IV89275: HANDLE FY_NL LOCALE SETTING FOR WINDOWS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agents that are installed on Windows
  Operating Systems using the Language/Region setting of Western
  Frisian/Netherland results in the Agents not correctly handling
  text strings.
  
  One will see the following trace messages appearing in the
  Agent's log file which is a telltale of the problem:
  
  (57DA975E.00D4-3AB0:nls2.c,4328,"NLS2_initLocaleObject")
  Basename not found in table. Not valid Locale name.
  
  When additional tracing (ERROR(UNIT:NLS2 ALL) is set in the
  Agent's configuration file the trace log will show the
  following trace messages:
  
  7DA975E.05DB-41CC:nls2.c,4308,"NLS2_initLocaleObject") ICU
  Locale basename is fy_NL.
  
  (57DA975E.05DC-41CC:nls2.c,4310,"NLS2_initLocaleObject") Locate
  locale basename in table.
  
  (57DA975E.05DD-41CC:nls2.c,4328,"NLS2_initLocaleObject")
  Basename not found in table. Not valid
  
  RECREATE INSTRUCTIONS:
  
  Install a Windows System using the Language Pack and specify
  Language and Region as Western Frisian and Netherland
  respectively.   Install any IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent
  
  Start the Agent and review the trace messages to verify that
  the fy_NL Locale setting is not honored by the Agent.
  

Local fix

• None. Setting the Language/Region settings through Windows does
  not resolve the issue.
  

Problem summary

• The Globalization functions that support the ITM product do not
  include the Faisian language of the Netherlands in its table.
  Since this language and region do not appear in the table, the
  Globalization functions default to the IBM EBCDIC Codepage
  (IBM-037).  With the incorrect codepage value, the Windows OS
  Agent does not correctly handle input and output data that is
  the native codepage from the Windows Operating System.
  

Problem conclusion

• Add the fy_NL language/region to the Globalization functions
  table.
  

Temporary fix

• The fix is available upon receipt of a Provisional Fix request.
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TEMS

• Fixed component ID

  5724C04MS

Applicable component levels