IBM Platform Symphony 5.1 Interim Fix 368039 Readme File

Abstract

SSM threads hang in Windows.

Description

SSM frontend threads hang during a race condition. This fix resolves the SSM thread hanging issue.

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 368039

Fix ID: sym-5.1-build368039-uc

Publication date: 20 October 2015

Last modified date: 20 October 2015

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# P101423

2.    Download location

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

3.    Products or components affected

Product/Component Name

Platform Symphony/ssm

4.    System requirements

None.

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

1. Installation Instructions

Copy the Symphony5.1.0_win-x64-368039.msp package to each management host.

               Interactive installation:

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

               Silent installation:

Run the Platform Symphony installer from the command line:

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

Where:

1)  package_name_path is the fully qualified file name of the EGO and Platform Symphony MSP packages for this release.

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


For example, run the following commands:

C:\>msiexec /update C:\Symphony5.1.0_win-x64-368039.msp /l*v updateSym.log /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus

5.3   After installation

1. Verify the installation.

The following is a sample output of running the verification command:

C:\EGO\soam>pversions
Platform EGO 1.2.5

Platform Symphony 5.1.0
Update for Symphony 5.1.0 : (build"368039")

Copyright 1992-2008 Platform Computing Corporation


Platform EGO 1.2.5.170443 is used in the cluster.

 

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 Platform Symphony package on a management or compute host.

a.)      Get the MSI package for Platform Symphony 5.1 (for example, Symphony5.1.0_win-x64.msi).

b.)      Use the following command to roll back Platform 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 file name of the Platform Symphony MSP package in this release.

2) Sym_5.1_path is the fully qualified file name of the Platform Symphony 5.1 MSI package.

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

               3. Start the cluster and enable applications.

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

ssm.exe

ssm.pdb

7.    Copyright and trademark information

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