Readme file for IBM License Metric Tool 7.5 interim fix 21

This readme file provides information about the 7.5.0-TIV-ILMT-IF0021 interim fix for License Metric Tool version 7.5. It contains the most current information for the interim fix and takes precedence over other documentation. Review this readme file thoroughly before you install or use the interim fix.

APARs fixed
Internal defects fixed
New enhancement requests
New supported operating systems and hypervisors
Common Inventory Technology scanner
Interim fix prerequisites and compatibility with earlier versions
Installing the interim fix

APARs fixed

The following table lists the APARs that are fixed in this interim fix.

APAR	Symptoms	Behavior after applying the interim fix	Package that contains the fix	Available since
IV56711	After the update of the catalog, automated bundling fails.	Update of the software catalog does not cause the automated bundling to fail.	Server	Interim fix 21
IV58934	Instructions for changing the Java heap size on the WebSphere Administration Server do not work on the embedded version.	Documentation is updated to contain a procedure for changing the Java heap size on the embedded version of the WebSphere Administration Server.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 21
IV59719	VM managers remain in the Pending state and the following exception can be found in the server logs: `SQL message: For table VIRT.GUEST an object 1289 in table space 2 cannot be accessed. SQLCODE=-1477, SQLSTATE=55019, DRIVER=3.62.56]]]`	The problem is related to an error that occurs when the server fails to merge data form VM managers due to an unexpected situation, for example a server shutdown. It causes that the entire VIRT schema in the TLMA database is corrupted. After you apply the interim fix, corrupted database tables are restored and VM managers do not remain in the Pending state.	Server	Interim fix 21
IV59836	Version of License Metric Tool that is displayed in PDF reports does not show the interim fix number, only the fix pack number.	Version that is displayed in PDF reports shows the interim fix number.	Server	Interim fix 21
IV59918	Documentation does not provide instructions for revoking the public access to the TLMA database from the `tlmsrv` user.	Documentation is updated to contain information that it is not possible to revoke any access rights from the `tlmsrv` user.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 21
IV60340	Documentation states that when you use the `-dbonly` option to install an interim fix, you should switch to the user who was used to install DB2. In fact, you should switch to the DB2 instance owner.	Documentation is updated to state that the user should be switched to the DB2 instance owner.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 21

» To view the list of APARs that were fixed in the previous interim fixes, click here.

APAR	Symptoms	Behavior after applying the interim fix	Package that contains the fix	Available since
IV56169	In the CSV report of failed agents, the error status of a failed agent is `Undefined state`.	The error status is changed from `Undefined state` to `Missing software scan`.	Server	Interim fix 20
IV57460	When you try to add comments to a report and sign it, the panel does not load and the License Metric Tool server times out. It causes that the report cannot be signed.	The panel loads and it is possible to sign the report.	Server	Interim fix 20
IV58678	The configuration file of the VM manager data collector and documentation lack information that user credentials must be specified in the user@domain format.	Both the configuration file and the documentation are updated to contain information about the accepted format of user credentials.	Server and Online Documentation	Interim fix 20
IV58889	When you change the host ID on a Solaris local zone, the local zone status is Incomplete.	Documentation is updated to contain information that changing the host ID on a local zone is not supported. The host ID on the local zone must be the same as the host ID on the global zone.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 20
IV58689	Multiple instances of the License Metric Tool agent are reported as simultaneously running on an IBM® i computer. The problem usually occurs after the system reboot.	Multiple instances of the agent are no longer reported.	Agent	Interim fix 19
IV58087	Documentation does not contain information about a limitation of the service providers functionality which causes that reassigning software instances between report groups might result in incorrect PVU calculations.	Documentation is updated to contain information that if you exclude any software instances from the source report group, the exclusions are lost after you reassign the instances to a different report group.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 19
IV56646	Upload of late data from agents causes recalculation to fail.	Upload of late data from agents does not cause recalculation problems.	Server	Interim fix 19
IV56555	After you upgrade from IBM License Metric Tool version 7.2.2, aggregation is blocked in environments where the service providers functionality is enabled.	Aggregation is not blocked in the environments where the service providers functionality is enabled.	Server	Interim fix 19
IV56440	Documentation does not provide information that the 32-bit version of DB2® is not supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.	Documentation is updated to contain information about the lack of support for the 32-bit version of DB2 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 19
IV56350	Software scans do not start according to the schedule but on a later time.	The problem occurs because the time when the next month starts is calculated differently on the server and on agents. After you apply the interim fix, software scans are started according to the schedule.	Server	Interim fix 19
IV56192	The tlm command can be run with the `status` option enabled, however an error is returned. Additionally, the documentation does not list the `status` option as a supported one.	The tlm command that is run with the `status` option returns correct output. Documentation is updated to list the `status` option as a supported one.	Agent	Interim fix 19
IV55480	The value of the inventoryScanGracePeriod parameter is ignored. It causes that agents go into the Missing software scan status.	The value of the inventoryScanGracePeriod parameter is not ignored. Agent status changes if the time that is specified in the parameter is exceeded.	Server	Interim fix 19
IV56111	Local zones on Solaris 10.5 are in the Incomplete status even though the status of the global zone is OK.	Local zones and the global zone are in the same status.	Server	Interim fix 18
IV54978	Information about the IP address of an agent is different on the user interface and in the exported CSV file.	The information about the agent IP address is consistent.	Server	Interim fix 18
IV54440	When you produce a CSV report from the Manage Software Inventory panel, each row in the CSV file is duplicated multiple times. The problem occurs when the report is generated for data that was already aggregated.	The CSV report does not contain duplicated rows.	Server	Interim fix 18
IV54281	When you reassign software instances to a different report group by using REST API, the following error is displayed. `Batch failure. The batch was submitted, but at least one exception occurred on an individual member of the batch.`	Software instances can be reassigned between report groups by using REST API.	Server	Interim fix 18
IV54045	The upgrade from IBM License Metric Tool 7.2.2 to version 7.5 fails due to an invalid registry file. The problem occurs on a Japanese version of Windows 2008 R2.	Documentation is updated to contain a procedure for substituting the invalid registry file.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 18
IV53338	Invalid time stamp conversion in time zones in which the daylight saving time clock change takes place at midnight leads to recalculation problems. The following message is written in the logs. `One or more values in the INSERT statement, UPDATE statement, or foreign key update caused by a DELETE statement are not valid because the primary key, unique constraint or unique index identified by 1 constrains table ADM.PRD_AGGR_TIME from having duplicate values for the index key.`	The time at which the daylight saving time clock change occurs does not influence recalculation.	Server	Interim fix 17
IV53690	Documentation does not provide information about how to migrate from the proof-of-concept mode to the production mode.	Documentation is updated to contain information about migration from the proof-of-concept mode to the production mode.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 17
IV52641	When numerous agents simultaneously upload scan results, performance of License Metric Tool is poor.	After applying the fix, the performance is improved.	Server	Interim fix 16
IV52309	When the name of the zipped file that contains the server installer is changed, the installation of the server fails.	Documentation is updated to contain information that the name of the file cannot be changed as this will inevitably result in a failed installation.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 16
IV51510	When applying an interim fix, instructions for providing the user name and password for the DB2 instance owner are confusing and suggest that the DB2 administrator credentials are required. In fact, credentials of the user that is provided in the square brackets is required.	Instructions clearly indicate whose credentials are required.	Server	Interim fix 16
IV50758	Documentation does not provide information that the WebSphere® Application server must be managed by a user with root privileges.	Documentation is updated to contain information about the that the WebSphere Application server must be started, stopped, and configured by a user with root privileges.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 16
IV50622	Import of the software catalog fails or does not complete, and the following message is displayed: `CODDB2139E Error while importing the software catalog file.`	Import of the software catalog finishes successfully.	Server	Interim fix 15
IV47943	The following message contains an incorrect use of the verb: `An audit report signature is passed due (Jul 3, 2013 - Aug 2, 2013)`	The message is corrected: `An audit report signature is past due (Jul 3, 2013 - Aug 2, 2013)`	Server	Interim fix 15
IV47646	The software catalog is successfully imported but the agent catalog packages are not generated. The displayed catalog version is Obsolete. The problem occurs when the catalog contains a large number of custom signatures.	Agent catalog packages are generated even if the catalog contains a large number of custom signatures. Proper version of the catalog is displayed on the panel.	Server	Interim fix 15
IV48015	Documentation states that to install the IBM License Metric Tool server and database on separate computers you must run the installer twice on each computer.	Documentation is updated to say that the installer must be run on both computers, once on each.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 14
IV47977	Documentation does not provide information about supported number of vCenters in a vCloud environment.	Documentation is updated to contain information that the UUID of BIOS must be unique and that only one vCenter can be present in the vCloud environment.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 14
IV47951	Essential periodic calculations do not occur as expected and the following information is written in the logs. `Error occurred when executing periodic tasks: com.ibm.license.mgmt.admin.periodictasks.scheduler. tsks.InventoryBuilderTask`	The reason for the problem is Java™ NullPointerException. After applying the fix, calculations occur as expected.	Server	Interim fix 14
IV47791	If the relationship between a product and a component in the software catalog has the type `MANAGED` and is marked as `DELETED`, the product and component are not bundled.	Catalog relationships of this type are properly bundled.	Server	Interim fix 14
IV47645	The dataimp command does not allow for transferring multiple scan groups while it is possible when using the graphical user interface.	It is possible to transfer multiple scan groups by using the dataimp command.	Server	Interim fix 14
IV47610	The number of days since the last signed report is not accurate.	The number of days is accurate.	Server	Interim fix 14
IV47604	Import of the stand-alone scan results fails and the following message is written in the logs. `The unknown software scans result is being uploaded by the agent: ######.` The problem is caused by duplicated entries for software scan results.	Duplicated entries are handled properly and the import of stand-alone scan results succeeds.	Server	Interim fix 14
IV47152	CPU consumption significantly increases after the IBM License Metric Tool server is started and all uploads fail.	Increase of CPU consumption is less significant.	Server	Interim fix 13
IV46424	Documentation states that federated repositories, local operating system, stand-alone LDAP, and stand-alone custom repository are supported for authentication with LDAP. However, only federated repositories are in compliance with requirements of Tivoli® Integrated Portal.	Documentation is updated to list only federated repository as supported for authentication with LDAP.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 13
IV45065	The last expected software scan date that is displayed on the user interface and in the output of the tlmagent -cmds command is incorrect when the agent was moved to a different scan group or the agent scan group was updated.	A correct date is displayed on the user interface. However, the output of the tlmagent -cmds command cannot be immediately updated when the scan group is updated. It is because changes to scan groups are available to the agent after the period that is specified in the agentCacheRefreshInterval parameter. It is the correct behavior and thus the fix does not change it.	Server	Interim fix 13
IV46265	It is not possible to exclude PVU products from pricing calculations. The following message can be found in the logs. `DB2 error: [jcc][t4][10145][10897][3.62.56] Invalid parameter 3: Parameter index is out of range. ERRORCODE=-4461,SQLSTATE=42815 (SQL errorcode= -4461)`	PVU products can be excluded from pricing calculations.	Server	Interim fix 12
IV45219	If the same Hyper-V guest is reported by different hosts, problems with agent-host relation occur. Duplicated entries are inserted in the `adm.agt_vm_rel` table which affects PVU calculations.	Duplicated entries are ignored and do not affect PVU calculations.	Server	Interim fix 12
IV45593	Numbers of communication ports that are defined in documentation are incorrect.	Documentation is updated to contain the correct port numbers.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 12
IV45610	The VM manager task fails due to incorrect handling of long names of clusters. The following exception is written in the logs. `The value of a host variable in the EXECUTE or OPEN state is out of range for its corresponding use.`	The acceptable length of a cluster name is changed from 100 to 200 characters.	Server	Interim fix 12
IV45694	On Solaris x86 computers with HyperThreading, the number of cores on the partition exceeds the number of cores of the physical server. Although the difference does not affect any calculations, it can be seen on the Processors and Agent Details panel.	The number of partition and physical cores is the same.	Server	Interim fix 12
IV45918	License Metric Tool installer hangs on the DB2 check step.	Due to changes in DB2, the modification level of the product identifier can contain characters from A to Z while the SQL driver expects numeric values only. Documentation is updated to contain information about versions of DB2 that do not cause the problem.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 12
IV45381	On Windows 2008, the server installer does not display Japanese characters correctly.	Japanese characters are displayed correctly.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV44963	Installation of an interim fix fails if a group or role `tlmsrv` exists in the database.	Installation succeeds regardless of whether a group or role `tlmsrv` exists.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV44845	After installing Nmap 6, it is not possible to import its results to License Metric Tool because of differences in the XML schema. Additionally, some hosts are not displayed on the Systems without Agents panel.	The results of Nmap can be imported to License Metric Tool and all hosts are properly displayed on the Systems without Agents panel.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV44265	On the Tivoli Integrated Portal console, agent information is displayed in IPv6 format instead of IPv4 format. It causes that host names for different IP addresses are spelled with different letter cases.	The information is displayed in the IPv4 format.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV44194	Inactive agents are not deleted after the period that is set in the maxAgentInactivityToDelete parameter is exceeded.	Inactive agents are deleted after the specified period.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV44192	Documentation is inconsistent regarding the agent default installation path on Windows.	Agent default installation path is correctly documented as %WINDIR%\iltm.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 11
IV44140	Because of a missing value for the `REPORT_GROUP_ID` column in the `ADM.PROD_INV` table, replacement operation causes that the inventory builder process fails. The following information is written in the log. `RelationException: Error for batch element #1: Assignment of a NULL value to a NOT NULL column TBSPACEID=, TABLEID=, COLNO= is not allowed. SQLCODE=-407,SQLSTATE=23502, DRIVER=3.62.56`	`REPORT_GROUP_ID` is included in the inventory builder process and the process passes.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV43884	When a software catalog with numerous entries is uploaded, the inventory builder process hangs. The following messages might indicate the problem. `The connection to the database could not be initialized. Periodic task execution failed.`	Automated bundling works when a catalog with numerous entries is uploaded.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV43432	License Metric Tool cannot properly handle a situation in which product licensing is changed from the RVU model to a different one.	No problems with calculating capacity occur when the licensing model of a particular software item is changed.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV43425	Upgrade from License Metric Tool version 7.2.2 fails during database migration. The following error is written in the logs: `SQL0788N The same row of target table "ADM.AGT_VM_REL" was identified more than once for an update, delete or insert operation of the MERGE statement. SQLSTATE=21506`	Documentation is updated to provide the procedure for solving the problem. For more information, see: Upgrading problems.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 11
IV43120	The purpose of the `tlmsrv` user is to authorize JDBC connection with DB2. As such, it does not require administrative privileges and does not have to be a fenced user. The minimum DB2 authority that is required for the user includes the `CREATETAB`, `BINDADD`, and `CONNECT` permissions.	Documentation is updated to provide information about the minimum DB2 authority.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 11
IV42983	For some duplicate software instances, the date when the software was installed is later than the date when it was uninstalled or no longer discovered by the agent. Such invalid records cause discrepancies between the software that is displayed on the Manage Software Inventory panel and the software that is displayed on the Agent Details and Software Components panels.	Software information is consistent across panels.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV42761	Correct information about processors is displayed on the Processors panel but it is not reflected in the audit report. The problem occurs only on Solaris systems with LDOMs and zones, and results in subcapacity equal 0.	Subcapacity is properly calculated for software that is installed on LDOMs and zones.	Server	Interim fix 11
IV39807	Data from agents on LDOM is incorrectly processed.	The data is processed correctly.	Server and agent	Interim fix 11
IV42650	When usage data is aggregated on the detailed level, memory and disk space consumption increases. It might lead to overload of temporary table spaces and, as a consequence, aggregation failure.	Performance is improved. No aggregation failures should occur.	Server	Interim fix 10
IV42610	Processor sockets are incorrectly matched, and thus incorrect data is displayed on the Processors panel.	Processor sockets are correctly matched.	Server	Interim fix 10
IV39419	Universally unique identifiers (UUIDs) must contain only lowercase letters [a - f] and digits to be accepted by IBM License Metric Tool. However, some UUIDs that exist in the application are written in uppercase.	IBM License Metric Tool accepts UUIDs written in uppercase.	Server	Interim fix 10
IV42828	During the import of part numbers, only license part numbers are imported. However, it might happen that the order history does not contain initial license purchases but only subsequent subscription or support part numbers. It is possible to use these part numbers for automated bundling.	Documentation is updated to provide information how to prepare a part number file that also contains subscription and support part numbers.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 10
IV37659	Performance is poor for environments with a large number of signatures per agent.	Performance is improved.	Server	Interim fix 10
IV40234	After installing interim fix 8, the `CUSTOM.AGENT_V` view is dropped and re-created with a predefined content. Any modifications and changes to the access control list are lost and a default file is created. It inhibits carrying out administrative tasks.	Modifications and changes to the access control list are preserved.	Server	Interim fix 9
IV39751	You run the `db2 -vf grant.sql -td%` command from the DB2 administrator command prompt and sign in to the server with Administrator privileges. Then, you start a new command prompt as an Administrator. If you try to run the update.bat file from the interim fix folder, the script fails with the request for credentials of the `tlmsrv` user.	The script does not request for providing credentials of the `tlmsrv` user and the update succeeds.	Server and self-update	Interim fix 9
IV38595	The `CUSTOM.AGENT_V` view in the TLMA database represents the `AGENT` table. However, it does not contain information about the status of the agent.	Information about the status of an agent is included in the `CUSTOM.AGENT_V` view.	Server	Interim fix 9
IV38580	If the user whose credentials were used to install License Metric Tool is not present in the environment during the installation of fix pack 1, an error is returned.	Documentation is updated to provide information about this requirement. By default, the user is `tipadmin`. To check the credentials of this user, open the master.tag file and find the following information: `TIP_ADMIN_NAME=user_name TIP_ADMIN_PASSWD=password`	Online Documentation	Interim fix 9
IV38561	Connection to the database is not closed and temporary tables are not deleted. Thus, the maximum number of temporary tables in DB2 is exceeded.	Connection to the database is closed and temporary tables are deleted.	Server	Interim fix 9
IV38475	During the self-update of agents, agent custom location is ignored and the custom certificate as well as the settings of the tlmagent.ini table are lost.	The agents are updated to the custom location. The custom certificate and settings of the tlmagent.ini table are preserved.	Server and self-update	Interim fix 9
IV38356	After running stand-alone script on AIX®, a corrupted output is generated. The plugin.properties file is missing from the compressed output and there are two files with software scan results, one of which is empty.	Correct output is generated after running the stand-alone script.	Self-update	Interim fix 9
IV38242	If data is concurrently inserted to the `adm.aggr_pending` table, recalculation problems occur.	No recalculation problems occur when data is concurrently inserted to the `adm.aggr_pending` table.	Server	Interim fix 9
IV38454	The procedure for migrating License Metric Tool 7.5 agents to Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed 7.5 agents is not clearly documented.	Documentation is updated to contain the migration information.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 9
IV37389	If the System Resource Controller is not working, installation of an agent on AIX fails.	Agent is installed on AIX regardless of whether the System Resource Controller is working or not.	Agent and self-update	Interim fix 9
IV37491	On i5, the /QSYS.LIB/QRCL.LIB/ directory is used to store invalid objects and data that was found by the RCLSTG tool. When the Common Inventory Technology scanner scans the directory, the scanner fails because of a failing `lstat` system call.	The /QSYS.LIB/QRCL.LIB/* directory is added to the software scan configuration.	Agent	Interim fix 8
IV37618	The scheduled date of a software scan in the software scan history report does not match the scan date on the Agents panel. The date is improperly converted to the local zone when read from the database.	Scan dates in the software scan history report and on the Agents panel are consistent.	Server	Interim fix 8
IV37691	Incorrect data that comes from the agents causes that a higher count is returned for LPAR cores than for physical cores.	Information about the number of LPAR cores and physical cores is consistent.	Server and agent	Interim fix 8
IV37952	Incorrect measures are uploaded to the `ADM.MEASURE` table by agents with version lower than 7.2.2.	Correct measures are uploaded to the `ADM.MEASURE` table.	Server	Interim fix 8
IV37969	Installation of a private instance of the Common Inventory Technology scanner does not work on Linux and UNIX forLicense Metric Tool versions later than 7.5 fix pack 1.	A private version of Common Inventory Technology can be used on Linux and UNIX.	Agent and self-update	Interim fix 8
IV37007	Hardware scans are not able to report information about LDOMs. It is caused by the fact that Solaris API reports an LDOM as present, while it is not.	Correct information about LDOMs is reported by hardware scans.	Agent	Interim fix 8
IV36493	The `VIRTUAL_COMP_TYPE` column in the `CUSTOM.HW_COMPUTER_V` database view is incorrectly described. It is stated that the view shows the state of the agent while it indicates whether the system is virtual or physical one.	Documentation is updated to provide the correct description of the column.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 8
IV36548	Documentation does not list the exact versions of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment that are supported by License Metric Tool.	Documentation is updated to provide the correct supported versions of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 8
IV37286	The serial number that is returned by the `ComponentID` group on Solaris might be inconsistent across LDOMs.	The serial number is consistent on LDOMs. The value that is returned by the v12n_chassis_serialno parameter of `libv12n.so` is used.	Agent	Interim fix 8
IV33537	When an agent is installed on a device that has a NIC card with at least two IP addresses, the agent might first list an address that is not the IP address that is listed in the Systems without Agents table. In such a situation the agent is not removed from the list of systems without agents.	The agent is removed from the list of systems without agents regardless of which IP address of the device is listed first.	Server	Interim fix 7
IV33734	When the number of reports in the `adm.ibm_report` table in the TLMA database is large, accessing the View Reports panel takes a lot of time. In some cases, a blank page is displayed.	The panel loads more quickly.	Server	Interim fix 7
IV34672	License Metric Tool agents version lower than 7.2.2 are not able to download configuration parameters from the License Metric Tool 7.5.0.10 server.	The agents can download configuration parameters.	Server and agent	Interim fix 7
IV35764	On AIX 5.3, License Metric Tool agent installer returns the following error. `uname: illegal option -- W` However, installation completes successfully.	The message is not displayed if the installation is successful.	Agent	Interim fix 7
IV35895	Inactive LDOMs are handled incorrectly because the same information is expected from them as is expected from active LDOMs.	The amount of information that is expected from active and inactive LDOMs is differentiated. Inactive LDOMs are correctly handled.	Agent	Interim fix 7
IV36123	If agent threads are started in a wrong order, agents are not able to properly handle the `SIGPIPE` signal. It causes that the process ends and the core is dumped.	The order in which agent threads are started does not influence handling of the `SIGPIPE` signal.	Agent	Interim fix 7
IV36130	During the configuration of the SMTP server for notifications, the following error is returned. `Caused by: java.lang.NumberFormatException: Not a valid char constructor`	Notification is correctly sent by the server.	Server	Interim fix 7
IV33963	Japanese version of the Information Center incorrectly lists Windows 2000 as an operating system supported by the agents.	Extraneous information is removed from the documentation.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 7
IV35878	The Information Center incorrectly describes the `LAYER_V` database view.	Documentation is updated to contain the correct description.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 7
IV36365	Full hardware scans do not work on virtual machines even if the scans are scheduled.	Hardware scans work on virtual machines.	Server and agent	Interim fix 7
IV29153	After you import a catalog fix that changes the relationship between a component and a product form free to charged, duplicated entries for the particular component appear in the `adm.prod_inv` table. The entries have `TYPE=10` (not charged) which causes that PVU is incorrectly calculated.	Duplicated entries that indicate that a component is free of charge are removed from the table and PVU is correctly calculated.	Server	Interim fix 6
IV30815	License Metric Tool agents that are installed on OS400/i5 computer with non-English-language settings fail to start and memory-related errors can be found in the logs.	Agents start properly.	Agent	Interim fix 6
IV31464	After you set up the start date and frequency of a scheduled report, the scheduler ignores the start date and applies only the frequency settings to new reports.	Both start date and frequency settings are applied to the reports.	Server	Interim fix 6
IV33397	Different definitions of users are used for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware. For Microsoft Hyper-V, the user is defined as `user_name\domain`, for example: `test\cluster.com` For VMware, the user is defined as `domain\username`, for example: `cluster.com\test`	Documentation is updated to include description of the differences in user definitions.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 6
IV31999	If a month that has 31 days follows a month that has 30 days, problems with generating reports occur.	Reports are properly generated regardless of the number of days in a month.	Server	Interim fix 6
IV33106	The agent `init` script does not support the status option as required by the Linux Standard Base Core Specification 3.1. Additionally, the implementation of the stop option that should depend on PID files(/var/run/) is not valid.	The script is compliant with the Linux Standard Base Core Specification 3.1.	Agent	Interim fix 5
IV32827	Duplicate rows in the `ADM.LINK` table block essential periodic calculations and cause problems with autobundling. It might lead to problems with confirmation of bundling of some product instances. A general error message CODBL0004W is displayed when the problem occurs.	No duplicated rows appear in the `ADM.LINK` table and thus periodic calculations are not blocked. No problems with aggregation caused by the duplicated rows occur.	Server	Interim fix 5
IV30913	A VM manager that accesses Hyper-V host server is in the Pending status although the results of the test connection are successful.	The status of the connection is OK.	Server	Interim fix 5
IV32585	A link for downloading FITSuit that is provided in documentation directs to version 2.2.0.9 instead of the required version 2.2.0.7.	Documentation is updated to contain the correct link.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 5
IV32579	Documentation does not clearly state that setting cpu_threshold parameter causes that the execution of a scan on the agent side lengthens.	Documentation is updated with the missing information.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 5
IV03617	Stand-alone scripts that are generated by License Metric Tool 7.2.2.1 server still contain the old version of Common Inventory Technology scanner. The problem occurs because the version of the Common Inventory Technology scanner is not updated in the stdas_scanner.zip file.	The correct version of the Common Inventory Technology scanner is displayed.	Server and self-update	Interim fix 5
IV27943	The interim fix can be only installed in English. Language selection is not supported in the wizard.	The interim fix can be installed in language version.	Agent	Interim fix 4
IV28037	The Description field in the `custom.signature_v` view is empty for every row in the table.	The Description field is populated after the import.	Server	Interim fix 4
IV29120	A label on the VM managers panel is incorrectly translated to French. It indicates that there are problems with the VM manager while there are none.	The label correctly states that there are no problems with the VM manager.	Server	Interim fix 4
IV29627	After installing License Metric Tool 7.5 on Solaris 10, the file /etc/ibm/tivoli/common/cfg/log.properties is installed with right permission 644. It causes that other IBM products cannot be started.	The log.properties file has correct permissions and installation of License Metric Tool does not influence other IBM products.	Agent	Interim fix 4
IV29921	License Metric Tool agent cannot be installed on HP-UX 11i v3 (September 2012).	The agent can be installed on this version of HP-UX.	Agent	Interim fix 4
IV29984	During the installation of the interim fix, public access is granted to the `ADM.MIG_INSTR` and `ADM.MIG_SCRIPT` tables.	Public access is not granted to these tables.	Server	Interim fix 4
IV30409	If an invalid URL is defined or the VMware computer is incorrectly configured, the License Metric Tool server hangs when attempting to connect to the computer, even though the timeout period is correctly configured. Such attempts of connection block the timer on which the VMware Connection task is running (Timer3). If the connection takes twice the amount of time that is defined as the timeout period, the connection thread is broken and the status of the VM manager is changed to Hard timeout - suspended. This status indicates that no further attempts of connecting to the particular VM manager are made until its status is manually changed to Pending.	Invalid URL of a VMware computer does not block other VMware computers from being processed correctly.	Server	Interim fix 4
IV31063	Installation of License Metric Tool agents by using Tivoli Configuration Manager leaves the yes process command running. The problem occurs even after the agent is installed successfully and the process is ended manually after the installation.	The installation finishes properly.	Agent	Interim fix 4

Internal defects fixed

The following table lists internal defects that are fixed in the interim fix.

Defect number	Symptoms	Behavior after applying the interim fix	Package that contains the fix	Available since
21913	Documentation about downloading and installing the unrestricted JCE policy files states that you should choose Unrestricted SDK JCE Policy files for Java 5.0 SR16, Java 6 SR13, Java 7 SR4 and later versions. In fact, you should choose Unrestricted SDK JCE Policy files for older versions of the SDK.	Documentation is updated to state that you should choose Unrestricted SDK JCE Policy files for older versions of the SDK.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 21
22450	The readme file for the log collector does not contain a detailed list of all information that the collector gathers.	The readme file is updated to contain the full list of collected information.	Log collector	Interim fix 21
22987	Only a part of the scan group name is displayed in PDF reports.	The entire scan group name is displayed in PDF reports.	Server	Interim fix 21
23529	The user interface hangs when you try to add a VM manager to an IP address that does not exist.	The user interface does not hang.	Server	Interim fix 21
23534	The option to share credentials with other hosts in the same cluster is not visible on the VM managers panel.	The option to share credentials is visible.	Server	Interim fix 21
23567	A question mark sign appears instead of the copyright sign in the Chinese version of the installers for the IBM License Metric Tool server as well as the log collector.	The copyright sign is properly displayed.	Server, log collector	Interim fix 21
23570	Messages CODVM0009E and CODVM0010E are not translated.	The messages are properly translated.	Server	Interim fix 21
23572	Operations that you perform on the VM managers panel time out after 60 seconds.	Timeout of operations on the VM managers panel equals connection timeout and is specified in the vmManagerConnectionTimeout parameter.	Server	Interim fix 21
23579	Performance of the software catalog import is low.	Performance of the software catalog import is improved by indexing the database tables.	Server	Interim fix 21
23683	The agent.txt file uses improper encoding.	The file uses UTF-8 encoding.	Agent	Interim fix 21
23894	It is not possible to easily determine why a certain software detection occurred as no information about software signature location is provided.	Documentation is updated to contain information that the `SIGNATURE_ID` column in the table with information about software instances can be used for determining which signature was used to detect the software.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 21

» To view the list of internal defects that were fixed in the previous interim fixes, click here.

Defect number	Symptoms	Behavior after applying the interim fix	Package that contains the fix	Available since
22697	The `-dbonly` and `-apponly` options are listed as available for the installation of the self-update and log collector packages, but do not in fact apply to those packages.	The `-dbonly` and `-apponly` options are not listed as available for the self-update and log collector packages. If you specify an option that cannot be used, information that it is not supported and will be skipped is displayed.	Server	Interim fix 20
22779	Although the overall status of the agent is OK, the following message is displayed on the report details panel. `Agent has inconsistent scan data`	The message is displayed because some agent data was sent too late. It does not affect the overall status of the agent. After you apply the interim fix, the following message is displayed instead. `Agent did not deliver all software scan data on time`	Server	Interim fix 20
23022	The copyright year that is displayed on the installer for the License Metric Tool server, agent, and log collector is incorrect.	The correct copyright year is displayed on the installers.	Agent, server, log collector, self-update	Interim fix 20
23094	The procedure of installing the interim fix is not clear.	Documentation is updated to clarify the procedure.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 20
23282	Documentation does not contain information about the supported configuration of SELinux.	Documentation is updated to contain information that SELinux is supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6.0 and higher with SELinux enabled in the enforcing mode with Policy version at least 24 and a targeted policy type.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 20
23144	Documentation does not contain information that Korn Shell (ksh) is a prerequisite for installing the agent.	Documentation is updated to list Korn Shell as an installation prerequisite.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 20
23200	After enabling the service providers feature, you can sign a single report that covers the entire period from the installation of License Metric Tool to enabling the service providers feature. However, if the feature is enabled on a day of month other than the installation of License Metric Tool, the generated report is not continuous and must be corrected manually.	The reports are continuous.	Server	Interim fix 20
23211	The procedure of enabling the VM manager data collector on the side of the server is only available in the Tutorials section but is missing from the Administering section.	Documentation is updated and the procedure of enabling the VM manager data collector is also present in the Administering section.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 20
23263	Documentation does not contain information that stand-alone scans must be run by a root user.	Documentation is updated to contain information that only the root user can run stand-alone scans.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 20
22943	Documentation does not contain information that the X Server is needed to run the gsk7ikm script. The script checks the version of the certificate that is used for authenticating parties that are involved in secure communication.	Documentation is updated to contain information that the X Server is required to run the gsk7ikm script.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 19
22938	Documentation does not contain information that Windows Hyper-V 2012 and 2012 R2 are supported virtualization technologies.	Documentation is updated to contain information about the supported virtualization technologies.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 19
22925	When you run the agent installer on AIX with locale set to any language that uses the UTF-8 coding, the following message is displayed. `Invalid multibyte character` The message is displayed even though everything works correctly.	The extraneous message is not displayed.	Agent	Interim fix 19
22373	Although a standard agent is installed on a computer, you can run a stand-alone script. Such an operation should not be allowed as it is not complaint with auditing requirements.	It is not possible to run a stand-alone script when a standard agent is installed on the computer.	Agent	Interim fix 19
22246	When a virtual machine that runs on Solaris is moved from one hypervisor to another, the License Metric Tool database does not reflect this change.	The problem occurs because the assignment of the LDOM on which the VM is installed to the hypervisor is random. After you install the interim fix, the LDOM is assigned to the correct hypervisor.	Server	Interim fix 19
22154	When an agent sends hardware scan results for the first time, an exception is written in the message handler logs.	The exception is not written in the message handler logs as it does not indicate a problem.	Server	Interim fix 19
22141	After you upload the results of the stand-alone scan to the server, the IP address of the agent that sent the scan results is always set to 127.0.0.1.	The correct IP address of the agent is displayed on the Agent panel.	Server	Interim fix 19
21040	Interim fix corrections are reapplied or skipped as a result of an incorrect procedure for verification of interim fix history in the TLMA database.	Verification procedure for interim fix verification prevents from reapplying or skipping corrections.	Server	Interim fix 19
20008	Help information in the agent shell installer is displayed in English when the locale is set to Chinese.	Help is displayed in Chinese.	Agent	Interim fix 19
22440	The upgrade process requires providing the user name and password to the database. License Metric Tool version and database structure are changed simultaneously via a remote connection that requires the user name and password of the database administrator.	Changes to the database structure can be done separately from the changes to the application version (also in the local JDBC connection mode where password authorization is not required). It is also possible to change the application version on a system where the database was already upgraded. The previous upgrade process is still supported on condition that the user name and password for the database owner are known.	Server	Interim fix 18
22388	The `CUSTOM.PROCESSOR_INFO_V` database view does not contain information about the CPU frequency.	The column is added to the database view.	Server	Interim fix 18
22249	The default path to the directory where the log collector output is stored contains unnecessary elements.	The unnecessary elements are removed from the default path.	Other	Interim fix 18
22205	The `tlmsrv` user cannot select data from the `CUSTOM.PROCESSOR_INFO_V` database view.	The `tlmsrv` user is granted the right to select data from the `CUSTOM.PROCESSOR_INFO_V` database view.	Server	Interim fix 18
22139	Service names of License Metric Tool agents differ depending on which interim fix you install.	Names of services are consistent.	Agent	Interim fix 18
22053	After you set the maxSubsequentCredentialFailures parameter to 0, an unlimited number of failed attempts of logging in to the VM manager should be allowed. Instead, the connection is suspended after one failed attempt.	After you set the maxSubsequentCredentialFailures parameter to 0, an unlimited number of failed logging attempts is allowed.	Server	Interim fix 18
21806	If during the installation of License Metric Tool interim fix 16 on base WebSphere Application Server in silent mode, a wrong path to the command line home directory is specified, the path is accepted but afterward the command line does not work.	Information that a wrong path to the command line home directory was specified is written in the logs.	Server	Interim fix 18
21532	The size of the DB2 table considerably increases during the inventory builder phase.	The size of the DB2 table does not increase that much during the inventory builder phase.	Server	Interim fix 18
21224	ACFS does not provide the overall status of interim fix installation in the logs.	The status of interim fix installation is provided in the logs.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 18
21918	The License Metric Tool service description contains a typographical error: `C:\Windows\itlm>sc getdisplayname tlmagent [SC] GetServiceDisplayName SUCCESS Name = IBM License Metric Tool and Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distibuted Agent`	The typographical error is removed so that the service description is correct.	Server	Interim fix 17
21917	Documentation states that each part number in the part numbers file should be separated with quotation marks. However, a part numbers file that is prepared in such a way is not properly handled by License Metric Tool.	Documentation is updated to contain information that each part number in the file should be listed in a new line without any field separator. For example: `D07UMLL D08UMLL D09UMLL`	Online Documentation	Interim fix 17
21766	Documentation does not contain information that starting from interim fix 4, the cpu_threshold parameter limits not only the CPU consumption of software scans, but also of the hardware and use scans.	Documentation is updated to contain information that the cpu_threshold parameter limits the CPU consumption of software, hardware, and use scans.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 17
21763	Documentation about the Common Inventory Technology enabler is out-of-date.	Documentation is updated to contain information that the Common Inventory Technology enabler is an obsolete technology and that VM manager and VM manager data collector should be used instead.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 17
21724	If more than one IP address is detected for a particular agent, including both private and public addresses, a random IP address is displayed on the agent report.	The active IP address is displayed on the agent report.	Server	Interim fix 17
20093	Documentation lists only average CPU and memory requirements for the server and database. Information about maximum requirements is not provided.	Documentation is updated to provide maximum requirements.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 17
21691	Documentation does not clearly state which virtualizations are supported by the VM Manager Data Collector. It also incorrectly indicates that the functionality is supported from interim fix 8.	Documentation is updated to list supported virtualization and to indicate that the functionality is supported from interim fix 15.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 16
21580	Documentation does not provide a complete description of the `dataimp -entity scangroup` command.	Documentation is updated to include a complete description of the command.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 16
21366	It is not possible to connect to an ESX server by using the VM manager.	The VM manager can connect to the ESX server.	Server	Interim fix 16
20921	After upgrading the License Metric Tool server with an interim fix in silent mode, it is not possible to access the server command-line interface. The problem is caused because the interim fix is installed in a wrong directory.	It is not possible to install the interim fix in a wrong directory. The command-line interface can be accessed after upgrading the server.	Server	Interim fix 16
20782	The following information is written in the server logs: `ADMN0022E: Access is denied for the getState operation on Server MBean because of insufficient or empty credentials.`	The information is removed from the log as it does not indicate a problem.	Server	Interim fix 16
21491	Documentation does not provide information that self-update packages are signed by using the public-key infrastructure (PKI).	Documentation is updated to state that PKI is used for signing self-update packages.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 15
21489	Documentation does not contain full information about DB2 prerequisites.	Documentation is updated to contain a full list of DB2 prerequisites.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 15
21390	When a default scan group is not set, import or export of data might causes that all scan groups are deleted.	When the default scan group is not set, it is selected by License Metric Tool.	Server	Interim fix 15
21275	Documentation does not contain information that the alias of the certificate request should be `lmt server`. Otherwise, communication between the server and agent is not possible.	Documentation is updated to contain information about the required name of the alias.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 15
21153	In the database views, some columns do not have descriptions provided. Without those descriptions, it might not be clear what information the column contains.	Descriptions are provided for all columns in the database.	Server	Interim fix 15
21152	Documentation provides incomplete descriptions of some database views.	Database views are updated.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 15
20603	After the agent stops and resets the cache, it does not start again.	The agent starts after the reset of the cache.	Agent	Interim fix 15
20747	The comment field is missing from the `ADM.AGENT_HARDWARE_STATUS.RESET_SW` table.	The comment field is present in the table.	Server	Interim fix 14
21203	Documentation states that Windows Server 2012 is supported from the GA version of License Metric Tool while the support starts from interim fix 3.	Documentation is updated to indicate that support starts from interim fix 3.	Online Documentation	Interim Fix 13
21170	After the installation of the latest interim fix, an exception is written in the logs that it is not possible to access the `SYSCAT.ROLEAUTH` table.	The exception is removed from the log as it does not indicate a problem.	Server	Interim Fix 13
21166	Out of memory exception is written in the logs but no additional information about the cause of the exception is provided.	When the exception is caused by automatic bundling, the following message is written in the logs. `Major error in processing inventory. Please collect TLMA database backup and deliver to IBM Support.`	Server	Interim fix 13
21160	During the installation of the interim fix, the grant.sql script does not grant appropriate permissions to the `tlmsrv` user and the installation fails.	After you run the script, the user is granted the appropriate permissions.	Server	Interim fix 13
21033	Incorrect PVU value is returned by VM managers for non-QPI processors in multi-socket configuration.	The PVU value is correctly counted for non-QPI processors in multi-socket configuration.	Server	Interim fix 13
20989	Interim fix installation fails when the DB2 user name contains a period, for example `user.name`.	User name that contains a period does not cause installation problems.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 13
20978	English strings are displayed on the administration server command-line interface when the locale is set to Portuguese.	All strings on the command-line interface are displayed on Portuguese.	Server	Interim fix 13
20954	Installation of the interim fix succeeds but the log contains an exception that the DB2 user tried to grant himself access to the `CUSTOM.AGENT_SCAN_HISTORY_V` view.	The exception is removed from the log as it does not indicate a problem.	Server	Interim fix 13
20938	If a user name written in the Cyrillic alphabet is provided during the installation, the installation fails.	Documentation is updated to contain information that the user name can contain only Latin alphanumeric characters and the following special characters: `. @ - _`	Online Documentation	Interim fix 13
20889	Documentation is not clear about the prerequisites that have to be fulfilled by a Hyper-V system that is to be used as a VM manager.	Documentation is updated to contain information that the Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service must be installed and running on each Hyper-V system that you want to add as a VM manager.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 13
20976	If the name of a cluster is longer than 255 characters, connection with the VM manager is terminated.	The name of the cluster is trimmed to 255 characters and the connection to the VM manager passes.	Server	Interim fix 12
20906	After installation of the interim fix, the following exception is written in the logs. `Throwable occurred: com.ibm.db2.jcc.b.SqlException: DB2 SQL error: SQLCODE: -551, SQLSTATE: 42501, SQLERRMC:TLMSRV;INSERT;ADM.MIG_INSTR`	Instead of the exception, the following message is written in the logs. `com.ibm.license.mgmt.install.patch.utils.SQLScript createHistoryTables FINE: grant privileges failed`	Server	Interim fix 12
20876	Inactive agents are not activated by any services, for example software or hardware scans, but only by the plug-in service.	All services activate an inactive agent.	Server	Interim fix 12
20740	During the installation of ACFS by using a version of Java lower than 1.6, the patchtool.jar file is invalid or corrupted.	ACFS uses Java that is available with License Metric Tool to avoid file corruption.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 12
15123	The `CUSTOM.AGENT_SCAN_HISTORY_V` database view shows scan history only for agents that had problems.	The view contains information about all agents.	Server	Interim fix 12
20880	After running the revoke.sql script and triggering aggregation, the following exception is written in the logs. `"TLMSRV" does not have the required authorization or privilege to perform operation "CREATE TABLE" on object "ADM.TEMP_ENTITLEMENT_MODIFIED"`	The redundant message is removed from the logs. The `tlmsrv` user has the required privileges.	Server	Interim fix 11
20847	When trying to open the agent view in Firefox or Internet Explorer, the following message is displayed. `An error occurred. Check the log for additional information.`	The agent view can be opened in the two browsers.	Server	Interim fix 11
20776	Documentation does not indicate that some operating systems are supported by agents only after installing a particular interim fix.	Documentation is updated to indicate whether an interim fix is required.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 11
20759	During the import of a file that contains the list of scan groups, the following message is displayed and the import fails. `The number of files that were not processed due to the parsing errors: 1. ScanGroup-13-07-05-06.46.52.xml The number of files not processed due to the database errors: 0. CODCL7260W: Some of entity files cannot be imported.`	The file can be imported.	Server	Interim fix 11
20757	The agent can communicate with the server, but is unable to download any files from the server, for example the software catalog.	The agent can download files from the server.	Agent	Interim fix 11
20755	When trying to view the default stand-alone group in Internet Explorer, an internal error is returned.	It is possible to view the default stand-alone group in the browser.	Server	Interim fix 11
20746	ACFS logs contain error messages that indicate problems with privileges assigned to the database user.	Privilege assignment is corrected.	Server	Interim fix 11
20744	Description of the excludedir command is not correct.	Documentation is updated to contain a correct	Online Documentation	Interim fix 11
20740	During the installation of ACFS, the path to Java 1.6 must be provided manually if an incorrect version is selected.	The correct version of Java is selected by default.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 11
20698	During the upgrade of an agent that is installed in the default location from version 7.2.1 or older, the upgrade binary files should be installed in the /opt/itlm directory. The /var/itlm directory should contain only temporary files. Instead, the new agent is installed in the /opt/itlm directory, but the /opt/itlm directory still contains binary files of the previous version of the agent.	Unnecessary binary files are removed.	Agent	Interim fix 11
20614	When you click a product that is not eligible for subcapacity licensing on the RVU panel, an internal error is displayed.	RVU product that is not eligible for subcapacity is displayed correctly.	Server	Interim fix 11
20603	After you schedule agent self-update, the agent performs cache restart during which it stops and does not start again.	The agent starts after performing the cache restart.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 11
20601	Java NullPointerException is produced when invalid parameters are passed to the command-line interface.	After applying the interim fix, a correct message is displayed.	Server	Interim fix 11
20583	The command for stopping the agent does not always work.	The command works properly.	Agent	Interim fix 11
20545	Some characters, for example double quotation marks, cause that an error message is displayed when the Manage Software Inventory panel is opened in a language other than English.	This problem was fixed for German in interim fix 10. In interim fix 11, the solution is improved to prevent such characters from causing that the user interface is not displayed correctly.	Server	Interim fix 11
20457	During an attempt of reassigning an agent to a scan group to which it already belongs, no action should be taken. Instead, a warning message is displayed that states that the particular agent ID does not exist in the database.	A meaningful message is displayed.	Server	Interim fix 11
20072	Primary and guest domains correctly report the serial number of a computer but the serial numbers of local zones are not matched correctly.	Serial numbers of local zones are matched correctly.	Server, agent	Interim fix 11
20051	After reassigning a component from an RVU to a non-RVU product, the audit report should go into the Running state. After about 10 minutes it should go back to the Ready state, and reflect changes that were made. Instead, the audit report goes to the Running state, but recalculation is completed at midnight.	Recalculation is completed shortly after the component is reassigned.	Server	Interim fix 11
20020	Some elements of the user interface are displayed in English or as code strings if the browser locale is set to Portuguese.	All elements of the user interface are displayed in Portuguese.	Server	Interim fix 11
20598	Documentation incorrectly states that after deactivating the Unknown status of the agent, the status is no longer displayed on the user interface. However, this status is not removed. It is the desired behavior.	Documentation is updated to provide the correct description of the status.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 11
18451	Unreadable entries are recorded in the agent trace.log file.	Agent trace files sometimes contain non-ASCII characters when the peer ID of an SSL connection is logged. To avoid unreadable entries in the trace.log file, the hexadecimal equivalent of the peer ID is now written to the trace file.	Agent	Interim fix 11
20544	Some characters, for example double quotation marks, cause that an error is displayed on the Manage Software Inventory panel in German.	Such characters are prevented from causing that the user interface is not displayed correctly.	Server	Interim fix 10
20452	ACFS fails when multiple SQL scripts with the same name are to be installed. For example, if there is a system that is migrated from version 7.2.2 where interim fix 9 is already installed (IF9.sql), the script for License Metric Tool 7.5 interim fix 9 (also IF9.sql) is also considered already installed.	During the installation, the name of the script and version of the product are checked. If they are unique, the installation succeeds.	Server	Interim fix 10
20447	When the server is trying to perform agent self-upgrade on Solaris 10 x86 64-bit, problems with creating a temporary directory occur. The following message is displayed: `Processing package instance <ILMT-TAD4D-agent> from <tmp/itlm/ILMT-RAD4D-agent-7.5.0.19-solaris-x86_64> pkgadd: ERROR: unable to make temporary directory <var/tmp//installR7aqSC/installEhaGAJ>`	The temporary directory is created.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 10
20463	Subcapacity always equals 0 on Solaris systems.	Subcapacity is properly calculated on Solaris.	Server	Interim fix 9
20364	The readme.txt file contains an incorrect syntax of the `db2 -vf grant.sql - td%` command.	The correct syntax is provided: `db2 -vtd% -f grant.sql`.	Server	Interim fix 9
20333	When the server update is run with `db2inst1` as `DB2_USER`, it fails on step IF6.sql and a message that the user has an insufficient grant is displayed. When grant.sql is run and `tlmsrv` is provided as `DB2_USER`, IF6.sql passes. However, the update fails on step IF9_IV38595.sql and the following message is displayed. `"TLMSRV" does not have the required authorization or privilege to perform operation "GRANT" on object "CUSTOM.AGENT_V".. SQLCODE=-551, SQLSTATE=42501, DRIVER=3.62.56`	No problems with authorization occur.	Self-update	Interim fix 9
20199	The readme file is not contained in the 7.5.0-TIV-ILMT-TAD4D-IF000X-self_update-multi.zip package.	The file is contained in the package.	Self-update	Interim fix 9
20079	When the installation of an interim fix completes, whether successfully or not, logs are nor copied to the Tivoli Common Directory.	The logs are copied to the Tivoli common directory regardless of whether the installation completed successfully or failed.	Server	Interim fix 9
20061	An incorrect version of agent is displayed on the wizard on the Polish version of Windows.	The correct version of the agent is displayed.	Agent	Interim fix 9
20050	An exception is produced in the logs because License Metric Tool is not able to automatically create a report in the future. The exception is a way to break the loop of generating reports.	Exception handling and the logic of report creation are correct.	Server	Interim fix 9
20047	Periodic self-update from License Metric Tool version 7.2.2.2 fails on HP Itanium.	The periodic self-update works.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 9
20018	If an agent is installed in a custom directory on AIX, the self-update does not work correctly. After scheduling self-update, the agent is not updated, and its files are missing from the following directories: /opt/myagent/var, and /opt/myagent/opt.	Agent self-update works correctly.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 9
19827	A generic message that suggests database connection problem is displayed although the problem is caused by a mismatch between the versions of the database and server.	A message that describes the reason for the problem is displayed.	Server	Interim fix 9
19697	The version of the stand-alone scanner is different from the version of interim fix.	Versions of the scanner and agent match.	Self-update	Interim fix 9
20132	Documentation does not clearly state that the WinRM configuration procedure must be repeated on all hosts in a cluster.	Documentation is updated to provide the missing information.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 9
19235	The procedure of reassigning agents from one scan group to another by using the agtremap command is not properly documented. Documentation does not describe how to create and name DTD documents, nor where to find information about scan group IDs.	Documentation is updated to provide the missing information.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 9
19313	An agent ID that was once logged is repeated for the consecutive log entries. For example, if you stop an agent with ID 1, and then plug in an agent with ID 2, first the agent with ID 1 is logged (incorrect), and then the agent with ID 2 is logged (correct).	Logs contain correct information about agent action.	Server	Interim fix 9
20007	On Linux, UTF-8 encoding is not used by default, and thus Polish characters are not displayed.	Polish characters are displayed correctly.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 8
20005	An incorrect version of the agent installer is displayed on the Chinese version of Windows.	The correct version of the installer is displayed.	Agent	Interim fix 8
20004	Some ACFS output messages are not globalized.	All ACFS messages are globalized.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 9
19997	Documentation that describes how do disable automounting of unmounted AutoFS shares is imprecise.	Documentation is updated to provide more detailed instructions.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 8
19967	Chinese characters are displayed on the home panel although the web browser locale is not set to Chinese.	Text on the home panel is displayed in the correct language.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 8
19966	ACFS output messages should be displayed in Chinese but are displayed in English instead.	ACFS messages are displayed in Chinese.	Server, self-update	Interim fix 8
19956	An unnecessary debugging message is displayed in the stdout in the `com.ibm.license.mgmt.vmmanager.hyperv.net.HttpConnector` class.	Extraneous messages are removed.	Server	Interim fix 8
19932	During simultaneous processing of hardware scan data from multiple agents, the correct processor is not found in the PVU table for some computers. It causes that correct PVU value is displayed in the report but not on the Processors panel.	Correct values are displayed both in the report and on the panel.	Server	Interim fix 8
19646	The status of the VM manager Hard timeout - suspended is not documented.	Documentation is updated to contain the description of the status.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 8
19432	On computers that are using LDAP authentication, the setup tries to create the `tlmsrv` user, although such a user exists.	The setup does not attempt to create the user.	Server	Interim fix 8
19651	An internal error is displayed on the user interface during generation of the stand-alone scan results.	Generation of stand-alone scan results completes successfully.	Server	Interim fix 7
19429	If during a software scan, software instances with null scope (empty installation paths) are found, information about these signatures is not updated in the `CUSTOM.INSTALLED_OFFERING_SIGNATURE_DETAILS_V` view.	Information about such software instances is updated in the view.	Server	Interim fix 7
19390	Initial scan configuration files are missing after an agent is deployed on i5/OS™. The /QIBM/ProdData/QITLM/data/scanner_default catalog is empty.	The configuration files are present in the catalog.	Agent	Interim fix 6
19344	If the VM manager of a Hyper-V is added over https, and the Hyper-V host to which you are connecting does not use basic authorization, the connection fails.	Connection over https that uses basic authorization passes.	Server	Interim fix 6
19185	NTLMv2 support is limited.	Support for the following NTLMv2 security features is added: extended sessions security, signing, key exchange, 56 and 128-bit encryption.	Server	Interim fix 5

New enhancement requests

The following table lists enhancement requests that are realized in this interim fix.

ID	Abstract	Description	Package that contains the fix	Available since
22003	API for bundling	API for bundling is a command-line alternative to the user interface. It allows for managing the assignment of software instances to products in large environments by providing a function that can cover extensive data. You can use the API for reassigning software instances and confirming the assignment.	Server	Interim fix 21
22007	Preserved bundling of upgraded products	If you confirmed the assignment of a component to a particular product, the assignment is preserved after you upgrade the component to a newer version. For example, the assignment of component DB2 9.1 to product DB2 9.1 is confirmed and you upgrade the component to version 9.5. The component DB2 9.5 is automatically bundled with product DB2 9.5. To enable the feature, set the value of the preserveBundlingForUpgraded parameter to true.	Server	Interim fix 21
22986	Upgrade of Apache Commons File Upload	Due to a security vulnerability, Apache Commons File Upload is upgraded to a newer version.	Server	Interim fix 21

» To view the list of enhancements that were provided in the previous interim fixes, click here.

ID	Abstract	Description	Package that contains the fix	Available since
22001	Communication by using Microsoft PowerShell	Configuration of the Hyper-V VM manager is considerably simplified due to the possibility of using Microsoft PowerShell for communication with the Hyper-V host.	Server	Interim fix 20
22781	Single report to cover the entire period from installation until service provider creation	Currently, when you enable the service providers functionality, you must sign empty audit reports for every month since the installation of License Metric Tool until the date when you enabled the functionality. After installing the interim fix, a single report is generate for the entire period.	Server	Interim fix 19
21996	Improvements of the Common Inventory Technology scanner	The way in which the Common Inventory Technology scanner handles memory allocation problems is improved. It aims at eliminating the risk of an uncontrolled failure of the scanner and ensures improved error reporting.	Agent	Interim fix 19
20886	ACFS verbose mode	It is possible to run ACFS in verbose mode in which only information about the result of interim fix installation is displayed. If the installation fails, additional warning and error messages are provided. The mode improves readability of information.	Server and self-update	Interim fix 19
13758	Updated version of GSKit	GSKit is updated to the latest version to comply with security standards.	Agent	Interim fix 19
22440	Improved procedure for the database upgrade	Changes to the database structure can be done separately from the changes to the version of License Metric Tool (also in the local JDBC connection mode where password authorization is not required). It is also possible to change the application version on a system where the database was already upgraded. The previous upgrade process is still supported on condition that the user name and password for the database owner are known.	Server, self-update, other	Interim fix 18
21999	Exclusion of free components from bundling options	You can enable an option that hides software instances for which all bundling options are free of charge from the Manage Software Inventory panel. Thus, the number of possible bundling options is reduced and it is easier to properly assign software relations.	Server	Interim fix 18
21578	RPM package signed with an IBM key	The RPM package can be signed with a key that is provided by IBM.	Agent and self-update	Interim fix 18
21425	Scalability guide	Recommendations that can improve performance in environments that consist of over 15000 agents are added to the documentation.	Online Documentation	Interim fix 18
21995	Log collector	A stand-alone tool for collecting logs that are required by the IBM support. The package that contains the tool is called: `7.5.0-TIV-ILMT-TAD4D-if_number-logCollector.zip`.	Log collector	Interim fix 17
21427	Server-side matching algorithm for processor brand	If a few entries from the processors table have the same brand but different number of sockets, the enhanced algorithm looks for the smallest PVU row that has the number of sockets greater than the number of discovered sockets. For example: the discovered processor is Intel Xeon CPU X7560 @ 2.27 GHz. The following three entries exist in the processors table. Xeon, 2S - model X7560 Xeon, 4S - model X7560 Xeon, 8S - model X7560 Based on the brand and the closest number of sockets, processors are matched in the following way. Processor with one or two sockets are matched with the first row. Processors with three or four sockets to the second row. Processors with five, six, seven, or eight to the last row.	Server	Interim fix 16
15567	Indication of duplicate agent IDs in the infrastructure	Information that agents with duplicate IDs exist is discovered and logged. It allows for ensuring that every agent has a unique ID before duplicates cause problems.	Server	Interim fix 16
21287	Extension of the VM manager functionality	VM Manager Data Collector is a stand-alone application that collects virtualization infrastructure capacity data. It can be deployed inside a virtualization environment that is in a network with limited connectivity. It uses License Metric Tool agents to transfer the virtualization infrastructure capacity data to the server. Packages that contain the tool are called: `7.5.0-TIV-ILMT-TAD4D-if_number-VMDC-windows-x86.zip` `7.5.0-TIV-ILMT-TAD4D-if_number-VMDC-linux-x86.zip`	Other	Interim fix 15
21115	`PROCESSOR_INFO_V` database view	The view provides a summary of information about the processors and cores.	Server	Interim fix 15
20888	Improvements to information about the reason of agent failure	`CUSTOM.AGENT_STATUS_V` database view is added to provide information about the reason of the agent failure.	Server	Interim fix 12
20189	PVU matching algorithm for sockets	An enhanced algorithm matches all configurations that have the number of sockets equal to or lower than the number of sockets that is defined in the PVU table. If an exact match is not possible, the algorithm looks for the smallest PVU row that has the number of sockets greater than the number of discovered sockets. For example: three sockets are discovered. Their models, types, and vendors are properly matched in the PVU table, but there is no match for the number of sockets. However, the following three entries are found in the PVU table. PVU entry 2S, 70 PVU PVU entry 4S, 100 PVU PVU entry 8S, 120 PVU The algorithm looks for the first entry with the number of sockets greater than the number of discovered sockets. Thus, it selects the second row with four sockets and 100 PVUs. The algorithm is also supported on VM managers as it gathers all necessary data.	Server	Interim fix 11
14165	Installation of a private instance of Common Inventory Technology	A private instance of Common Inventory Technology scanner that is not shared with other software can be installed on Windows. For more information, see: http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21605765.	Agent	Interim fix 8
18493	AIX agent installer improvement	To fulfil compatibility requirements and AIX guidelines for software installation, changes were made to AIX agent native installer that significantly changed the way in which the agent is installed. New packages are by default installed in the /opt/itlm and /var/itlm directories. It is no longer possible to install an agent in a custom location. Environmental variable `ILMT_INSTALL_PATH` is no longer supported. To move an agent to a custom location, AIX relocation mechanism that is based on User Specified Installation Location (USIL) can be used. To install an agent in a location other than the default one, -R option must be added to the installp command. For example, to install an agent in `/custom_location`: Create the `custom_location` directory: `mkdir /custom_location` Make the directory your User Specified Installation Location (USIL): `mkusil -R /custom_location` Install the agent in this location: `installp -R /custom_location -acgXd full_path_to_the_installation_package_dir ILMT-TAD4D-agent-7.5-aix-ppc ILMT-TAD4D-agent` The agent are installed in /`custom_location`/opt/itlm and `/custom_location`/var/itlm folders.	Agent	Interim fix 6
17909	CPU limiter support for use scan and hardware scan	Starting from IF0004, CPU limiter support is now extended over use and hardware scans, in addition to the currently implemented support for software scan (provided in IF0001).	Server and agent	Interim fix 4

New supported operating systems and hypervisors

Supported operating systems and hypervisors	Supported for	Available since
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2	Agent	Interim fix 18
Fujitsu SPARC64 X	Agent	Interim fix 17
Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.0	Agent	Interim fix 16
Oracle SPARC T5	Agent	Interim fix 14
Oracle VM Server for SPARC 2.2	Agent	Interim fix 11
Intel Itanium 9500 Poulson	Agent	Interim fix 11
IBM zEnterprise® zEC12	Agent	Interim fix 10
RHEV-M (Red Hat Linux Virtualization Manager) 3.1	Agent	Interim fix 10
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012	Agent	Interim fix 8

Common Inventory Technology scanner

License Metric Tool agent contains Common Inventory Technology scanner version 2.7.0.2042. The following table contains a list the most important improvements that are provided in this version of the scanner.

ID	Symptoms	Behavior after updating the scanner	Scanner version
280777	Common Inventory Technology scanner is unable to classify drives that are mounted with automounter as local or remote. It causes that some remote shares are unnecessarily scanned. It can in turn cause degradation of the scan performance or high CPU utilization.	Common Inventory Technology scans automounter configuration to avoid situations in which some remote shares are unnecessarily scanned.	2.7.0.2042

» To view a list of the most important improvements that were provided in the previous versions of the Common Inventory Technology scanner, click here.

ID	Symptoms	Behavior after updating the scanner	Scanner version
IV59084	Hardware scan returns incorrect core and capacity values for the SPARC T3 processor for local and global zones.	Core and capacity values are properly returned for SPARC T3 processor for local and global zones.	2.7.0.2040
280722.1	Software scan fails on AIX due to improper dynamic linking.	Software scan succeeds on AIX.	2.7.0.2038
280722.2	MAE exception (std::bad_alloc) is improperly handled and the program ends with code 0 (OK) instead of 127 (OUT_OF_MEMORY) when the MAE condition occurs.	The program ends with code 127 (OUT_OF_MEMORY) when the MAE condition occurs.	2.7.0.2038
280725	Hardware scan fails on OS/400 during the retrieval of information about the IP address group. The problem occurs when two hardware scans run simultaneously.	The hardware scan succeeds on OS/400.	2.7.0.2038
IV53171	The software scan fails on Solaris because the vendor string contains non-UTF-8 characters. It is not compliant with the specified XML version. The Common Inventory Technology scanner takes the output of the pkginfo command and does not filter out the non-UTF-8 characters.	The software scan succeeds on Solaris.	2.7.0.2035
IV47996	Software scan fails OS/400 due to the MCH1212 error in the `usleep()` function. The error is caused by a limitation of the `usleep()` function that cannot have a value greater than 1 000 000.	The software scan succeeds on OS/400.	2.7.0.2032
IV37286	The serial number that is returned by the `ComponentID` group on Solaris might be inconsistent across LDOMs.	The serial number is consistent on LDOMs. The value that is returned by the v12n_chassis_serialno parameter of `libv12n.so` is used.	2.7.0.2029
278353	The compressed XML output of the hardware scan is corrupted.	The output is not corrupted.	2.7.0.2028
IV34610	An additional IP interface that is dynamically bound to a network address by using iproute2 utilities is not properly recognized.	The additional IP address is recognized correctly.	2.7.0.2027
IV33935	NFSv3 and CIFS are reported as local drives on HP-UX.	NFSv3 and CIFS are recognized as remote drives, not local ones.	2.7.0.2025
IV33463	Inactive LDOMs are improperly reported as active on Solaris.	Inactive LDOMs are reported correctly.	2.7.0.2024
IV03058	Performance of software scans is poor on the i5 operating system.	Common Inventory Technology scanner uses a faster method of scan storage. Drivers of the `REMOTE` type are automatically skipped and thus the software scan performance is improved.	2.7.0.2003

Interim fix prerequisites and compatibility with earlier versions

Before you install the interim fix, make sure that fix pack 7.5-TIV-ILMT-FP0001 is installed with License Metric Tool. For fix pack installation procedure, see the product documentation.

Installing the interim fix

For information about how to install the fix by using patch installer, see: Obtaining interim fixes.

Important:

Because of file paths length, not all file archivers can properly extract the interim fix installer. To extract the files, use a dedicated application that handles long file paths.

If you want to update agents with a particular interim fix, ensure that the License Metric Tool server is also updated with the same version of the interim fix. The version of agents that connect to a particular server must be the same as or lower than the version of the server. The version of agents cannot be higher than the version of the server.