IBM Platform Symphony 5.1 Interim Fix 368039 Readme File
Abstract
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:\Symphony
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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