IBM Platform Symphony 6.1.1 Interim Fix 242962 Readme File

Abstract

File decriptior leak issue for the EGO service controller (egosc).

Description

When the system is performing many system service query operations using the Platform Management Console, there are a lot of sockets consumed, but not released.

This fix applies only to Linux x86_64.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 6.1.1 in biginsights3.0

Update Name: Interim Fix 242962

Fix ID: sym-6.1.1-build242962

Publication date: Sep. 19 2014

Last modified date: Sep. 19 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#P100592: egosc has FD leak issue.

2. Download location

Download Interim Fix 242962 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/.

3. Products or components affected

Product/Component Name, Platform, Fix ID:

Platform Symphony/EGO, GUI, PSMR, Linux 64-bit, sym-6.1.1-build242962

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:
>$BIGINSIGHT_HOME/bin/stop.sh HAManager

2. Back up the following files on all management hosts:
$EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/egosc

$EGO_TOP/gui/ego/1.2.8/lib/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/libVEMApiCommon.so

$EGO_TOP/soam/mapreduce/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/lib/libVEMApiCommon.so

$EGO_TOP/soam/mapreduce/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/lib64/libVEMApiCommon.so

$EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/bin/egosh

$EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/lib/libesc.so

4.2 Installation steps

1. Copy the appropriate zip package to each management host and decompress it:

>cp sym6.1.1_build242962.tar.gz $EGO_TOP/

>tar -zxvf sym6.1.1_build242962.tar.gz

2. Verify the installation

For example, run:

> egosc -V

The following is an example output:

Platform EGO 1.2.8.0 build 242962, Sep 10 2014

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

binary type: linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64

notes:

fixes:

> egosh -V

The following is an example output:

Platform EGO 1.2.8.0 build 242962, Sep 10 2014

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

binary type: linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64

notes:

fixes:

3. Please update egosh permission: owner is root and the right is 4755

> sudo chown root egosh

> sudo chmod 4755 egosh

> ls -l egosh

-rwsr-xr-x 1 root bigroup 5334805 Sep 19 09:58 egosh

4.3 After installation

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

>$BIGINSIGHTS_HOME/bin/start.sh HAManager

>$BIGINSIGHTS_HOME/bin/healthcheck.sh hadoop

4.4 Uninstalling

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

>$BIGINSIGHT_HOME/bin/stop.sh HAManager

2. Restore the following files on all management hosts with the backed-up files:

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

$EGO_TOP/gui/ego/1.2.8/lib/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/libVEMApiCommon.so

$EGO_TOP/soam/mapreduce/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/lib/libVEMApiCommon.so

$EGO_TOP/soam/mapreduce/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/lib64/libVEMApiCommon.so

$EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/bin/egosh

$EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/lib/libesc.so

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

>$BIGINSIGHTS_HOME/bin/start.sh HAManager

>$BIGINSIGHTS_HOME/bin/healthcheck.sh hadoop

5. List of files

sym6.1.1_build242962.tar.gz

6. Copyright and trademark information

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

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