IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Interim Fix 386792 Readme File

Abstract

The VEMKD process crashes when starting a service in which an execution user is defined but no corresponding consumer execution user is defined.

Description

The VEMKD process crashes when you start a service in which you define an execution user, but do not define a corresponding consumer execution user.

Apply this fix to repair VEMKD process crash.

This fix applies to Linux x86_64 platform.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 7.1 Fix Pack 1

Update Name: Interim Fix 386792

Fix ID: sym7.1-build386792

Publication date: February 5 2016

Last modified date: February 5 2016

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:  P101588

2. Download location

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

3. Products or components affected

Product: Platform Symphony
Component Name: vemkd

4. System requirements

Apply this fix if you have Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 installed.

5. Installation and configuration

5.1 Before installation

1.Shut down the cluster

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

 > source $EGO_TOP/profile.platform
 > egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin
 > soamcontrol app disable all
 > egosh service stop all
 > egosh ego shutdown all

2.Back up files

   Back up the following files on all hosts: 

> $EGO_TOP/3.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/vemkd
5.2 Installation steps

1.Log on to all hosts in the cluster and decompress the sym7.1_build386792.tar.gz package:

> tar -zxvf sym7.1-build386792.tar.gz -C $EGO_TOP
5.3 After installation

1.Verify the installation

 Run:

> vemkd -V

           The following is an example output of successfully running the command:

Platform EGO 3.1.0.0 build 386792, Feb 02 2016
Copyright International Business Machines Corp, 1992-2013.
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:

2.Start the cluster

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

 > source $EGO_TOP/profile.platform
 > egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin
 > egosh ego start all
 > soamcontrol app enable $AppName
5.4 Uninstalling

1.Stop the cluster

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

 > source $EGO_TOP/profile.platform
 > egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin
 > soamcontrol app disable all
 > egosh service stop all
 > egosh ego shutdown all

2.Log on to all hosts in the cluster and restore the backup file for the following binary:

   > $EGO_TOP/3.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/vemkd

1.Start the cluster

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

 > source $EGO_TOP/profile.platform
 > egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin
 > egosh ego start all
 > soamcontrol app enable $AppName

6. List of files

vemkd

7. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2016

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

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