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Documentation notes

This section contains new information and documentation corrections contained in this fix pack.

New information contained in this fix pack

This section contains new information for the following manuals of the IBM(R) Tivoli(R) Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.2 library.

User's Guide for Software Distribution

The following new information applies to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: User's Guide for Software Distribution.

User's Guide for Deployment Services

The following new information applies to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: User's Guide for Deployment Services.

APAR IY65552
In Chapter 4 "Troubleshooting", section "Specific problems and workarounds", add the following text:
Error messages are truncated
If error messages are longer than 250 characters, they are truncated. To solve this problem, add the
max_error_info_size
keyword in the DEFAULT section of the apm.ini file and enlarge the ERROR_INFO column in the ACT_STATUS_TGT table to the same value defined for the
max_error_info_size
keyword. The maximum size for this column depends on the database you are using.
Planning and Installation Guide

The following new information applies to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: Planning and Installation Guide.

Defect 53849
In Chapter 8 "Maintaining and troubleshooting a Configuration Management Environment", section "Verifying an Installation", add the following text at the end of the Activity Planner and Change Manager sections:

Ensure that you install the same level of code on the endpoints that is installed on the Tivoli server. If an interim fix or fix pack is installed on the Tivoli server, the same interim fix or fix pack must be installed on the endpoint.

Defect 53479
In Chapter 5 "Tivoli Configuration Manager Installation and Upgrade", section "Custom Server Installation", add the following note after step 6:
Note:
Before you can install the Japanese language pack, you must uninstall the Japanese language pack for version 4.2.1, if present.
Reference Manual for Software Distribution

The following new information applies to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: Reference Manual for Software Distribution.

User's Guide for Inventory

The following new information applies to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: User's Guide for Inventory.

APAR IY68383
In Appendix B, update the usage of the wepscan command as follows:
wepscan [-d {1 | 2 | 3}] [-s[-l]] [-t mc_upcall_timeout] and add the following parameter to the Options section for command wepscan:
-l
Does not send the INV_SA.LOG file to the inventory data handler. This option can be used only in conjunction with the -s option.

Documentation problems and corrections contained in this fix pack

This section contains problems and corrections for the following manuals of the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.2 library:

User's Guide for Software Distribution

The following information changes apply to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: User's Guide for Software Distribution.

User's Guide for Deployment Services

The following information changes apply to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: User's Guide for Deployment Services.

Planning and Installation Guide

The following information changes apply to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: Messages and Codes.

User's Guide for Inventory

The following information changes apply to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: User's Guide for Inventory.

APAR IY72012

In Appendix B, add the following sentence for commands wdistinv and winvmgr, at the end of the wake_on_lan description:

If you set this option in an InventoryConfig profile, its value overrides the wake_on_lan keyword value.

In Appendix B, add the following sentence for commands wdistinv and winvmgr, add the following sentence at the end of the hidden description:

If you set this option in an InventoryConfig profile, its value overrides the hidden keyword value.

Release Notes

The following information changes apply to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: Release Notes(R).


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