This fix resolves the following issue: When the LSF command bpost is used to send a status message to a job and the content exceeds 64 characters, the job record is not inserted into the Platform Application Center database.

Readme documentation for IBM Platform Application Center 9.1.1 Fix 357166 including installation-related instructions, prerequisites and co-requisites, and list of fixes.

This fix resolves the following issue:
- When the LSF command bpost is used to send a status message to a job and the content exceeds 64 characters, the job record is not inserted into the Platform Application Center database. With this fix, the job record is inserted but the content is truncated at 64 characters.

• List of fixes
• Download location
• Products or components affected
• System requirements
• Installation and configuration
• Uninstallation
• List of files
• Copyright and trademark information

• List of fixes

  APAR#: P101312

• Download location

  Download Fix 357166 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

• Affected components:

  - Jobs page

  - Job Details page

• System requirements

  GNU/Linux x86_64

• Installation and configuration
  • 5.1  Before installation

    Check and record the version and build number of IBM Platform Application Center.

    pmcadmin -V
    

    Stop all IBM Platform Application Center services:

    perfadmin stop all
    pmcadmin stop
  • 5.2  Installation steps

    The following steps assume IBM Platform Application Center is installed in /opt/pac.
    Replace with your actual installation directory.

    • Determine the location of your existing IBM Application Center installation.
      #rpm -q --queryformat "%{INSTPREFIXES}\n" pcc-appcenter
    • Back up the existing installation directory.
      #cp -rfp /opt/pac /opt/pac.bak
    • Complete this step only if you are using a local MySQL database.
      Export your local IBM Platform Application Center MySQL database by using the following command:
      #mysqldump -u pacuser -p pac --add-drop-table > /root/pacdata.sql
    • Download the fix file: pac9.1.1_standard_linux-x64.tar.Z.
    • Extract pac9.1.1_standard_linux-x64.tar.Z.
    • As root, log on to your IBM Platform Application Center 9.1.1 host.
    • Set your IBM Platform Application Center environment:
      For csh or tcsh:
      % source /opt/pac/cshrc.platform
      For sh, ksh, or bash:
      $ . /opt/pac/profile.platform
    • Install the fix.
      rpm -Uvh --prefix ${PAC_TOP} --nopreun pcc-appcenter-9.1.1-357166.x86_64.rpm
      Note: Replace ${PAC_TOP} with your actual installation directory.
  • 5.3  Start IBM Platform Application Center services.

    perfadmin start all
    pmcadmin start

• Uninstallation
  • 6.1  Before uninstallation

    Stop all IBM Platform Application Center services:

    perfadmin stop all
    pmcadmin stop
  • 6.2  Roll back the fix

    The following steps assume IBM Platform Application Center is installed in /opt/pac.
    Replace with your actual installation directory.

    • Determine the location of your existing IBM Application Center installation.
      #rpm -q queryformat %{INSTPREFIXES}\n pcc-appcenter
    • Download the RPM package for a version previous to the Fix, for example, pcc-appcenter-9.1.1-123456.x86_64.rpm.
    • Set your IBM Platform Application Center environment:
      For csh or tcsh:
      % source /opt/pac/cshrc.platform
      For sh, ksh, or bash:
      $ . /opt/pac/profile.platform
    • Install the IBM Platform Application Center RPM package. For example:
      #rpm -Uvh --prefix ${PAC_TOP} --oldpackage --nopreun --noscripts pcc-appcenter-9.1.1-123456.x86_64.rpm,
    • If you have made any customizations, reapply your customizations from the backup directory.
    • Start IBM Platform Application Center services
      perfadmin start all
      pmcadmin start
    • Clear your browser cache before logging into IBM Platform Application Center.
      This is required on every browser that will access IBM Platform Application Center. Otherwise, IBM Platform Application Center will not work properly.
• List of files
  

  ${PAC_TOP}/perf/1.2/lib/perf_dataloader.jar
  

• Copyright and trademark information

  ©Copyright IBM Corporation 2015
  
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