IBM SFTWRE CATA
Reported component ID
TVIBMCAT0
Reported release
100
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2020-07-21
Closed date
2020-08-28
Last modified date
2020-08-28
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
IBM SFTWRE CATA
Fixed component ID
TVIBMCAT0
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Product":{"code":"SS8JFY","label":"IBM License Metric Tool"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"100","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
29 August 2020