IBM Platform Symphony 5.1 Interim Fix 248723 Readme File

Readme File

Abstract

The vemkd has core dump repeatedly at mergeReclamationList.

Description

The vemkd has core while closing with reclaim compute host and client is disconnected.

This interim fix applies only to the following platform:

Windows 64-bit

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 5.1

Update Name: Interim Fix 248723

Fix ID: sym-5.1-build248723

Publication date: 31 Dec. 2014

Last modified date: 31 Dec. 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#P100883

2.    Download location

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

3.    Products or components affected

Product/Component Name, Platform, Fix ID:

Platform Symphony/vemkd, Windows 64-bit, sym-5.1-build248723

4.    System requirements

Not applicable.

5.    Installation and configuration

5.1   Before installation

               1. Disable all applications and shutdown 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. Remove work directory of VEMKD

C:\>rmdir /S %EGO_CONFDIR%\..\work\vemkd

5.2   Installation steps

Copy the appropriate Symphony MSP packages of ego1.2.5_win-x64-248723.msp to each management host.

               1.    Interactive installation:

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

For example, download and install ego1.2.5_win-x64-248723.msp.

               2.    Silent installation:

Run the Symphony patch 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:

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

2)  symphony_install_log is the log file for the Symphony upgrade.

For example, run the following commands:

C:\>msiexec /update C:\ego1.2.5_win-x64-248723.msp /l*v updateSym.log /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus

5.3   After installation

               1. Verify the installation.

The following is an example output:

C:\EGO\1.2.5\etc>vemkd -V

Platform EGO 1.2.5.248723, Dec 25 2014

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

 

binary type: win2003-x64

notes:

               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 shutdown 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 management/compute host.

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

b.)      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:

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

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

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

               3. Start the cluster and enable 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

vemkd.exe

vemkd.pdb

7.    Copyright and trademark information

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