IBM Platform Symphony 5.1 Interim Fix #228607 Readme File

Description

This fix patch deliver the fix for VEMKD retry writing container event logic does not work when file share is not stable.

This fix patch applies only to the following platform:

·         Windows 64-bit

This patch only includes bug fixes for Symphony daemon vemkd.

 

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 5.1

Update Name: Interim Fix

Fix ID: sym-5.1-build228607

Publication date: 7^th January 2014

Last modified date: 7^th January 2014

 

Contents:

1.      Download location

2.      Products or components affected

3.      System requirements

4.      Installation and configuration

5.      List of fixes

6.      List of files

7.      Copyright and trademark information

1.   Download location

Search Fix ID in http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

2.   Products or components affected

Product/Component Name, Platform, Fix ID:

Platform Symphony/vemkd, Windows 64-bit, sym-5.1-build228607

3.   System requirements

None

4.   Installation and configuration

4.1          Before installation

1.      Shut down the cluster:

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

C:\>soamcontrol app disable all

C:\>egosh service stop all

C:\>egosh ego shutdown all

 

4.2      Installation steps

1.      Installation Instructions

1)      On Windows

Copy the appropriate Symphony MSP packages of ego1.2.5_win-x64-228607.msp to each management/compute host.

·    Interactive installation:

Double-click the Symphony MSP package to run the Symphony installer.

For example, if you are upgrading Symphony on a Windows 64-bit management host, download and install ego1.2.5_win-x64-228607.msp.

·    Silent installation:

Run the EGO installers from the command line using the following commands:

C:\>msiexec /update <Symphony_package_name_path> /l*v <symphony_install_log> /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus

Where:

· Symphony_package_name_path is the fully qualified filename of the Symphony MSP package in this release.

· symphony_install_log is the log file for the Symphony upgrade.

For example, to update a Windows 64-bit management host, run the following commands:

C:\>msiexec /update C:\ego1.2.5_win-x64-228607.msp /l*v updateSym.log /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus

 

4.3          After installation

1.  Verify the binaries version

Run the vemkd.exe -V command, you should see the following output:

Platform EGO 1.2.5.228607, Dec 30 2013

Copyright Platform Computing Inc., an IBM company, 1996-2009, 2012.

 

binary type: win2003-x64

notes:

fixes:

2.  Start the upgraded cluster

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

C:\>egosh ego start all

C:\>soamcontrol app enable <appName>

4.4          Uninstalling

1.      Shut down the cluster

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

·         On Windows:

C:\>soamcontrol app disable all

C:\>egosh service stop all

C:\>egosh ego shutdown all

2.      On Windows

Important:

You cannot use the Microsoft Windows “Add/Remove Programs” feature to roll back to a previous Symphony package on a management/compute host.

1)      Get the Symphony package for Symphony 5.1 (for example, ego1.2.5_win-x64.msi in this case).

2)      Use the following command to roll back Symphony:

C:\>msiexec /uninstall <Sym_SP_path> /package <Sym_5.1_path> /norestart /quiet /l*v <sym_rollback_log>

 Where:

·     Sym_SP_path is the fully qualified filename of the Symphony MSP package in this release.

·     Sym_5.1_path is the fully qualified filename of the Symphony 5.1 msi package.

·     sym_rollback_log is the log file for the Symphony rollback.

3.      Start the cluster

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

C:\>egosh ego start all

C:\>soamcontrol app enable <appName>

5.   List of fixes

 

SUP_BY_SYM#227480: VEMKD retry writing container event logic does not work even file share is back online.

 

6.   List of files

 

vemkd.exe

vemkd.pdb

 

7.       Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2014

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