IV08858: POLL DEFINITION SYNTAX ERROR WHILE NAME STARTS WITH NUMERIC

ITNMIP_Patch_V3.8.0.89_Win32
3.8.0-TIV-ITNMIP-Solaris-REF-FP0007
3.8.0-TIV-ITNMIP-Linux-REF-FP0007
ITNMIP_Patch_V3.8.0.89_AIXPPC32
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

• Poller sometimes cannot work while poll definition name starts
  with numeric or special character.
  
  And may get the following warinings from log:
  
  2011-09-22T23:52:50: Warning: W-RIV-002-016: [146164624t]
  CPollerThresholdParser.cc(137) Syntax error - parse failure
  Syntax error at line 1 of: (<poll definition name and formula>)
  2011-09-22T23:52:50: Warning: W-RIV-002-016: [146164624t]
  CGenericThresholdTemplate.cc(757) Syntax error - parse failure
  error returned by threshold parser
  2011-09-22T23:52:50: Warning: W-RIV-002-128: [146164624t]
  CGenericThresholdTemplate.cc(347)  failed to parse failExpr
  expression for poll '<poll definition name>'
  2011-09-22T23:52:50: Warning: W-RIV-002-128: [146164624t]
  CMonitorTemplate.cc(141)  cannot initialise template [62] '<poll
  definition name>'
  

Local fix

• change poll definition name starting with a-z A-Z
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All ITNM 3.8 and 3.9 Poller GUI  users                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Poller sometimes cannot work while poll definition name      *
  * starts with numeric or special character.                    *
  * If the poll definition involves polling for a single oid     *
  * (meaning no expressions), using an integer in the first      *
  * character was fine; if expressions are used however the      *
  * parser throws an error when there is a number in the first   *
  * character of the poll def name:                              *
  * 2011-09-22T23:52:50: Warning: W-RIV-002-016:                 *
  * [146164624t]CPollerThresholdParser.cc(137) Syntax error -    *
  * parse failure                                                *
  * Syntax error at line 1 of: (<poll definition name and        *
  * formula>)                                                    *
  * 2011-09-22T23:52:50: Warning: W-RIV-002-016:                 *
  * [146164624t]CGenericThresholdTemplate.cc(757) Syntax error - *
  * parse failure error returned by threshold parser             *
  * 2011-09-22T23:52:50: Warning: W-RIV-002-128:                 *
  * [146164624t]CGenericThresholdTemplate.cc(347)  failed to     *
  * parse failExpr expression for poll '<poll definition name>'  *
  * 2011-09-22T23:52:50: Warning: W-RIV-002-128:                 *
  * [146164624t]CMonitorTemplate.cc(141)  cannot initialize      *
  * template [62] '<polldefinition name>                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * | fix pack | 3.8.0-ITNMIP-FP0007                             *
  * | fix pack | 3.9.0-ITNMIP-FP0002                             *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• in 3.9 and later, name has been restricted to alphanumeric
  characters, underscores, and spaces.
  
  Move 3.8 to the same restriction level 3.9 is using. In
  addition, restrict the first character to be letters only
  /^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9 _]*$/
  
  This is applied to 3.8 and 3.9+.
  
   3.9  name is further restricted to alphanumeric characters,
  underscores, and spaces, like this:
  /^[A-Za-z0-9 _]*$/
  
  the change is to restrict first character to letters only, like
  this:
  /^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9 _]*$/
  

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

  NC/PRECISIONIP

• Fixed component ID

  5724O52RC

Applicable component levels

• R380 PSN

     UP

• R380 PSY

     UP

• R390 PSN

     UP

• R390 PSY

     UP