PH36692: PE CLIENT IS NOT WORKING WHEN IBM MFA TOKEN AND/OR PASSWORD IS LESS THAN 9 CHARACTERS LONG

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PE Client is not working when IBM MFA token and/or password is
  less than 9 characters long
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: OMEGAMON XE for DB2 PE/DB2 PM                *
  *                 users of components:                         *
  *                 - PE server subtask                          *
  *                 - Performance Expert Client                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: DB2 PE Client not working if the IBM    *
  *                      MFA token and password is less than     *
  *                      9 characters long.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply provided PTF                           *
  ****************************************************************
  Unable to view Thread details in PE Client when MFA token
  and password is less than 9 characters.
  

Problem conclusion

• Allow MFA token and password to be less than 9 characters.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• DGOVMSTR FPEVRACF FPEVZMAI KD2BHELP KD2CVAL  KD2CVPG  KD2DDICT
  KD2DDICX KD2VERS  KD5BHELP KD5CVAL  KD5DDICT KO2AINTB KO2CCNS2
  KO2CCNSS KO2CCPUB KO2CISB2 KO2CISBS KO2CLKD2 KO2CLKDS KO2CSY12
  KO2CSY1S KO2CSYS2 KO2CSYSS KO2CT2S2 KO2CT2SS KO2CTH52 KO2CTH5S
  KO2CTHG2 KO2CTHGS KO2CTHI2 KO2CTHIS KO2CTHN2 KO2CTHNS KO2CTHO2
  KO2CTHOS KO2CTHP2 KO2CTHPS KO2CTHS2 KO2CTHSS KO2ED012 KO2ED01S
  KO2EGX12 KO2EGX1S KO2EGX32 KO2EGX3S KO2EIX22 KO2EIX2K KO2EIX2S
  KO2EOJS2 KO2EOJSK KO2EOJSS KO2HPR1B KO2HPR2B KO2NCS3B KO2NDRVB
  KO2OCINB KO2OINTB KO2XCIS2 KO2XCISS KO2XSY22 KO2XSY2S KO2XSY62
  KO2XSY6S KO2XTH32 KO2XTH3S KO2XTHS2 KO2XTHSS KO2ZAGT2 KO2ZAGTS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  OM XE DB2PE/PM

• Fixed component ID

  5655OPE00

Applicable component levels

• R540 PSY UI75529

     UP21/05/26 P F105

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