IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus: Release Notes · Part 1. Release notes - IBM T ivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V ersion 8.1 T ivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 is available. Compatibility , installation,

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbusVersion 8 Release 1

Release Notes

GI13-4132-13

IBM

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbusVersion 8 Release 1

Release Notes

GI13-4132-13

IBM

NoteBefore using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 25.

This edition applies to version 8, release 1 of IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (product number 5724-S44) and to allsubsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.

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Part 1. Release notes - IBM TivoliNetcool/OMNIbus Version 8.1 . . . . 1

Part 2. Appendixes. . . . . . . . . 23

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Part 1. Release notes - IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Version8.1

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 is available. Compatibility, installation, and othergetting-started issues are addressed in these release notes.

Description

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus is a service level management (SLM) system that deliversreal-time, centralized monitoring of complex networks and IT domains.

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus version 8.1 brings enhanced functionality to bothusers and administrators, helping deliver significant benefits in the following areas:

InstallationA faster and more reliable installation experience and improved featureselection with IBM Installation Manager. Wizards guide you through thesteps to install, modify, update, roll back, or uninstall IBM TivoliNetcool/OMNIbus and the Web GUI component.

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 offers the following new features.

Server components

Items that are preceded by a fix pack graphical cue (for example, Fix Pack 1 )indicate a function or feature that is only available in the specified fix pack andlater fix packs. The function or feature is not present in the base version of theproduct.

Initial Configuration WizardThe Initial Configuration Wizard (nco_icw) automates some initialconfiguration tasks, such as creating ObjectServers and gateways. Thewizard presents a series of panes in which you can create the commoncomponents of a Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus installation for one or morecomputers. When your configuration is complete, it is saved to adeployment descriptor file. You can apply the deployment descriptor fileon any computer where the wizard is installed.

MultitenancyTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus supports multitenant configurations whereevents for multiple organizations or departments are stored in a singleObjectServer. Restriction filters can be used to ensure that a user sees onlythose events that are owned by their organization or department

Reloading multiple probe rules filesA sample SQL procedure named reloadrules_allprobes is provided in the$OMNIHOME/extensions/roi directory. The procedure can be used to requestmultiple probes that have their HTTP interface enabled to reload theirrules files. The status of each reload is written to a probe management logfile. This facility is useful when you change the rules files for severalprobes and you want to implement all the changes at the same time.

Probe registrationProbe registration is supported by default in a multi-tiered deployment.

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When a probe connects to the ObjectServer, it registers information aboutitself in the registry.probes table. The V8.1 of the table is persistent asopposed to the virtual table in V7.4.

New command line utility nco_rules_utilA new command line utility nco_rules_util is available to analyze rulesfiles and list all of the included files, as well as calculate a checksum for arules file and/or its combined set of included files.

Improved functionality: probe command port SSL configurationThe configuration of the SSL certificate for a probe command port has beenmade consistent with the configuration of an SSL certificate for theObjectServer.

Support on 64-bit operating systems64-bit support has been extended to AIX in the V8.1 release for TivoliNetcool/OMNIbus server components. Every native application that isshipped with the server components is now a 64-bit application.Compatibility with previous, 32-bit applications is provided. All clientsfrom previous versions can connect to a 64-bit ObjectServer. A 32-bit eventlist can display events that are in a 64-bit V8.1 ObjectServer. A 64-bit JRE isshipped. New directories are provided for binary files, libraries, andmodules. These directories are listed in the following table, with theequivalent directories for a 32-bit Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus system.

Table 1. 64-bit directories and 32-bit directories for Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus binary files,libraries, and modules

64-bit directory 32-bit directory

$NCHOME/platform/arch/bin64 $NCHOME/platform/arch/bin

$NCHOME/platform/arch/lib64 $NCHOME/platform/arch/lib

$NCHOME/platform/arch/module64 $NCHOME/platform/arch/module

$NCHOME/omnibus/platform/arch/bin64 $NCHOME/omnibus/platform/arch/bin

$NCHOME/omnibus/platform/arch/lib64 $NCHOME/omnibus/platform/arch/lib

$NCHOME/omnibus/platform/arch/module64 $NCHOME/omnibus/platform/arch/module

$NCHOME/omnibus/platform/arch/probes64 $NCHOME/omnibus/platform/arch/probes

64-bit probe binary files are installed into $NCHOME/omnibus/platform/arch/probes64. A 64-bit JRE is installed into $NCHOME/platform/arch/jre_1.6.7.

Note: any does not provide 32-bit operating system libraries for Linuxx86_64 operating systems. Probes and gateways, and other products suchas IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition, might need 32-bit libraries.Before you install such components or products, ensure that the required32-bit libraries are on the operating system.On 64-bit operating systems, the ObjectServer can become greater in sizethan the process limit for 32-bit applications. Database sizes are the samefor 64-bit as 32-bit. The performance of Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 on64-bit operating systems is comparable to the performance of the productin V7.3.1, on 32-bit operating systems.

Reports for Tivoli® Common ReportingA set of event reports that can be viewed in IBM® Tivoli CommonReporting is provided. These reports are based on the reports that werereleased previously on the IBM Integrated Service Management Librarywebsite. The reports display information about the events in theObjectServer in various graphical formats. Examples of the information

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you can display include the number of events by severity and day, over adate range, for particular criteria. You can also display the entities, probes,locations, and so on, that generated the most events over a defined period.Use the reports to identify which parts of your network require attentionor remedial action, or to monitor the response times of network operatorsto events. The reports are supported by the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbusGateway Configuration Scripts (Reporter Mode), Tivoli Common ReportingV2.1 or later, a relational database, and the Gateway for JDBC.

Fix Pack 1 DisableDetails property for probesA new property, DisableDetails is added to probe properties files. Whenthe property is set to 1, probes omit alert details, that is INSERT statementsto the alerts.details table, when alerts are sent to the ObjectServer.Equivalent command-line options are also added.

Fix Pack 1 Process agent enhancementsThe following command-line options are added to the process agentdaemon, nco_pad, that replace existing command-line options. The replacedcommand-line options are deprecated. The following table lists the newoptions and shows which deprecated options they replace.

Table 2. New process agent command-line options and deprecated equivalents

New command-line option Deprecated command-line option

-maxlogfilesize -logsize

-messagelevel -debug

-messagelog -logfile

Support for properties files is added to the process agent. Equivalentproperties are provided for all command-line options. A default propertiesfile is in $OMNIHOME/etc/nco_pa.props. In the file, all properties aredisabled by default. Instead of entering multiple options when you run thenco_pad command, use the new single -propsfile command-line to enforcethe settings that are specified in the file.

Restriction: The following properties do not support environmentvariables in paths: ConfigFile, PropsFile, RedirectFile, and TicketDir. Ifyou define a path for these properties that contains an environmentvariable, the property does not work as expected. The following exampledoes not work:ConfigFile: ’$OMNIHOME/etc/nco_pa.conf’

Instead, use a path like the following example:ConfigFile: ’/opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/etc/nco_pa.conf’

Fix Pack 2 Support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and SUSE Linux EnterpriseServer 12 operating systems

Operating system support has been extended to Red Hat Enterprise Linux7 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 in the V8.1 fix pack 2 release ofTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.

Fix Pack 2 New scala_itnm_configuration.sql file in $NCHOME/omnibus/extensions

The scala_itnm_configuration.sql file supports integrations betweenTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analyzer, andNetwork Manager when the Network Manager Insight Pack is used. The

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file needs to be run using the nco_sql utility (which is used for applyingSQL files to the ObjectServer), as follows:

./nco_sql -user root -password <myp4ss> -server NCOMS </opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/extensions/update81to81fp2.sql

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Fix Pack 2 New ParentIdentifier column in ObjectServer alerts.status tableThe ParentIdentifier column is required for the Event Analyticscomponent to work. It is used to correlate events in parent-childrelationships, which can be viewed in the Event Viewer.

Fix Pack 4 Device counter extensionThe device counter extension provides a utility to automatically track thenumber of unique end points from which Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbusreceives events.

More information: see section about enabling the device counter extensionin the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation and Deployment Guide.

Fix Pack 4 Scope-based event grouping updatesThe following enhancements were added to the scope-based eventgrouping extension:v Support for multitiered environmentsv Ability to specify the QuietPeriod in the eventv Template Probe rules and IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact policy to help

users implement custom scope-based event grouping

More information: see section about enabling scope-based event groupingin the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation and Deployment Guide.

Fix Pack 4 Probe store-and-forward supports ObjectServer schema changesIn Fix Pack 4 and later, the probe store-and-forward mode can handlecertain changes between the ObjectServer schema and the data stored inthe store-and-forward file.

More information: see section about the store-and-forward mode for probesin the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Probe and Gateway Guide.

Fix Pack 4 SNMP data type conversion functions addedThe following SNMP conversion functions were added to the TivoliNetcool/OMNIbus Probes library:v decimaltoasciiv decimaltohexv hextimetostringv hextoasciiv hextodecimal

More information: see section about the SNMP conversion functions in theIBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Probe and Gateway Guide.

Fix Pack 4 String expressions can now be used for regular expressions in rulesfiles The ability to use string expressions as regular expressions in the

extract(), regmatch(), and regreplace() functions was added. Previouslevels only allowed the use of string literals for regular expressions.


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More information: see sections about the search and replace function, thestring functions, and the rules file examples in the IBM TivoliNetcool/OMNIbus Probe and Gateway Guide.

Fix Pack 5 Increased trigger CodeBlock sizeThe size of the trigger CodeBlock has been increased to 32768 bytes (32KB). The related error message when the limit is exceeded has also beenadded.

More information: see section about the catalog.triggers table in the IBMTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Administration Guide.

Fix Pack 5 Automated housekeeping tasksSeveral useful housekeeping tasks have been automated using triggers tohelp with common optimization tasks that would otherwise need to be runmanually.

More information: see section about automating housekeeping tasks in theIBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation and Deployment Guide.

Fix Pack 7 ObjectServer can check for user name in passwordYou can set the ObjectServer to reject passwords that contain user names.By default, the ObjectServer permits passwords to contain user names. ThePasswordFormat property includes the contains username field which can bechanged to set up checking for user names in passwords.

More information: see section about the PasswordFormat property in theIBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation and Deployment Guide and the IBMTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Administration Guide.

Fix Pack 7 Scope-based event grouping

v Updating scope-based event grouping.

To avail of the most current scope-based event grouping functions, you canupdate scope-based event grouping configurations.

More information: see section about Updating scope-based event grouping inthe IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation and Deployment Guide.v Modifying behavior of the grouping function.

Scope-based event grouping includes configurable properties that allow forthe modification of the behavior of the grouping function and also theappearance of the synthetic containment events.

More information: see section about Scope-based event grouping properties inthe IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation and Deployment Guide.

Fix Pack 8 Scope-based event groupingThis fix-pack adds the following functions to scope-based event groupingautomation.

The scope-based event grouping automation is now extended to also clearchildless synthetic parents created by the analytics-based event grouping.

The scope-based event grouping is now updated to allow a user to modifythe ScopeIDParent summary text in relation to the number of affectedsubgroups present. Previously it was hardcoded to say X sites affected.Customers use different things to subgroup by, which are not necessarilysites. This additional property allows users to specify the label, other thansite. The new property is called SEGScopeIDSitesAffectedLabel and has adefault value of site.


The scope-based event grouping automation creates journal entries withthe underlying children events' details in them. Previously it did thisfunction only for synthetic parent events created for scope-based eventgrouping. This function is now extended to also perform the samejournaling function for the synthetic parent events created by theanalytics-based event grouping.

The following two properties control whether OwnerUID and OwnerGIDpropagate from parent events to child events, or not.

SEGPropagateOwnerUID

SEGPropagateOwnerGID

A 0 means that it does not, and a 1 means that it does. This enhancementadds a third value. A value of 2 for SEGPropagateOwnerUID means that itpropagates only OwnerUID if the child event is not owned by anyone, thechild has an OwnerUID of 65534 (Nobody). Similarly, a value of 2 forSEGPropagateOwnerGID means that it propagates only OwnerGID if the childevent is not owned by any group, the child has an OwnerGID of 0 (Public).This function also applies to any groups created by the Event Analyticsbased event grouping.

Fix Pack 9 This fix pack is an accumulative fix pack release and addresses someAPARs and internally found issues.

When you download the fix pack from IBM Fix Central, you get detailsabout the content in the fix pack.

Fix Pack 10 Ability to define array, table & registertarget statements anywherein a probe rules file

Array, table & registertarget definitions are no longer restricted to thebeginning of a probe rules file. Now, you can add these definitions, whereit is appropriate to do so. For example, an array can be defined in themiddle of a block of rule processing statements, immediately before use.Also, it is now possible for a file that contains a definition to be includedmultiple times in the set of rules that are read by a probe. For moreinformation about probe rules files, see the 'Probe and Gateway'documentation.

Fix Pack 11 Increased limit in the MIB Manager utility to generate SNMP traps.As you complete steps in the Generating SNMP traps topic, in the Numberof Traps field, you can specify the number of traps that can be generated.

Fix Pack 12 Audit SQL that is submitted by users in specified groups.To do audit trail of all SQL commands from prescribed user groups, usethe new properties that are delivered with this fix-pack.

More information: Defining and following an audit trail.

Fix Pack 12 SSL/TLS certificate sharing.Two or more Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus processes can share a certificate byusing a new property.

More information: Sharing certificates.

Fix Pack 12 SSL/TLS certificate validation accepts host name and domain name incommon name attribute.

With nc_gskcmd or iKeyman, it is now possible to use a fully qualifieddomain name or wildcard domain name as the common name attributevalue.


More information: Requesting a server certificate from a CA.

Fix Pack 15 Disable ciphers per SSL/TLS protocol.In response to security vulnerabilities, you can disable specific ciphers perSSL/TLS protocol.

More information: Disabling SSL/TLS ciphers per protocol..

Fix Pack 15 Probe restart after column drop in alerts.status.With Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus v8.1. Fix Pack 8 or later, probes now areresilient to field drops on alerts.status, and no longer require a restart orremoval of SAF files.

More information: DROP COLUMN.

Fix Pack 16 is an accumulative fix pack release and addresses some APARs andinternally found issues.


Fix Pack 17. Support for conversions for time (UTC) fields has been added.For a specific time field with a value such as 0 a conversion text such asUnknown or Not Set could be defined via the alerts.conversions table.Conversions for time/UTC fields are now also supported by theAdministrator GUI.

More information: Creating and editing conversions and Display of UTC(time) fields.

Fix Pack 17. Scope-based grouping enhancements.

If you have entitlement to Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus as part of NetcoolOperations Insight, you can apply Netcool Operations Insight RelatedEvent grouping to scope-based grouping groups to create super groups.The scope-based grouping automation’s now support the automaticpropagation of the child event details to the super parent journal, so thatthe super parent will have all the underlying child event details, whenticketed.

The scope based grouping automation's roll up multiple child events intosingle journal entries in the parent event.

More information: About scope-based event grouping.

Fix Pack 17. Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus v8.1 Fix pack 17 uses Java 8.In Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus v8.1 Fix-Pack 17, the Java version is updatedfrom Java 7 to Java 8.

More information: JRE requirements and Configuring the JRE for FIPS140–2.

Web GUI component

Items that are preceded by a fix pack graphical cue (for example, PureDataWeb GUI

Fix Pack 1 ) indicate a function or feature that is only available in the specified fixpack and later fix packs. The function or feature is not present in the base versionof the product.

Jazz for Service Management (Jazz SM)For information about supported versions of Jazz SM and DashboardApplication Services Hub, see Web GUI installation prerequisites.


Event searchEvent search uses the search and analysis capability of IBM OperationsAnalytics - Log Analysis to provide insight into Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbusevents. Operations Analytics - Log Analysis is installed independently ofthe Web GUI component. When the Operations Analytics - Log Analysisfeature is selected at installation time you will be asked to provide yourOperations Analytics - Log Analysis system information. If the OperationsAnalytics - Log Analysis host provided does not exist a warning messagewill be displayed but the installation of the Web GUI will continue andOperations Analytics - Log Analysis can be installed at a later time.

Event search requires the following components:v IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis V1.2 (or later)v IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI V8.1 (or later fix packs)

More information: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSTPTP_1.4.0.3/com.ibm.netcool_ops.doc/soc/event_search/concept/soc_es_overview.html.

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Fix Pack 5

In V8.1 releases prior to fix pack 5, you can perform

an historical event search using right-click tools in the Event Viewer. Thesetools launch out into an external IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysisserver, and run a search using parameters related to the selected event.With V8.1 fix pack 5, a new integrated event search feature allows you toperform historical event searches from within Web GUI itself. For moreinformation, see the “ Resolved from fix pack 5 Integrated event search” onpage 10 item on this page.

Tools on non-Java applet Event ViewerYou can run SQL tools, CGI tools, and Script tools from the Event Viewerwithout any browser plugin requirement.

Command tools do not appear on the Event Viewer tools menu by default,and do require a browser plugin to run. A custom Web GUI Tool Launchplugin is available to execute command tools from the Event Viewer.

New UI to configure Data Sources in Web GUIYou can use the Data Sources page to create a new data source, modify orcopy an existing data source, or delete a data source. Care should be takenwhen modifying or deleting existing data sources that are already in use,since this could affect the functionality for current users.

System Health DashboardThe Netcool Health dashboard is a Web GUI dashboard that displaysTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus self-monitoring data. The dashboard is dividedinto three panels to display status gauges for ObjectServer health, statusgauges for client and application health, and self-monitoring event details.When you select a gauge in the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServerHealth or Netcool Client and Application Health panels, the associatedself-monitoring events are displayed in the Status Events panel.

Defining prompts and metricsYou can use new pages to configure metrics and tool prompts. Metrics arethe measurements used to determine a quantifiable value from tables orproperties in the ObjectServer. Metrics determine the data that is displayedon gauges. Prompts are included in tools and are displayed as dialog boxesthat require input from operators after tools are executed.

New “Metrics” data set in the Web GUI data providerYou can populate Dashboard Application Services Hub gauge widgets with


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the value of a Web GUI metric. For a specified Web GUI metric, relevantdata is retrieved from the data source to calculate and provide the metricvalue.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 1 Enhanced browser supportSupport is added for the Safari browser.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 1 Enhanced default view in event listsA new default view is provided for the Event Viewer and Active EventList, which includes the FirstOccurrence field. This enhancement make iteasier to use the integration with the IBM SmartCloud Analytics - LogAnalysis product. The event data queries that run when you run the eventmanagement tools are calculated from the value of the FirstOccurrencefield. To add the FirstOccurrence field to views, copy the view that is inWEBGUI_HOME/etc/default, use the View Builder, or the WAAPI client.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 1 Support for IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log AnalysisV1.2.0.3 and later

The scala.version property is added to the WEBGUI_HOME/etc/server.initfile. This property specifies which version of the Support for IBMSmartCloud Analytics product is used in your environment. Because ofdifferences in the search syntax that are used in V1.2.0.3 and previousversions of the product, you need to explicitly state which version is usedso that the syntax of search queries is correct. In V1.3, the product isrenamed to IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 1 Creating a watch listYou can move selected alerts to temporary watch lists based on one ormore alert fields. A watch list map displays a user's own watch lists andany associated with groups that a user belongs to.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 1 Filtering events by keywordsIn the event list, type any text string in the toolbar text box and the eventlist is filtered accordingly.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 2 Enhanced functionality in the Event ViewerNew features are provided for monitoring and managing events in theEvent Viewer. The Event Viewer portlet can be configured to displayevents from more than one data source in the same event list. You canapply a different view from the drop-down list of views on the toolbar,add a journal entry for an event, or display the full set of data for multipleevents, as well as other enhancements.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 3 Creating quick filters in the Event ViewerYou can use quick filters as a fast way of displaying events that match aselected criteria. For example, you can quickly display only those eventsthat occurred at the same time as, or before, a selected event. A QuickFilter Builder lets you create customized quick filters. Any filters that areapplied to the Event Viewer are displayed as buttons on a filter strip abovethe event list. Creating multiple quick filters does not replace any filtersapplied, but are combined with them, so that only events matching all ofthe quick filter conditions are shown.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 3 Workspace preferences in the Event ViewerYou can customize style, layout, and localization preferences in the EventViewer. The preferences window is accessed via the button on the menubar or the SHIFT-P keyboard shortcut.


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Fix Pack 3

Event Viewer status bar

An enhanced status bar in the Event Viewer provides access to currentstatus and to context information for the events including an interactiverefresh timer. You can enable the status bar in the Event Viewer widgetpreferences.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 3 Event Viewer toolbar configurationShow and hide individual elements of the Event Viewer toolbar, as well asthe whole toolbar itself, when configuring the Event Viewer widget.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 3 Define access criteria for new tools based on fields otherthan class

You can build access criteria conditions when creating a tool by selectingthe field options against which the tool can be run. Corresponding valueoptions and comparator operators can also be applied.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 3 Keyboard shortcuts in the Event ViewerUse keyboard shortcuts to access menu items and execute tools in theEvent Viewer.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 4 New Web GUI installation prerequisitesInstallation Manager V1.8.2.1 or later is required before V8.1 fix pack 4installation. Installation Manager V1.8.3.0 is packaged with refreshinstallers.

IBM WebSphere® SDK Java Technology Edition V7.0.x is now required forWeb GUI V8.1 fix pack 4.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 4 Change the order of columns in the Event Viewer or lockcolumns to the grid.

You can drag columns to a new position in the Event Viewer or performcustom sorting within columns. These features must be enabled in ConsoleSettings > User Preferences for Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI >Event List Configuration. You can also lock columns that you want toalways display when you scroll horizontally. This setting is in EventViewer > workspace preferences.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 4 Enable notifications for alerts in the Event ViewerYou can enable flashing, pop-up messages, or sound alerts as notificationsin the Event Viewer. In Workspace Preferences, select Enable Notificationsin addition to your preferred notification method.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 4 Web GUI maps without Java appletsWeb GUI maps can now be displayed without Java applets by setting anew portlet preference called Rendering Options.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 5 Integrated event searchThe integrated event search feature between Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI and IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis requires a NetcoolOperations Insight license. When the event search with OperationsAnalytics - Log Analysis feature is installed and enabled(scala.integratedsearch.enabled=true), an Event Search tab is visiblewhen the event information window is opened. With integrated eventsearch you can quickly determine if a particular event is a recurringproblem, without having to launch out into the external OperationsAnalytics - Log Analysis system. Additionally, you can find out if aparticular node or type of event has an underlying problem that is causingnoise in your environment. Web GUI queries the Operations Analytics -


Log Analysis system to run the historical event query, and then renders theresults in a chart within the Web GUI interface.

The following properties have been added to the WEBGUI_HOME/etc/server.init file: scala.integratedsearch.enabled, scala.password, andscala.user.

Some additional steps must be performed to enable the Event Search tab inthe Event Viewer event information window. For more information, seeConfiguring an SSL connection to IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysisand Encrypting scala.password in server.init properties.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 5 Enhancement to non-Java mapThe non-Java (lightweight) map has been enhanced to provide support formonitor boxes (histogram and lavalamp styles). These have been updatedwith a new look and feel, and allow for the customization of displayedattributes. The lightweight map can also be displayed using Smartpagecommands (Maplet and FilterPage), in addition to being launched by directURL.

PureDataWeb GUI Web GUI Event Dashboard in lightweight modeThe existing Event Dashboard uses a Java applet when viewing thedashboard, and also when an administrator is editing the dashboardwidget preferences. The new lightweight feature allows operators to view adashboard, and administrators to create and edit a dashboard without theneed for Java applets. Lightweight mode is enabled via settings in the WebGUI server.init file (dashboard.edit.render.mode anddashboard.render.mode).

PureDataWeb GUI IBM Design Language theme support for Web GUIvisualizations

The following visualizations in Web GUI now support the IBM DesignLanguage theme in Dashboard Application Services Hub:

Event ViewerLightweight Event DashboardLightweight Map

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 7 This fix pack is an accumulative fix pack release andaddresses some APARs and internally found issues.


PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 8 This fix pack is an accumulative fix pack release andaddresses some APARs and internally found issues.


PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 9 Event Viewer performance improvement with theDashboard Application Services Hub CURI runtime environment.

For optimal performance with the Dashboard Application Services HubCURI runtime environment, configure gzip compression.

More information: Managing events in the Event Viewer


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Fix Pack 9

Configure number of events per request in the Event

Viewer.This configuration allows more events to be stored in the Event Viewerand lowers the number of requests that need to be made to retrieve newdata.

More information: Setting the appearance and behavior of the EventViewer, scroll to Configure Event Table preferences.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 9 Start Map Editor with Java Webstart.Use Java Webstart to start Map Editor as applet support is beingdeprecated by browsers. This new function runs Map Editor outside thebrowser.

More information: server.init properties, scroll to the map.editor.modeproperty.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 9 Usability improvement in the Filter Builder GUI, within thebasic filter tab.

When Administrators use the Filter Builder in basic mode, they can choosefrom the drop-down list of auto populated values.

More information: Creating and editing filters in basic mode.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 9 Start local tools in the Event Viewer.Due to growing security concerns over plug-ins and the end of support forNPAPI plug-ins in Firefox browsers, Fix Pack 9 replaces the Web GUI ToolLaunch plug-in with new function that allows users to download a toolcommand file and run it manually.

More information: Starting command tools.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 10 Link custom help pages to the Web GUI widgets.The Web GUI administrator can configure a Web GUI widget to link to acustom help page.

More information: Configuring custom help for Web GUI widgets.

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 13 Enable client side event handling in the Event ViewerBy default, the client has a small subset of events locally. This default setupmeans that any operations which require more event data (scrolling,filtering, sorting), can require time consuming calls to the server. If youwant to reduce the load on your web browser you can either configure thenew parameter eventviewer.data.provider.mode withinWEBGUI_HOME/etc/server.init, or you can enable the Event Viewer widgetpreference Use CURI mode for events.

More information: server.init properties and Setting Event Viewer widgetpreferences

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 13 Web GUI to ObjectServer connectivity can use TLSYou can enable TLS without a requirement for FIPS. To enable TLS, go tothe WEBGUI_HOME/etc/server.init initialization file and update thewebtop.ssl.protocol property.

More information: server.init properties

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 13 To change ObjectServer password setting in Web GUI use apublic REST API.

This password setting applies to the Web GUI to ObjectServer connection,in the event feed context.


More information: Example JSON payloads

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 13 Ability for non-admin users to delete group filters.To grant a user permission to edit group filters, go to theWEBGUI_HOME/etc/server.init initialization file and update the value forthe users.group.filter.mode property.

More information: Filter Builder overview

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 14 Relationship configuration allows the events to beaggregated across multiple databases.

Events in the Event Viewer can be aggregated across all the data sources.

More information: Defining event relationships

PureDataWeb GUI Fix Pack 14 Managing events in the Event Viewer has new functions.In the Event Viewer you can copy a cell and you can use clickable links ina cell

More information: Managing events in the Event Viewer

Announcement

The Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 announcement is available athttp://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss. See the announcement for thefollowing information:v Detailed product description, including a description of new functionsv Product-positioning statementv Packaging and ordering detailsv International compatibility information

Compatibility issues with earlier versions

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 components are compatible with the components ofTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus versions 7.2, 7.2.1, 7.3, 7.3.1, and 7.4. Any exceptions andworkarounds (where applicable) are documented here.

Probe and gateway dependencies

Ensure that you download the latest version of probe and gateway components foruse with V8.1. Do not use the V7 probe bundle PINSTALL function.

Any dependency patches that are required for probes and gateways aredocumented in the install.txt files that are available with the downloadpackages. This information is also available in the individual probe and gatewaypublications in the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Knowledge Center at:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHTQ/landingpage/NetcoolOMNIbus.html.

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus still provides 32-bit libraries so that 32-bit probes andgateways can be installed into a 64-bit Linux, Solaris, or AIX installation. 32-bitprobes from previous versions can send events to a 64-bit V8.1 ObjectServer.

System requirements

For information about hardware and software compatibility, see the IBM SoftwareProduct Compatibility Reports website:


http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHTQ/landingpage/NetcoolOMNIbus.html

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHTQ/landingpage/NetcoolOMNIbus.html

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/prodguid/v1r0/clarity/index.html

Known problems at eGA

The following problems with Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 were known at thetime of eGA.v “Problems in the server-side components”v “Problems with the Web GUI component” on page 15v “Globalization problems” on page 20

Problems that are preceded with Fix Pack 1

are resolved in fix pack 1 of the Tivoli

Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1. If you apply fix pack 1, you can ignore these problems. Ifyou did not apply fix pack 1, these problems are present on your system.

Problems in the server-side components

Problems in the server-side components that were known at the time of eGA

AIX MIB Manager fails after fix pack installationAfter fix pack 1 is installed on AIX operating systems, the MIB Managercomponent fails and produces a core dump. To work around this problem.take one of the following actions:v Use an existing IBM 32-bit JRE Version 6, or download the latest IBM

32-bit JRE Version 6 from IBM DeveloperWorks at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/. Then, export the NCO_JREenvironment variable to point to that JRE, so that the path is$NCO_JRE/bin/java. After the environment variable is set, you can runthe ./nco_mibmanager command to start the MIB Manager component.

v Install the Netcool MIB Manager feature on a separate host, that runsan operating system other than AIX, from the other TivoliNetcool/OMNIbus features. Then, copy the rules files that are output bythe MIB Manager component from that host to the TivoliNetcool/OMNIbus installation.

Linux Launching and exiting the Initial Configuration Wizard GUI on Linuxcan produce a core dump

Launching the Initial Configuration Wizard GUI (nco_icw) and thenclicking Exit might produce a core dump. This problem occurs only onsome versions of Linux and with some X display server combinations.

Initial Configuration Wizard: truncated computer name and boundary checks onports

v If you enter a computer name that is too long into the InitialConfiguration Wizard the text gets truncated. To avoid this problemeither wrap the path or scroll.

v If you enter a port number that is too big into the Initial ConfigurationWizard the wizard defaults to port number 65335 without warning.

AIX: Excessive ObjectServer memory usage during insert rate testObjectServer memory consumption during insert rate tests is excessivewhen compared with V7.4, particularly when using buffering properties ofthe probe. For more information see APAR IV60150.


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XML gateway in IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis mode sendscorrupted Chinese character when running a locale other than UTF-8

To index OMNIbus events with Chinese characters correctly in IBMSmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis, you must run the XML gateway inthe UTF-8 locale.

Migration panel shows [Complete] as the initial state during a consoleinstallation

After selecting the features during a console installation of OMNIbus thenext screen displays the following options:Configuration for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1.0.0

1. [Complete] Migrate existing Netcool/OMNIbus data

Other Options:D. Enter a migration source

(an existing Netcool/OMNIbus installation directory)

This might cause confusion as it appears to have already completed themigration. However if you want to migrate you must select option D.

Fix Pack 1 UPGRADE.SH script does not copy all configurations in$OMNIHOME/etc/restos directories

The following files in the $OMNIHOME/ directory must be migrated manuallyif they were changed since originally installed. Each file can be comparedagainst an original read-only copy in the 'default' subdirectory local to thefile.)etc/restos/uipreview/event_small.htmletc/restos/uipreview/event_large.htmletc/restos/resourcecfg_v102_migration.jsonetc/restos/resourcecfg_v102.jsonetc/restos/resourcecfg_v100.jsonetc/restos/resourcecfg_v101.json

Also manually migrated any changed files in $OMNIHOME/etc/restos/docroot/.

Problems with the Web GUI component

Problems in the Web GUI component that were known at the time of eGA:

IBM Installation Manager - console mode: cannot install OMNIbus core andWeb GUI at the same time.

When you install Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus core and Web GUI togetherusing Installation Manager - console mode, the installation path for WebGUI is not prompted for and the installation fails. If you are preformingthe installation with Installation Manager - console mode, you must installTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus core and Web GUI separately.

Note: Installing Jazz for Service Management and IBM WebSphereApplication Server is not supported for Installation Manager - consolemode.

Fix Pack 1 Event viewer right click menu scroll bar unworkable in small browserwindow

Expand the browser height to see all of the menu items. If this is notpossible you must use the keyboard to scroll.

Fix Pack 1 Filter Edit: Save button does not work on first click.Click Save twice to save the Filter.


Event Dashboard edit preferences not displaying correctly when using InternetExplorer dark theme.

Avoid using Internet Explorer in dark theme.

Mobile: Behaviour using Gauges "As desktop" is incorrectA selection option is displayed when creating a new gauge for Mobile devicetouch action: As desktop. Desktop behaviour is not currently supported onmobile devices.

Fix Pack 1 Event viewer does not automatically reconnect after a disconnectionbetween the Web GUI and the ObjectServer

The Event viewer does not automatically reconnect to the ObjectServerwhen it is back up and running. You must close and reopen the Eventviewer to reconnect to the ObjectServer.

Internet Explorer 9: Unable to open the console Connection pageDashboard Application Services Hub users in Internet Explorer 9 cannotdisplay the page in Console Settings > Connection. For more informationsee APAR IV59958.

Manage Groups: Invalid message displayed when adding a group to anothergroup with ObjectServer as the user repository

In an environment where the ObjectServer is acting as the user repository,if you add a group as a member of another group a message is displayedsaying "The groups were added to the group successfully." However, thereis a restriction in WebSphere that a group cannot contain other groupswhen the ObjectServer acts as the user repository for your system.

Setting up a user to create new users and groups and assign Web GUI rolesIn previous releases it was possible to create new users and assign rolesfrom within the Tivoli Integrated Portal. In V8.1 a user must have thefollowing roles assigned in both the WebSphere Integrated SolutionsConsole and the Dashboard Application Services Hub:1. Administrator role in the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console2. Administrator role and icsadmin role in the Dashboard Application

Services Hub

Viewing related events in the Event ViewerWhen using relationships, sorting of events collapses the tree into a flatlist.

Fix Pack 1 SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis: incorrect Coordinated UniversalTime (UTC)

When executing a right-click tool in the Event Viewer or AEL for Searchfor events by node > Custom, the UTC time might be incorrect in the URLgenerated from Web GUI to the IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysisserver. This problem occurs if the time period specified predates theintroduction of daylight saving time on March 30, 2014. For example, twomonths before 27 May 2014 11:34:52 should be 27 March 2014 11:34:52 (not12:34:52).

Widget properties page not reverting to original configuration after cancellingpage changes

After making changes to a widget's properties and cancelling the pagechanges, the widget reverts to it's original state, as intended. However,when you edit the widget again, the previous changes are still displayed inthe properties page but the widget remains unchanged.


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Unable to display gauge with Weighted Average metricsAn error message is displayed on the Gauge page when a metric ofWeighted Average is defined for a Multiple Data Source Function.

An error occurred during processing of Metric DataService Request: null.

Newly created Web GUI user cannot execute SQL tools in the AELA newly created Web GUI user might not be able to acknowledge orexecute any SQL tools on events in the AEL until after an ObjectServerresynchronization. For more information on how to resolving this problemsee: APAR IV52572.

Data export and import fails if Web GUI is configured with Secure SocketsLayer (SSL)

The export and import of Web GUI and Dashboard Application ServicesHub data fails when the Web GUI is configured with SSL (FIPS or NISTmodes).

Lightweight Event List or Table View: Use Customizer option not working forportlet

When creating new page and placing a portlet into the page (that isLightweight Event List or Table View), the Use Customizer option isenabled by default and should automatically determine the required heightof the portlet frame. However, the portlet height might not adjust to theheight of the page. You can override the height by clearing the UseCustomizer check box and typing a value in the Height field.

Migrating from Web GUI V7.4 to V8.1: some custom pages fail to importSome pages in the custom pages folder might fail to import when youmigrate from Web GUI V7.4 to V8.1. If this occurs, re-import the files usingthe same data.zip from the migration. The missing pages from the customfolders will be imported.

Reset to default not working on some pagesAfter making changes to the Event Viewer or a page (Page Actions > EditPage), the Reset to default option might not reset the page to the defaultsettings. To avoid this problem, you can reset the pages through theRestore option in Console Settings > Pages. For the Event Viewer openConsole Settings > Pages > Incident > Events > Event Viewer.

Tool Prompt Configuration: Fixed Choice with multiple labelsWhen creating a Fixed Choice tool prompt with multiple labels, througheither the Tool Prompt Configuration page or the Web GUI AdministrationAPI (WAAPI), the each label and value must be unique.

Fix Pack 1 Creating a group using the WebSphere administration console: noconversion added to alerts.conversion for the group name

If the ObjectServer user repository is configured as the federated userrepository in the WebSphere administration console, any users and groupscreated in the WebSphere administration console are added to theconfigured ObjectServer. When a new user is created a corresponding entryfor the user's full name is added to the alerts.conversions table in theObjectServer mapped to the alerts.status field OwnerUID. When viewed in,for example, the Event Viewer the conversion of the OwnerUID field inalerts.status is obtained from the alerts.conversions table. However, whencreating a group using the WebSphere administration console, nocorresponding conversion is added to the alerts.conversion for the groupname. As a result the OwnerGID field in alerts.status corresponding to the


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GID of the created group is displayed unconverted in the Event Viewercolumn and alert information window.

In order to display the group name in the OwnerGID column in the EventViewer and alert information window, a conversion must be created in theObjectServer that is configured as the user repository. This can be doneusing the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator. Once the conversion isadded for the OwnerGID that maps to the GID of the of the group createdin the WebSphere administration console, the conversion value will beused in the Event Viewer instead of the numeric OwnerGID value.

Error when personalizing a Free Form Web WidgetWhen editing the shared preferences for the web widget, selecting theHelp page option allows non-administrative users to update the Help pagetext field when they personalize the web widget. However, if a user thenleaves the Help page setting empty and tries to save their changes, thefollowing error message is displayed: CWLAA6003: Could not display thewidget at this time, the widget’s module may be being updated.

To avoid this problem, the administrator can remove the Help pagepermission for users. Alternatively, users can enter a non-empty string forthe Help page field when saving the web widget.

Migrating from Web GUI V7.4 fix pack 2 to V8.1: second Netcool Health pageA problem occurs if you installed IBM Netcool Operations Insight V1.1 inWeb GUI V7.4 fix pack 2 and then migrate to Web GUI V8.1. Two NetcoolHealth pages will be visible in your environment, one from V7.4 fix pack 2and one from V8.1. You can remove the Netcool Health page that wasimported from V7.4 fix pack 2. If you customized the Netcool Healthdashboard you will have to redo your changes in V8.1.

Event Viewer not working when the default ObjectServer (also the userrepository) is down

The Event Viewer displays events matching the filter from the availableconfigured data sources. If the ObjectServer is configured as the userrepository, and the ObjectServer (and its associated Web GUI data source)is offline, the Event Viewer is not able to display any events from any ofthe available data sources. This is because the Event Viewer cannotauthorize the user. The following message might be displayed:ATKRST105E : The specified user is not authorized. 'User' is not authorized tothe dataset 'eventData' from provider 'OMNIbusWebGUI' and data source 'any'.Recovery will be attempted automatically on the next refresh.

To avoid this problem, it is advisable to always configure a failoverObjectServer.

Event Viewer not displaying correctly in Internet Explorer 9 or Internet Explorer11 If compatibility mode is turned on in Internet Explorer 9 or Internet

Explorer 11, the quick filter icon and the countdown widget on the statusbar might not display correctly. To resolve this issue, turn off compatibilitymode in the browser.

Set the Document Mode in Internet Explorer.In Internet Explorer 9, set the Document Mode to IE9 Standards.In Internet Explorer 11, set the Document Mode to IE11 Standards.

Fix Pack 5 Synchronization failure of LDAP users with ObjectServerA Web GUI synchronization from LDAP to ObjectServer for thencw_admin or ncw_user role groups will fail if the group's uniqueName is


in normal case or lowercase. Currently, only groups with a uniqueName inuppercase can replicate to the ObjectServer. For more information, go tohttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg1PM84207.

Event Viewer in System Health Dashboard not updating in Internet Explorer 9or 10 The Event Viewer in the System Health Dashboard might not update when

status gauges are selected. This is due to browser security settings. Toresolve this, go to Internet Options > Security > Custom Level andEnable the following settings:v Run ActiveX controls and plug-insv Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting

No support for SVG filters in Internet Explorer 9Internet Explorer 9 does not support SVG filters, which are used to createthe shadow effect on maps. SVG filters are also used for the GlowBackground feedback for Icons that are associated with filters andconsequently this feature is also unavailable on Internet Explorer 9. Toavoid this problem use an alternative browser, for example InternetExplorer 11.

Fix Pack 5 Event Viewer is not working normally after failoverAfter a failover, the Event Viewer might display an incomplete set ofevents in the event list. This is due to a failure to properly refresh theevent data after a failover has occurred. Close and reopen the EventViewer to resolve this.

The column locked Gridx not displaying correctly in Tivoli Dark themeIf logged into Dashboard Application Services Hub using the Tivoli Darktheme, and if column locking has been enabled in Event Viewer, when thenon-locked columns are horizontally scrolled their text remains visible andoverlaps with the text in the locked columns. To avoid this problem,disable column locking, or use the default OneUI theme with EventViewer.

Certain operations like a data refresh may take longer in Event Viewerwhen there are locked columns being displayed. Disable column lockingwill also resolve this problem.

Fix Pack 5 Quick Filter strip in the Event Viewer shows an incorrect timestampWhen a quick filter based on a date field is applied to the event list inEvent Viewer, the date/time displayed on the filter strip might beincorrect, being offset by one or more hours. This depends on the timezoneof the client user's browser, and the actual date value which is beingfiltered with. The filtering works correctly, but the displayed time valuemight be incorrect.

Map replacement: line width is compromisedWhen a shadow parameter is set the line width might becomecompromised. To avoid this problem, remove the shadow effect fromaffected lines. You can create a false shadow using a second line.

ConfigureOS WebGUI script failedThe ConfigureOS WebGUI script fails if the Dashboard Application ServicesHub Realm name is modified to a non-default value.


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Event Viewer showing ghost events if refreshed just as events are deleted fromthe database

This can occur where events are deleted from alerts.status just as the EventViewer is being refreshed. Close and reopen the Event Viewer to resolvethis.

Search term field in the Event Viewer can appear blank on the quick filterdialog When manually creating a quick filter in the Event Viewer, in the pop-up

quick filter dialog, if the selected field is changed between a date field anda text field, in some situations the edit field to enter the search term can behidden.

To avoid this problem, before opening the quick filter dialog, click on anycell in the column to be filtered on. The search term field will be visibleand a search term can be entered.

Event Search fails with the message “An error occurred processing the request. SeeWeb GUI logs for more information.”

The Web GUI log (ncw.0.log) displays the following error::SEVERE:HEMEC0038E:[WebContainer : 8]:Expected parameter Only 'AES' and'FIPS' encryption are supported. Please check webtop.password.encryptionproperty in server.init is missing or invalid.

The Operations Analytics - Log Analysis Event Search feature treats thewebtop.password.encryption value as case sensitive and only lowercasekeywords of 'none','aes', or 'fips' are allowed. The existing Event Searchfunction is not case sensitive and allows upper or lowercase versions ofthis value. To avoid this problem, modify the webtop.password.encryptionto use a lowercase value and restart the Web GUI server.

Importing pages fails using the Dashboard Application Services Hub featureWhen the Dashboard Application Services Hub is configured for the NISTSpecial Publications 800-131 standard, importing pages from anotherinstance using Dashboard Application Services Hub can fail. For moreinformation about this problem, see the IBM technote http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988317.

Installation fails with JVMCFRE003 bad major version At install time, the Tivoli Common Reporting environment filesetTCRenv.sh overwrites the JAVA_HOME variable with a value of Java 6instead of Java 7. This action results in the failure of Web GUI and TivoliCommon Reporting to operate on the same server. To avoid this problemafter you install Tivoli Common Reporting, you must update JAVA_HOMEvariable with Java 7 path in setTCRenv.sh.

Globalization problems

Problems with the server-side and Web GUI components in locales other thanEnglish that were known at the time of eGA:

Corruption found in IBM Support Assistant Data Collector (ISADC) packagewhen using non-English strings and sending by FTP

The problem occurs if a user specifies a file name with none-ASCIIcharacters and elects to transfer by FTP. The filename is corrupted on theFTP server. Perform one of these actions to avoid this problem:v Allow the tool to generate a file name, orv FTP the file generated manually to the FTP server using an FTP client

(assuming the client and server support UTF8 file names).




Arabic and Hebrew: bidirectional text not displaying on installation panelsRight to left text is not displaying on most installation panels for IBMTivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and the Web GUI component.

Problems identified after eGA

Problems that are identified after eGA are documented in the form of individualtechnotes in the Support knowledge base at:

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliNetcoolOMNIbus.html

As problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Support team updates theknowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly findworkarounds or solutions to problems.

The following link launches a customized query of the live Support knowledgebase:

http://www.ibm.com/support/search.wss?tc=SSSHTQ&rs=3120&rank=8&dc=DB520+D800+D900+DA900+DA800+DB560&dtm

Use the following link to perform an advanced search of the knowledge base:

http://www.ibm.com/support/advsrch.wss?rs=3120&loc=en_US

Support

IBM Electronic Support offers a portfolio of online support tools and resources thatprovides comprehensive technical information to diagnose and resolve problemsand maintain your IBM products. IBM has many smart online tools and proactivefeatures that can help you prevent problems from occurring in the first place, orquickly and easily troubleshoot problems when they occur. For more information,see:

http://www.ibm.com/support/electronicsupport






http://www.ibm.com/support/advsrch.wss?rs=3120&loc=en_US

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