Readme File for IBM® Platform Symphony 7.1 Interim Fix 470161

Readme file for: IBM Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 7.1 Fix Pack 1

Update Name: Interim Fix 470161

Fix ID: sym-7.1-build470161

Publication date: September 29, 2017

In an IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 cluster, the number of global standby service instances (SIs) outnumbers the number of slots on the host. This interim fix provides a resolution for this issue.

Contents

1. List of fixes

2. Download location

3. Products or components affected

4. Installation and configuration

5. Uninstallation

6. List of files

7. Copyright and trademark information

1.    List of fixes

      APAR: P102393

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 470161 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.    Products or components affected

Component Name, Platform, Fix ID:

SIM, Windows 64-bit, sym-7.1-build470161

4.    Installation and configuration

a.      Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and enter the following commands:

> soamcontrol app disable all

> egosh globalstandby kill all

b.      Log on to each of your compute hosts, copy the sym7.1-soam7.1_win-x64_build470161.msp package, and complete one of the following steps:

o   For an interactive installation, double-click the MSP package and follow the prompts.

o   For a silent installation, enter the following command from the command prompt:

> msiexec /update C:\sym7.1-soam7.1_win-x64_build470161.msp /l*v updateSym.log /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus

The command syntax is as follows:

> msiexec /update <sym_package_name_path> /l*v <sym_install_log> /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus

where:

o   <sym_package_name_path> is the fully qualified file name of the MSP package in this release.

o   <sym_install_log> is the log file for the upgrade.

c.      Run the pversions and sim.exe -V command to verify the installation. For example:

> pversions

Platform EGO 3.1.0

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1.0

Update for Symphony 7.1.0 (build"470161")

Copyright IBM Corp. 1992, 2014. All rights reserved.

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

> sim.exe -V

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1.0.0 build 470161, Sep 26 2017

Copyright International Business Machines Corp, 2001-2014.

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

d.      Log on to the management host as the cluster administrator and enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable <appName>

5.    Uninstallation

a.      Log on to a management host as the cluster administrator and enter the following commands

> soamcontrol app disable all

> egosh globalstandby kill all

b.      Roll back to the previous Platform Symphony version either from the Windows Control Panel or from the command prompt:

> msiexec /uninstall {33306BF2-27D5-4AE7-ADB1-AB98BB93ED42} /package {555A2738-A103-40AD-84A2-7BFAA2697296} /norestart /quiet /l*v sym_rollback.log

The command syntax is as follows:

> msiexec /uninstall <interim_fix_code> /package <product_code> /norestart /quiet /l*v <rollback_log>

where:

o   <interim_fix_code> is the identifier of the .msp package for the interim fix; in this case, {33306BF2-27D5-4AE7-ADB1-AB98BB93ED42}.

o   <product_code> is the identifier of the .msi file in the product installation package; in this case, {555A2738-A103-40AD-84A2-7BFAA2697296}.

o   <rollback_log> is the name of the log file to capture details of the interim fix rollback; in this case, sym_rollback.log.

c.      Log on to the management host as the cluster administrator and enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable <appName>

6.    List of files

sim.exe

sim.pdb

7.    Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2017

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.