IV55651: DISPLAY ITEM VALUE OF -1 DISPLAYS AS 4294967295.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0 Fix Pack 6 (6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0006)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A value of -1 is incorrectly displayed as 4294967295.
  
  RECREATE INSTRUCTIONS:
  A simmple way to reproduce this is to connect a 64-bit klz
  agent to a 64-bit TEMS running on RedHat Linux.
  
  Author a situation using the KLZ_CPU attribute group and just
  specify the CPU_ID attribute and setting the condition to be
  equal to Aggregate.
  
  In addition, set the KLZ_CPU attribute as a display item.
  
  Messages like the following will be issued to the TEMS
  operations/MSG2 log:
  
  Thu Feb  6 17:23:32 2014 KO41041    Enterprise situation
  A_Sit:TVT4158:LZ<4294967295> is true.
                   ~~~~~~~~~~
  
  Approver Initials:    HT
  

Local fix

• No workaround available.
  

Problem summary

• Display Item with value of -1 displays in Tivoli Enterprise
  Portal client as 4294967295.
  In the case of a situation definition that includes a Display
  Item, where said Display Item is a 4 byte integer type
  containing a negative value,
  the Display Item value will be incorrect in the Situation Event
  Console and the portal client Message Log; it will also be
  incorrect in the message recorded in the
  Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring server Operation (MSG2) log.  This
  incorrect Display Item value only manifests on some operating
  system platforms, notably on Linux 64 bit platform.
  
  Note, this defect only affects Display Item form of a monitored
  attribute;  it does not affect the attribute's value in context
  of situation's formula (predicate)
  evaluation
  

Problem conclusion

• Changes were made to the logic to correctly convert negative
  valued Display Item.
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in the following maintenance
  vehicle:
  
     | fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0006
  
  Note: Search the IBM technical support web site for maintenance
  package availability.
  

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:

  OA49282

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TEMS

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04MS

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY

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