IBM Platform Symphony 6.1 Interim Fix 233019 Readme File

Abstract

On large clusters with more than 1000 hosts, Symphony services can take longer than usual to failover.

Description

On large clusters with more than 1000 hosts, Symphony services (for example, wsm)could take more time to failover from the candidate to the master.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 6.1.1

Update Name: Interfix Fix 233019

Fix ID: sym-6.1.1-build233019

Publication date: 24 April 2014

Last modified date: 24 April 2014

Contents:

1.     List of fixes

2.     Download location

3.     Products or components affected

4.     Installation and configuration

5.     List of files

6.     Copyright and trademark information 

1.   List of fixes

APAR#P100368: On large clusters with more than 1000 hosts, Symphony services can take longer than usual to failover.

2.   Download Location

Download Interim Fix 233019 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/ 

3.   Products or components affected 

Product/Component Name, Platform, Fix ID:

Platform Symphony/PMC, Linux 64-bit, sym-6.1-build233019

4.   Known limitations

      N/A

5.   Installation and configuration

5.1          Before installation 

1.    Stop the cluster.

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

> soamcontrol app disable all

> egosh ego shutdown all

 

2.    Back up the file.

Log on to each management host, and back up the following file that will be replaced by this fix:

> $EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/vemkd

 

5.2          Installation steps 

1.      Apply the fix.

Log on to each management host, and replace old files with the downloaded one in the following directory:

> $EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/vemkd

 

5.3          After installation 

1.   Verify the installation

For example, run:

> vemkd -V

The following is an example output:

IBM Platform EGO 1.2.8.0 build 233019, Apr 14 2014

Copyright International Business Machines Corp, 1992-2013.

US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

2.    Start the cluster.

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

> egosh ego start all

> soamcontrol app enable all

 

5.4          Uninstallation 

1.    Stop the cluster.

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

> soamcontrol app disable all

> egosh ego shutdown all

2.     Restore the backup file.

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

> $EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/vemkd

5.    Start the cluster.

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

> egosh ego start all

> soamcontrol app enable all

 

6.   List of files

vemkd

 

7.   Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014

U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

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