IBM Platform Symphony 6.1.1 Fix Patch #230310

Readme File

Abstract

When a Symphony service instance had an infinite loop or other event listeners in the callback function onSessionEnter, after user tried to abort the session, the slot occupied by the instance was wasted.

Description

Ÿ If the callback function onSessionEnter cannot return for a long time when the session is aborted, the slot occupied by the SI will be wasted;

Ÿ SI and corresponding SIM will hang forever; other applications cannot get the wasted slots.

This fix patch applies only to the following platform:

· Linux 64-bit

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 6.1.1

Update Name: Fix pack

Fix ID: sym-6.1.1-build230310-ms

Publication date: 26^th Feb, 2014

Last modified date: 26^th Feb, 2014

Contents

1. List of fixes

2. Download location

3. Products or components affected

4. System requirements

5. Installation and configuration

6. List of files

7. Copyright and trademark information

1. List of fixes

SUP_BY_SYM#229582

2. Download location

Download Fix #230310 from the following location:

http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Products or components affected

Product/Component Name, Platform, Fix ID:

Platform Symphony/ssm, Linux 64-bit, sym-6.1.1-build230310-ms

4. System requirements

N/A

5. Installation and configuration

5.1 Before installation

1. Disable all applications

Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and run:

> source cshrc.platform

> soamcontrol app disable all

2. Back up file

Log on to each management host and back up the following binary that will be replaced by this patch:

> $SOAM_HOME/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/ssm

5.2 Installation steps

Apply the fix patch

Log on to each management host and replace the old binary “ssm” with the downloaded one in the following directory:

> $SOAM_HOME/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/ssm

5.3 After installation

1. Verify the installation

>$SOAM_HOME/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/ssm -V

Platform Symphony 6.1.1.230310, Feb 26 2014

Copyright (C) 2001-2011 Platform Computing Corporation.

2. Configure the parameter of “SOAM_CANCEL_BIND_SESSION_END” in the application profile. For example:

<SSM ……>

<osTypes>

<osType name="X86_64"

……

<env name="SOAM_CANCEL_BIND_SESSION_END ">true</env>

</osType>

</osTypes>

</SSM>

Set the value of env parameter SOAM_CANCEL_BIND_SESSION_END to true to enable the feature; for other values, the feature is disabled, which is the default.

3. Enable all applications

Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and run:

> source cshrc.platform

> soamcontrol app enable <appName>

5.4 Uninstalling

1. Disable all applications

Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and run:

> source cshrc.platform

> soamcontrol app disable all

2. Restore the backup file

Log on to each management host and restore the backup file for the following binary:

> $SOAM_HOME/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/ssm

6. List of files

ssm

7. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014

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