Hi Remco, Understood. The issue is fixed as of versions 6.4.3.5 and 7.1.6.5. Older versions are also affected, but not fixed. Version 8.1 is unaffected.
For additional information, see: https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT17363 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998166 Best regards, Andy ____________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | stor...@us.ibm.com IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links: Product support: https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/tivoli_storage_manager Online documentation: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7/landing/welcome_ssgsg7.html Product Wiki: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2017-09-15 02:30:33: > From: Remco Post <r.p...@plcs.nl> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 2017-09-15 02:30 > Subject: Re: Disable Client option ENABLEINSTRUMENTATION > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > Hi Andy, > > thanks for explaining. Yes there is one (minor) issue: in 7.1.6 > instr. tracing logs the new password in the trace file when running > “dsmc set password” (whoops). So from a support perspective you > might want it enabled, bur from a security perspective we must > disable tracing on those client levels. > > > On 15 Sep 2017, at 03:32, Andrew Raibeck <stor...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Remco, > > > > Instrumentation is often used as an aid in performance analysis, so we felt > > that enabling it by default would offer several benefits with near-zero > > cost: > > > > - Immediate data to analyze performance; no need to enable a test flag and > > re-run the operation to collect data. > > > > - Default instrumentation log size is 25 MB, so "out of the box", so no > > need to worry about unchecked growth. > > > > - Since instrumentation only keeps track of a set of counters at run-time, > > there is no meaningful impact on performance. > > > > - We also enhanced it by "promoting" the test flag to a formal option, and > > allowing you to change the log file name and maximum size. > > > > Are there any particular issues of concern that always-on instrumentation > > is causing? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Andy > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | stor...@us.ibm.com > > > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links: > > Product support: > > https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/ > tivoli_storage_manager > > > > Online documentation: > > http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7/landing/ > welcome_ssgsg7.html > > > > Product Wiki: > > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/ > Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager > > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2017-09-14 > > 18:45:10: > > > >> From: Remco Post <r.p...@plcs.nl> > >> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > >> Date: 2017-09-14 19:35 > >> Subject: Re: Disable Client option ENABLEINSTRUMENTATION > >> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > >> > >> Hi IBM, > >> > >> Can anyone explain to me why the instrumentation has been enabled by > >> default in the first place? Were there so many support calls that > >> require instrumentation output that enabling instrumentation on each > >> and every client in the world is really a good idea? Because, in my > >> extensive TSM experience, well maybe once in 15 years or so that I > >> really needed the instr. trace... > >> > >>> On 14 Sep 2017, at 17:30, Efim <aefim...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> IT20791: "ENABLEINSTRUMENTATION" AND "INSTRLOGMAX" DOCUMENTATION > >> INCORRECTLY SAYS THEY CAN BE USED IN A CLIENT OPTION SET > >>> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?crawler=1&uid=swg1IT20791 < > >> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?crawler=1&uid=swg1IT20791> > >>> > >>> you can run script looks like this: > >>> awk '/SErvername/{print;print "ENABLEINSTRUMENTATION NO";next}1' / > >> usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin64/dsm.sys > >>> > >>> on windows use echo and >> > >>> > >>> but I think you need to restart cad or schedule to activate this > > option.... > >>> Efim > >>> > >>> > >>>> 14 сент. 2017 г., в 17:03, Erwann SIMON <erwann.si...@free.fr> написал > > (а): > >>>> > >>>> Hi Arnaud, > >>>> > >>>> No matter the platform, the problem is the same : it's not > >> possible to manage logs from Client Option Sets : no > >> enableinstrumentation, no errorlogretention or shedlogretention... > >> IBM, please ? > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Best regards / Cordialement / مع تحياتي > >>>> Erwann SIMON > >>>> > >>>> ----- Mail original ----- > >>>> De: "PAC Brion Arnaud" <arnaud.br...@panalpina.com> > >>>> À: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > >>>> Envoyé: Jeudi 14 Septembre 2017 15:38:36 > >>>> Objet: Re: [ADSM-L] Disable Client option ENABLEINSTRUMENTATION > >>>> > >>>> Hi Michael, > >>>> > >>>> Is this AIX, Linux or Windows ? > >>>> > >>>> Cheers. > >>>> > >>>> Arnaud > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On > >> Behalf Of Michael Malitz > >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:08 PM > >>>> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > >>>> Subject: Disable Client option ENABLEINSTRUMENTATION > >>>> > >>>> Hallo List-Experts. > >>>> > >>>> we would like to disable the BA Client option > >> ENABLEINSTRUMENTATION. According > >>>> to BA Client documentation, > >>>> > >>>> this should be possible via client option set. BUT is is NOT. > >>>> > >>>> Any ideas of rolling out this change to > 1000 Clients in an > >> "easy to do" way?. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> rgds michael > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, > >> > >> Remco Post > >> r.p...@plcs.nl > >> +31 6 248 21 622 > >> > > -- > > Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, > > Remco Post > r.p...@plcs.nl > +31 6 248 21 622 >
