OA49273: TEBS: PORT POOLS FOR LOOPBACK DEVICE SOCKET ALLOCATIONS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• The KDE_TRANSPORT POOL: keyword does not permit configuration of
  socket port pools on the LOOPBACK device. To accommodate this ,
  a new environment variable, KDE_LOOPBACK_POOL , can be used to
  configure a pool of available ports associated with the
  loopback device from which all Tivoli Monitoring socket
  requests are satisfied.  The semantics of KDE_LOOPBACK_POOL are
  the same as the KDE_TRANSPORT POOL: keyword as it applied to
  the loopback device but the syntax differs. The usage is
  KDE_LOOPBACK_POOL=NNNNN-KKKKK , where NNNNN is the start of the
  port pool range, KKKKK is the end of the port pool range, and
  KKKKK - NNNNN <= 1024 .  KDE_LOOPBACK_POOL resides in the same
  Tivoli product configuration file as does KDE_TRANSPORT.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All ITM/ENGINE users.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: TIVOLI MONITORING CONFIGURATION OF      *
  *                      SOCKET PORT POOLS IS NOT PERMITTED ON   *
  *                      THE LOOPBACK DEVICE.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  The Tivoli Monitoring KDE_TRANSPORT environment variable
  'POOL:' keyword does not permit configuration of socket port
  pools on the LOOPBACK device.
  
  In order for this APAR to be properly implemented in your
  environment, a new environment variable has been added.  See
  the "Install Actions" section of the APAR conclusion for
  more details.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• Install Actions:
  Code has been added to support a new Tivoli Monitoring
  environment variable, KDE_LOOPBACK_POOL.  KDE_LOOPBACK_POOL
  can be used to configure a pool of available ports
  associated with the loopback device from which all Tivoli
  Monitoring socket requests are satisfied.
  
  The semantics of KDE_LOOPBACK_POOL are the same as the
  KDE_TRANSPORT environment variable 'POOL:' keyword as it
  applied to the loopback device but the syntax differs. The
  usage is KDE_LOOPBACK_POOL=NNNNN-KKKKK , where NNNNN is the
  start of the port pool range, KKKKK is the end of the port
  pool range, and KKKKK - NNNNN <= 1024 .  KDE_LOOPBACK_POOL
  resides in the same Tivoli product configuration file as
  does KDE_TRANSPORT.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  OA48117

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

•    KDELIB   KDE1LNKP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CT/ENGINE

• Fixed component ID

  5608A41CE

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY UA79952

     UP15/12/16 P F512

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