IBM Platform Symphony 6.1.1 Interim Fix 422616 Readme File

Abstract

This fix eliminates a session director memory leak problem within the Platform Symphony 6.1.1 security fix (SD).
Description

With the Platform Symphony 6.1.1 security fix installed, the SD encounters a memory leakage after running for a long time.

This fix only applies to Platform symphony 6.1.1 with the security fix applied.

Readme file for: IBM® Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 6.1.1

Update Name: Interim Fix 422616

Fix ID: sym-6.1.1-build422616

Publication date: 14 September 2016

Last modified date: 14 September 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: P101912

2. Download location

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

3. Products or components affected

Product/Component Name, Platform, Fix ID:

Platform Symphony/sd libsec.so, linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64, sym-6.1.1-build422616

4. System requirements

You must have Platform Symphony 6.1.1 Fix Pack 1 installed before applying this fix.

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/cshrc.platform

> 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/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/sd

$EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/lib/libsec.so

5.2       Installation steps

Log on to all management hosts in the cluster and decompress the tar.gz file under the $EGO_TOP directory:

> tar zxfo sym6.1.1_lnx26-lib23-x64_build422616.tar.gz -C $EGO_TOP

5.3 After installation

1. Verify the installation

The following is an example of verifying the installing by running sd -V:

> sd -V

IBM Platform Symphony 6.1.1.0 build 422616, Sep 13 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.

2. Start the cluster

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

> source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform

> 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/cshrc.platform

> soamcontrol app disable all

> egosh service stop all

> egosh ego shutdown all

2.   Log on to all management hosts in the cluster and restore the backup files for the following binaries:

$EGO_TOP/soam/6.1.1/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/etc/sd

$EGO_TOP/1.2.8/linux2.6-glibc2.3-x86_64/lib/libsec.so

3. Start the cluster

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

> source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform

> egosh ego start all

> soamcontrol app enable AppName

6. List of files

sd, libsec.so

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.
IBM®, the IBM logo and ibm.com® are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at "Copyright and trademark information" at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.