IV56917: ADD AN ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE TO EXCLUDE THE CIFS FILE SYSTEM

IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0 Fix Pack 4 (6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0004)
IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Linux(R) OS Agent 6.2.3.5-TIV-ITM_LINUX-IF0002
IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Linux(R) OS Agent 6.2.3.4-TIV-ITM_LINUX-IF0001
IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Linux(R) OS Agent 6.2.3.3-TIV-ITM_LINUX-IF0007

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• It ss already available an environment variable to exclude from
  monitoring the NFS file system.  The customer wants a similar
  variable for the CIFS file system:
  KBB_SHOW_CIFS.
  
  Affected Platforms / Versions:
  This issue affects only the Linux OS Agent
  This issue affects all the release starting from 6.20
  
  Diagnostics: n/a
  
  Initial Impact:
  Low, cifs monitored
  
  Additional Keywords:
  FileStats
  Linux Disk
  File System Type
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Problem Summary: Monitoring Agent for Linux OS does not have a
  system to disable the monitor on cifs file system in Linux Disk
  attribute group. 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

• A new environment variable, KBB_SHOW_CIFS, was added to allow
  the Monitoring Agent for Linux OS to monitor the cifs
  filesystem.  The default value is TRUE.
  
  Install Actions:
  Set the environment variable KBB_SHOW_CIFS in lz.ini with value
  TRUE or FALSE to allow or exclude the cifs file system.
  
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in the following maintenance
  vehicle:
  
     | fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0004 |
  
  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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ITM AGENT LINUX

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04LN

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY

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