IBM Platform Symphony 6.1 Interim Fix #231223 Readme File

Abstract

The master LIM sends an announcement to an unavailable host, which takes three to four seconds. This causes a performance downgrade.

Description

The customer is concerned that it takes three to four seconds when the master LIM sends an announcement to an unavailable host. With this fix, if a timeout occurs, the master will not send the SLIM configuration to an unavailable host. The announcement packet will be small enough that it will not cause system call hanging.


This fix patch applies only to the following platform:

Windows 64-bit

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 6.1

Update Name: Interim Fix

Fix ID: sym-6.1-build231223

Publication date: 29 Aug 2014

Last modified date: 29 Aug 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

APAR P100306

2.    Download location

Download Interim Fix #231223 from the following location:

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

3.    Products or components affected

Product/Component Name:

Platform Symphony/lim

4.    System requirements

Not applicable.

5.    Installation and configuration

5.1                      Before installation

               1. Disable all applications and 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

5.2                      Installation steps

Copy the appropriate Symphony MSP packages of ego1.2.7_win-x64-231223.msp to the master and master candidate 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 ego1.2.7_win-x64-231223.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 file name 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:\ego1.2.7_win-x64-231223.msp /l*v updateSym.log /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus

5.3                      After installation

1. Verify the installation.

The following is an example output:

 

C:\sym6101\1.2.7\bin>lim.exe -V

Platform EGO 1.2.7.0 build 231223, Jul 23 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.

 

binary type: win2003-x64

notes:

2. Enable the configuration.

Configure the parameter in ego.conf:

 

EGO_LIM_NO_SLIM_CONF_FOR_UNREACH_HOST=Y

2. Start the cluster and enable the application.

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

C:\>egosh ego start all

C:\>soamcontrol app enable <appName>

5.4                      Uninstallation

1. Disable all applications and 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

2. Uninstall the interim fix.

       Important:

You cannot use the Microsoft Windows "Add/Remove Programs" feature to roll back to a previous Symphony package on a windows host.

1)      Get the Symphony package for Symphony 6.1 (for example, ego1.2.7_win-x64.msi in this case).

2)      Use the following command to roll back Symphony:

C:\>msiexec /uninstall <Sym_SP_path> /package <Sym_6.1_path> /norestart /quiet /l*v <sym_rollback_log>

 Where:

1) Sym_SP_path is the fully qualified file name of the Symphony MSP package in this release.

2) Sym_6.1_path is the fully qualified file name of the Symphony 6.1 msi package.

3) sym_rollback_log is the log file for the Symphony rollback.

3. Roll back the configuration.

Remove the parameter from ego.conf:

EGO_LIM_NO_SLIM_CONF_FOR_UNREACH_HOST=Y

4. Start the cluster and enable the application.

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

C:\>egosh ego start all

C:\>soamcontrol app enable <appName>

6.    List of files

lim.exe

lim32.pdb

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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