Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 Interim Fix 474113

Readme file for: IBM Platform Symphony

Product/Component Release: 7.1.2

Update Name: Interim Fix 474113

Fix ID: sym-7.1.2-build474113

Publication date: November 8, 2017

When a service instance (SI) is restarted in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and its running sessions are successively terminated within the period defined by DelaySlotRelease, under race conditions, the SI might be left over when open sessions do not exist. 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: P102412

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 474113 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Products or components affected

Component Name, Platform, Fix ID:

SOAM, Windows 64-bit, sym-7.1.2-build474113

4.   Installation and configuration

a.     Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and disable all applications:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.     Log on to each compute host, copy the sym-7.1.2.0-soamcore-7.1.2.0_build474113.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:\sym-7.1.2.0-soamcore-7.1.2.0_build474113.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

IBM Spectrum Computing family: SOAM core 7.1.2 for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2

Update for Symphony 7.1.2.0 (build"474113")

Platform EGO 3.1.0

IBM Spectrum Computing family: EGO core 3.4.0

Copyright IBM Corp. 1992, 2016. 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 Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 build 474113, Nov 01 2017

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

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> soamcontrol app enable <appName>

5.   Uninstallation

a.     Log on to the master host in your cluster as the cluster administrator and disable all applications:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.     Log on to each compute host as the Windows Administrator, and roll back to the previous version of IBM Spectrum Symphony either from the Windows Control Panel or from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line:

o    To roll back from the Windows Control Panel, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > View installed updates, click Update for Symphony 7.1.2.0 (build “474113”) and click Uninstall.

o    To roll back from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line, enter the following command:

> msiexec /uninstall {6F2EA717-814D-4BCD-B13B-51D88538EF8F} /package {445FC793-46B4-4B0A-99CE-2662B1164812} /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 this interim fix;

o   <product_code> is the identifier of the .msi file in the product installation package.

o    <rollback_log> is the name of the log file to capture details of the interim fix rollback.

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

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> 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.

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