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New features

This section contains a cumulative list of new features introduced in the current fix pack and in the previous fix packs.

New features in this fix pack

The following new feature has been introduced in this fix pack:

Table 3. Customer enhancement request references in this fix pack
Configure the Ignore option results in APM Feature 58122

Configure the Ignore option results in APM - Feature 58122
A new checkbox has been added to customize the behavior of the Activity Planner Monitor for those targets failing the CM_STATUS validity check for a software distribution (SWD) activity when the "Ignore" option is set. This new checkbox will be enabled only when the "Ignore" checkbox is set. When the checkbox is set, all targets on which the validation fails will be marked as 'failed'. If this checkbox is not checked (default) the old behavior will be in effect: targets for which the validation failed will be marked as successful.

New features in previous fix packs

The following new features have been introduced in previous fix packs.

Table 4. Customer enhancement request references in previous fix packs
Specifying the path where a single file is saved on the destination system APAR IY68180
Cancelling an activity plan in Starting state APAR IY70368
Concurrent login feature Feature 54613
Displaying the .jar files version Feature 55204
Modify cancel button on endpoint notification panel Feature 55522
Immediate start of distribution for "unique" targets in conditioned activities Feature 56050
Stop on failure check box Feature 56087
Cancel as preferred final status for a plan Feature 56137
New 32-bit MRMBIOS.EXE Feature 180357
Customize the source host for Data Moving Endpoint to Endpoint send and delete. Feature 57318

Specifying the path where a single file is saved on the destination system - APAR IY68180
According to the new product design, files moved using data moving are saved to a default directory. Using this option you can specify the path where a single file is saved on the destination system. In the Software Distribution command line the -G option has been added to the wspmvdata command, while in the Activity Planner and Software Distribution GUI, the Modify Destination Path check box has been added for the send and retrieve operations.

If you specify the -G option or select the Modify Destination Path check box, the file is saved on the destination system according to the following naming convention: name_endpoint_timestamp_distribution_id.extension. If you do not specify the -G option or do not select the Modify Destination Path check box, the default behavior applies and the retrieved file is saved with its original name to a directory on the destination system named according to the following convention: endpoint_distribution_id_timestamp.

Cancelling an activity plan in Starting state - APAR IY70368
In the released version of the product, when you issue a cancel command for an activity plan, the command is queued and subsequently performed. If any activity in the plan to be cancelled is being submitted, the cancel command for that activity is performed only at the end of the submission, resulting in the possibility that the distribution is sent to some targets.

To solve this problem, the cancel command is now performed while the activity is still being submitted. This operation is performed only when the cancel command is requested for the entire plan, and not when the operation is requested only for a subset of the activities in the plan.

Concurrent login feature - Feature 54613
On Windows(R) operating systems, you can use the concurrent login feature to prevent the end user from logging in to the workstation and performing a shutdown while a distribution is taking place. This feature guarantees that critical distributions are not interrupted. You can also define a maximum number of logins that can be performed during a distribution. In this case, the distribution is paused and restarts after the user logs off. For more information, see Implementing the concurrent login feature.
Displaying the .jar files version - Feature 55204
You can display the version of APM .jar files, if the version is indicated in the .jar file. You can issue the command on Tivoli(R) servers and managed nodes after having set the Tivoli environment, as described below:
On UNIX(R) operating systems:
. ./wjarversion.sh jarfile
On Windows operating systems:
wjarversion.bat jarfile
where:
jarfile
Is the name of the .jar file for which you want to display the version. The following are the .jar files supported for this feature:
  • apm.jar
  • apm_utils.jar
  • swd_plugin.jar
  • tl_plugin.jar
The files required for implementing this feature are located in the /JarVersion folder on IBM(R) Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.2 Fix Pack 2 CD 2.
Modify cancel button on endpoint notification panel - Feature 55522
With this feature you can close the Software Distribution panel in a different way. On the Software Distribution panel when enabling the User notification, the X in the title bar of the panel has been removed, and the Cancel button has been replaced by the Reset button, that resets the original values, if they have been changed. The only way to close the panel is to click OK.
Immediate start of distribution for "unique" targets in conditioned activities- Feature 56050
With this feature you can add a new submission parameter to the Activity Planner. When submitting a plan, it is now possible to enable the Activity Planner server to evaluate all the conditioned activities of a plan, as soon as the plan is submitted. In this way if a conditioned activity has a target, which is not contained in a conditioning activity, the operation for that target starts immediately. One limitation is that a plan with at least one activity, having the option target computation at activity execution set, cannot be submitted if this feature is enabled.

To enable this feature from the Activity Planner command line, run the wsubpln command in the following way:

wsubpln -r plan_name -Dpre_eval_conditions=true

To enable this feature from the Activity Planner GUI, the Pre-evaluate conditions at plan submission check box has been added to the Plan Submission Parameters panel.

To enable this feature from the Change Manager command line, specify the -e option when running the wsyncrmod command, or select the Pre-evaluate conditions at plan submission check box which has been added to the Select activity plan name panel.

Stop on failure check box - Feature 56087
With this feature you can soften the check performed by Change Manager on each ex-requisite dependency, related to a Software Distribution element, to avoid a failure in the synchronization process, if the condition is not met on one of the target machines. Using this feature you can control the Change Manager behavior when evaluating the dependency. The Stop on failure check box has been added to Change Manager to activate the feature.

To enable this feature, perform one of the following actions:

Cancel as preferred final status for a plan - Feature 56137
Before submitting a plan, you can define its final status to Cancel if any of the plan activities have been cancelled and the others are successful, either by selecting Set Cancel as preferred final status in the General page of the Plan Submission Parameters notebook or by specifying -Dis_cancel_preferred=y in the wsubpln command.
New 32-bit MRMBIOS.EXE - Feature 180357
With this feature the Windows 64-bit platforms support has been extended. The old 16-bit mrmbios.exe file has been now replaced by a 32-bit file having the same name, and using new device drivers. You can use the mrmbios.exe file to scan new platforms such as AMD 64 and Itanium 64.
Customize the source host for Data Moving Endpoint to Endpoint send and delete - Feature 57318
With this feature the source host for Data Moving Endpoint to Endpoint send and delete operations is not necessarily the Tivoli server anymore. With this feature the source host can be customized. A default value can be set using the following command:
wswdcfg -s datamoving_source_host=ManagedNode name

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