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This section contains problems and corrections for the following manuals of the IBM(R) Tivoli(R) Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 library, referring to previous fix packs:
The following information changes apply to the User's Guide for Software Distribution.
In Chapter 15. "Troubleshooting", section "Troubleshooting Process", add the following text as the first paragraph in Step 3:
When a software package is distributed to an endpoint, a check is performed on a subset of the actions contained in the package. If any of the checks on these actions fails, the package installation stops and no action is performed on the endpoint. The following is a list of the actions that are checked on the endpoint.
If all checks are successful, the package installation starts and the actions contained in the package are performed in the order in which they are listed.
If any actions fail for reasons other than those already explained, the package installation stops. All actions listed in the package before the failed one have already been performed on the endpoint.
You should install the software package in undoable mode, so you can return the system to its previous state if the installation fails.
In Chapter 11. "Configuring a Network Topology", section "Software Distribution Methods", add the following paragraph at the end of the section:
The methods most frequently used by Software Distribution are:
In Chapter 3 "Using the command line", in the section "Parameters of Software Distribution Operations", tables 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, replace every occurrence of the ExecuteTimeout parameter with ExecutionTimeout and every occurrence of the ExecuteTimeoutUnit parameter with ExecutionTimeoutUnit .
In Chapter 1 "Using Activity Planner", in the section "Defining the Activity Planner Engine Parameters", add the following keyword after the deep_gc_interval:
The following information changes apply to the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: Reference Manual for Software Distribution.
In Chapter 2. "Editing the Software Package Definition File", Table 11 "SPD File Attributes in File System Stanzas", add a second note to the explanation of the descend_dirs attribute:
In Chapter 1. "Editing the Software Package Definition File", section "System Actions", subsection "Restart", Table 38 "Software Package Definition File attributes of the restart stanza", replace the last bullet in the explanation of the force_restart attribute with the following text:
If the timeout attribute is greater than or equal to zero and the force_restart attribute is set to y, a soft reboot is invoked. If it fails, a hard reboot is performed after the timeout expires and when the gateway reconnects to the endpoint.
In Chapter 1. "Editing the Software Package Definition File", section "Attributes in the File System Stanzas", Table "SPD File attributes in file system stanzas", remove the following note from the explanation of the rename_if_locked attribute:
In Chapter 3, in the explanation of the wsetsps command, replace the two paragraphs following the Description heading with the following two paragraphs:
The following information changes apply to theIBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: User's Guide for Deployment Services.
In Chapter 3, "Using the command line", section "Parameters of Software Distribution Operations", tables 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, replace every occurrence of the ExecuteTimeout parameter with ExecutionTimeout and every occurrence of the ExecuteTimeoutUnit parameter with ExecutionTimeoutUnit .
In Chapter 1, "Using Activity Planner", section "Defining the Activity Planner Engine Parameters", add the following keyword after the deep_gc_interval:
The following information changes apply to the Planning and Installation manual.
In "Chapter 7. "Desktop Installation", section "Upgrading Tivoli Desktop for Windows", add the following note at the end of the chapter:
In "Chapter 2. Planning a Configuration Manager Environment", section "Using Configuration Management in Connected Tivoli Regions", replace the introductory sentence with the following:
This section discusses the requirements for running inventory scans, distributing software, and managing devices and users in connected Tivoli regions. If you plan to use IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager among Tivoli regions, the following conditions must be met:
In Chapter 5. "IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager Installation and Upgrade", section "Server Upgrade", add the following note to step 10:
The following information changes apply to the Release Notes(R).
In Chapter 2. "Installation and upgrade notes", Table 1 "Supported Tier 1 operating systems by components and services", make the following change:
Divide the table row "IBM AIX Versions 5.1, 5.2" into two separate rows; one row for Version 5.1, and one row for Version 5.2. Both rows have the same check marks to indicate that Server/Managed Node and Endpoint are supported. Version 5.1 also has a check mark for Gateway, but Version 5.2 does not, because it does not support Gateway.
In Chapter 3, "Software limitations, problems, and workarounds", section "Software limitations",subsection "Inventory", add the following information:
The trace files tmesdisn.trc where n is the file number, generated when you issue a command line command, can be written to only by the user who was logged in when the command was issued. If another user logs in and issues a command line command, the trace file content is printed to the standard output.
Workaround: Disable the tracing function, unless it is necessary. The tracing function is intended for debugging purposes. If enabled for extended periods of time, tracing can decrease performance and slow the processing of the product considerably. Alternatively, you can delete the trace files created by the previous user.
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