IV86067: WINDOWS AGENT FAILS TO UPGRADE FROM 8.5.1 FP003 TO 9.2 FP2

9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_LINUX390
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_WINDOWS_X86_64_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_WINDOWS_X86_64_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_WINDOWS_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_WINDOWS_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_SOLARIS_I386_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_SOLARIS_I386_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_SOLARIS_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_SOLARIS_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_LINUX_X86_64_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_LINUX_X86_64_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_LINUX_S390_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_LINUX_S390_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_LINUX_PPC_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_LINUX_PPC_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_LINUX_I386_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_LINUX_I386_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_IBM_I_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_IBM_I_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_HPIA64_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_HPIA64_AGENT
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_AIX_AGENT_FOR_ZOS
9.2.0-TIV-TWS_FP0003_AIX_AGENT
9.3.0-TIV-TWS-FP0003_IV97080
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-WINDOWS_X86_64-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-WIN_X86_64_ZOS_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-WIN_X86_64_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-SOLARIS_I386-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-SOL_I386_ZOS_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-SOL_I386_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LNX_X86_64_ZOS_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LNX_X86_64_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LNX_S390_ZOS_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LNX_S390_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LNX_PPC_ZOS_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LNX_PPC_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LNX_I386_ZOS_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LNX_I386_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LINUXPPC-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LINUX390-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-LINUX_X86_64-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-IBM_I_ZOS_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-IBM_I_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-HPIA64-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-HPIA64_ZOS_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-HPIA64_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-AIX-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-AIX_ZOS_AGENT-FP0003
9.3.0-IBM-IWS-AIX_AGENT-FP0003

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Getting the below error while attempting to upgrade using
  twsinst.vbs
  
  OWS_X86_64>cscript twsinst.vbs -update -uname maestro -password
  ***** -
  acceptlicense yes
  Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8
  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  
  Tivoli Workload Scheduler (9.2.0) 1.39 twsinst Revision: Windows
  
  #
  IBM (R)
  Licensed Materials  - Property of IBM
  5698-WSH
  (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1998, 2014 All rights reserved.
  IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
  Corporation
  in the United States, other countries, or both.
  
  C:\win32app\9.2 agent
  install\9.2.0-TIV-TWS-WINDOWS_X86_64_AGENT-
  FP0002\TWS\WIND
  OWS_X86_64\twsinst.vbs(1272, 2) Microsoft VBScript runtime
  error: Input
  past end  of file
  .
  

Local fix

• In the scritp twsinst.vbs at 1272 line, you must modify
  the following row:
  
  file.ReadAll
  
  
  with the following row  :
  
  If Not file.AtEndOfStream Then text = text & file.ReadAll
  

Problem summary

• The twsinst.vbs installation script will be fixed in order
  to allow the update of agents from 8.5.1 to 9.2
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR will be fixed in 9.3.0-TIV-TWS-FP0003,
  9.2.0-TIV-TWS-FP0003, 9.1.0-TIV-TWS-FP0003, 8.6.0-TIV-TWS-FP0005
  

Temporary fix

• See Local 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 WKLD SCHDL

• Fixed component ID

  5698WKB92

Applicable component levels

• R992 PSY

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