Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 Interim Fix 474278

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.1.2

Update Name: Interim Fix 474278

Fix ID: sym-7.1.2-build474278

Publication Date: November 17, 2017

With PAM authentication enabled in a Spectrum Symphony cluster, the “egosh activity list” and the “egosh activity view” commands slow down processing of VEMKD requests when the management host runs on a slow file system. This interim fix resolves this issue.

Contents

1. List of fixes

2. Download location

3. Product and components affected

4. Installation and configuration

5. List of files

6. Copyright and trademark information

1.     List of fixes

APAR: P102387

2.     Download location

Download interim fix 474278 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.     Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

EGO, Linux x86_64, sym-7.1.2-build474278

4.     Installation and configuration

System requirements

Linux x86_64

Installation

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

> soamcontrol app disable all

> egosh service stop all

> egosh ego shutdown all

b.      Log on to each management host in the cluster and back up the following file, which will be replaced by this interim fix:

$EGO_TOP/3.4/linux-x86_64/lib/sec_ego_pam_default.so

c.      On each management host, download and decompress the sym-7.1.2.0_x86_64_build474278.tar.gz package to your installation directory:

> tar zxfo sym-7.1.2.0_x86_64_build474278.tar.gz -C $EGO_TOP

d.      Start the cluster and enable your applications:

> egosh ego start all

> soamcontrol app enable <appName>

Uninstallation (if required)

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

> soamcontrol app disable all

> egosh service stop all

> egosh ego shutdown all

b.      Log on to each management host in the cluster and restore the following file from your backup:

$EGO_TOP/3.4/linux-x86_64/lib/sec_ego_pam_default.so

c.      Start the cluster and enable your applications:

> egosh ego start all

> soamcontrol app enable <appName>

5.     List of files

sec_ego_pam_default.so

6.     Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2017

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