Licensed Materials - Property of IBM (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2009, 2013 All Rights Reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplicate or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. ========================================================================= Readme file for IBM Systems Director VMControl update version 2.4.3 IBM Corp. ========================================================================= CONTENTS 1.0 Overview 2.0 Prerequisites and corequisites 3.0 Installation 3.1 Updating IBM Systems Director 3.2 Necessary tasks after installation 3.3 Special instructions 4.0 Uninstallation 5.0 List of changes included 5.1 Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) 5.1.1 APARs incorporated into IBM Systems Director VMControl 2.4.3 5.2 Product Enhancements 5.3 Troubleshooting and known issues 6.0 Copyright and trademark information 1.0 Overview This is an update for IBM Systems Director Server VMControl.  See section 5 for a list of specific items patched or updated. 2.0 Prerequisites and corequisites When this update is installed, the IBM Systems Director update and Common Agent update with the matching version must also be installed. 3.0 Installation 3.1 Updating IBM Systems Director For information about updating IBM Systems Director, see the IBM Systems Director information center on the Web at: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/topic/com.ibm.director.updates.helps.doc/fqm0_t_um_updating_director_features.html 3.2 Necessary tasks after installation Restart the management server or managed systems on which the update has been applied. 3.3 Special Instructions None. 4.0 Uninstallation Update Manager does not support the uninstallation of this update. Contact IBM Systems support at the following location if you need to uninstall this update: www.ibm.com/systems/support/ 5.0 List of changes included 5.1 Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) Below is a list of APARs incorporated into IBM Systems Director VMControl versions 2.4.3 and later. IBM Systems Director updates and patches are cumulative with respect to the APARs they contain. 5.1.1 APARs incorporated into IBM Systems Director VMControl 2.4.3 IC90847 - Cannot create KVM virtual server with SAN _ISO emulating CDROM IC90850 - Edit KVM virtual server to add SAN _ISO volume emulating CDROM does not add the volume IC89571 - Original mapping information of virtual volume is not deleted after virtual server relocation. IC92130 - LPAR Memory settings revert after startup IC92416 - VMC version incorrectly noted in REST API when correctly noted in GUI IC92413 - Correct the FFDC logs to avoid triggering unnecessary event 5.2 Product Enhancements Information about product enhancements is available in the Info Center at: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/topic/com.ibm.director.vim.helps.doc/fsd0_vim_main.html 5.3 Troubleshooting and known issues Search the support Knowledge Base for additional information about specific issues: http://www.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=eServerOnDemandKBRCH 6.0 Copyright and trademark information www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: IBM Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 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