IV24993: SITESCOPE PROBE TRUNCATES ALARMS WHEN INTERNAL CHARACTER BUFFER IS FULL.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Sitescope probe is truncating the actual alarm from
  Sitescope.  This leads to data from Sitescope getting dropped.
  The fix has been created to allow the customer to decide how
  big the internal character buffer should be.
  
  the new option is:
  
  EventBufferSize               : 1024
  
  The above is the default value.  They can set this to another
  value.
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * User who has the record size greater than 1024 Bytes will    *
  * get truncated.                                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The event buffer size is limited to less than 1024 Bytes     *
  * else will be truncated and ProbeWatch message is generated.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to nco_p_sitescope-5_1_0                             *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• New property EventBufferSize is introduced and allow the
  customer to define its event buffer size.
  

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

  FRESHWATER SITE

• Fixed component ID

  5724P09FW

Applicable component levels

• R100 PSN

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