IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Interim Fix 342008 Readme File

Abstract

This fix enables SSM to create subdirectories under $EGO_CONFDIR/../../soam/work/history with the same permissions as the $EGO_CONFDIR/../../soam/work/history directory.

 

Description

Currently, SSM creates subdirectories under $EGO_CONFDIR/../../soam/work/history with permission 775. With this enhancement, SSM can create the subdirectories using the same permissions as the $EGO_CONFDIR/../../soam/work/history directory.

This fix applies only to the following platform:

       Linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 7.1

Update Name: Interim Fix 342008

Fix ID: sym-7.1-build342008-jpmc

Publication date: 18 May 2015

Contents:

1.     List of fixes

2.     Download location

3.     Products or components affected

4.   Known limitations

5.     Installation and configuration

6.     List of files

7.     Copyright and trademark information 

1.   List of fixes

APAR#P101127

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 342008 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/.

3.   Products or components affected 

Product/Component Name, Platform:

Platform Symphony/SD SSM, Linux 64-bit

4.   Known limitations

      None.

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 service stop all

$ egosh ego shutdown all

2. Back up the following files on all management hosts:

$EGO_TOP/soam/7.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/ssm

$EGO_TOP/soam/7.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/sd

5.2        Installation steps

1. Copy the ssm and sd files to the following directory on all management hosts:

$EGO_TOP/soam/7.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc

2. Edit the $EGO_CONFDIR/../../eservice/esc/conf/services/sd.xml file to add the SSM_CREATE_SUB_DIRECTORY_WITH_HISTORY_PERMISSIONS environment variable with a value of “y”.

Here is an example:

  <sc:ActivityDescription>

    <ego:Attribute name="hostType" type="xsd:string">X86_64</ego:Attribute>

    <ego:ActivitySpecification>

      ....

      <ego:EnvironmentVariable name="SSM_CREATE_SUB_DIRECTORY_WITH_HISTORY_PERMISSIONS">y</ego:EnvironmentVariable>

      ...

    </ego:ActivitySpecification>

  </sc:ActivityDescription>

5.3          After installation

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

$ egosh ego start all

$ soamcontrol app enable $appName

5.4      Uninstalling

1. Stop the cluster.

2. Restore the backed-up files.

3. Start the cluster.

6.   List of files

sd ssm

 

7.   Copyright and trademark information

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