OA51659: IBM COMMON DATA PROVIDER FOR Z SYSTEMS V1.1.0 (COMMON DATA HANDLER) GA APAR

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Enhancements for Common Data Handler
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All Common Data Provider for z Systems       *
  *                 V1.1.0 users - Common Data Handler           *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Enhancements                            *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  GA APAR
  

Problem conclusion

• Implementation and customization:
  
  1. Implementation now requires mandatory working directories to
     be defined as part of the customization.
  
  2. Setup script now automatically creates a working directory
     for storing policy files.
  
  Configuration Tool:
  
  1. Added validation on fields.
     This includes checks for uniqueness of certain fields.
  
  2. More diagnostics and error messages are now displayed
     when the Configuration Tool fails startup.
  
  3. The Configuration Tool will now still initialize even if
     one or more policies are corrupted and fail to load.
  
  4. Policies requiring migration now has an icon to indicate the
     need for migration.
  
  5. Better search algorithm for finding data streams.
  
  6. Discovery interval and timezone fields are no longer set to
     their defaults upon adding streams, and are instead left out
     of the generated .properties file.
  
  7. New protocols have been added and these also support SSL
     encryptions.
  
  Data Streamer:
  
  1. Improved validation and checking when the Data Streamer is
     started and more diagnostics messages with timestamps are
     displayed.
  
  2. The Data Streamer will now check for the correct policy file
     version.
  
  3. If the data streamer loose contact with a subscriber it will
     buffer data to disk and send it on to the subscriber when
     communication is re-established. The maximum length of time
     that this data will be buffered for can be configured on a
     per subscriber basis. Note that the maximum amount of
     buffered data is limited by the space on the ZFS file
     system the buffered data is written to.
  
  4. Multiple subscribers to the same stream using different
     protocols are now sent the correct log records.
  
  5. Log records containing international characters are no
     longer rejected by Logstash subscribers.
  
  6. The Data Streamer has been enhanced to support protocols
     with SSL encryption.
  
  Data Receiver:
  
  1. Data Receiver now implemented as a separate subscriber for
     future analytic protocols.
  

Temporary fix

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Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UA83474

Modules/Macros

• HBOCDEDS HBOCDEUI HBODS001
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COMMON DATA HAN

• Fixed component ID

  5698ABJ02

Applicable component levels

• R110 PSN UA83474

     UP16/12/12 P F612 Ž

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