Overview and Recommended levels
PowerHA 7.2.2 Service Pack 1 is now available for download as of June, 2018.
NOTE: PowerHA SystemMirror 7.2.2 SP 1 testing has been done on the following AIX levels and are recommended:
- AIX 7.2 TL01 SP4
- AIX 7.2 TL00 SP6
- AIX 7.2 TL02 SP3
- AIX 7.2 TL03 SP0
- AIX 7.1 TL04 SP6
- AIX 7.1 TL05 SP3
- AIX 7.1 TL03 SP9*
*Versions in gray are not recommended.
NOTE: PowerHA SystemMirror 7.2.2 SP 1 is not supported with AIX 6.1 release.
Content
The Service Pack contains all the known fixes since 7.2.2 Gold release. See the complete list of APARs included in the later section.
PowerHA SystemMirror 7.2.2 Service Pack 1 contains Enhanced features of Log Analyzer which includes following functionality:
- Enhancement to the existing analysis mechanism
- Refinement to the report generated by Log analyzer
- Progress indicator
- Analysis of more errors/events
- Automatic turn on/off tracing in PowerHA First failure data capture
PowerHA SystemMirror 7.2.2 Service Pack 1 provides several new enhancements in the GUI, including:
- The ability to delete some items from the cluster configruation.
- Improved view of cluster resources.
For more details, please refer to the IBM PowerHA SystemMirror knowledge center.
NOTE: When the GUI server restarts after its update is complete, the GUI agents on all connected clusters might need to be restarted to restore their communication connection with the server. An agent can be restarted using "stopsrc -s phauiagent; sleep 11; startsrc -s phauiagent", or as an alternative, rediscover each cluster.
AIX and PowerHA: Latest Fix Information
There could be some new fixes for the Service Pack (since the release time). To review any important fixes that could be applicable to this Service Pack, please visit the following web page:
https://ibm.biz/PowerHAFixes
This page lists critical defects information that may be applicable for your AIX and PowerHA levels.
APAR List in the Service Pack
| APAR# | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| IJ03221 | duplicate entries of sharedvg for maxdb application | |
| IJ03222 | unexpected messages in split merge configuration | |
| IJ03224 | ha:clxd_ds8k_failover_gm missing -tgtse option for mkflash cmd | |
| IJ03226 | nfs tie breaker may show opendir() errno 127 | |
| IJ03227 | division of help message for ds8k_gm and xiv_rm | |
| IJ03228 | unable to replace active repository disk with a new one | |
| IJ03241 | powerha hangs on attempt to unmount '/' | |
| IJ03242 | remove concurrent_access option support from "clmgr add vg" | |
| IJ03257 | log files having write permissions for groups and others | |
| IJ03258 | manual discovery for websphere mq failed. | |
| IJ03259 | better message for "add node" when no nodes are available | |
| IJ03260 | dsp_msg error while trying to modify physical volume | |
| IJ03261 | cl_mkuser command with force flag is hanging | |
| IJ03262 | manual discovery for sap ers instance failed | |
| IJ03263 | incorrect search of a english string from command output. | |
| IJ03264 | remove dead code of path variable initialization. | |
| IJ03265 | ha clmgr cannot do online/offline rg secondary | |
| IJ03266 | error message is not proper when listing only active vgs | |
| IJ03267 | clstrmgr loses state of persistent ip during dyn reconfig | |
| IJ03268 | clmgr allows to add tie-breaker disk as repo disk | |
| IJ03269 | clmgr command failed to delete hitachi mg | |
| IJ03270 | warning message in c-spoc pick list | |
| IJ03271 | ha: cl_mirrorset may fail to retrieve lv partition data | |
| IJ03272 | glvm incorrect management of sas disks | |
| IJ03355 | multiple defunc processes of clevmgrd daemon | |
| IJ03356 | powerha fails to start nfs rg if nfsd is inoperative. | |
| IJ03357 | new caa capabilities is not handled after aix upgrade | |
| IJ03358 | incorrect force flag set variable spoc_force in cl_mkgroup | |
| IJ03420 | new gui code update and generated the tar along respective il files - sp | |
| IJ03443 | heartbeat type is set as "m" for linked cluster | |
| IJ03444 | fixing the help message for emcsrdf utilities | |
| IJ03445 | incorrect display message for absence of app controllers | |
| IJ03567 | missing cpu amount in rohalog during yank | |
| IJ03748 | comm error during verify and sync on aix 72 | |
| IJ03751 | resource group in error state leaves some resources active | |
| IJ03752 | sap sa: connector.log file may not be updated for all as users | |
| IJ03756 | clrgmove has errors in command line parsing | |
| IJ03824 | failover rehearsals output display source code file name. | |
| IJ03825 | migration fails if phauiagent exists in inittab | |
| IJ03826 | powerha gui code updating | |
| IJ03830 | loadwparname returns error string for unknown wpar | |
| IJ03835 | enhanced disk failure analysis mechanism in log analyzer | |
| IJ04014 | powerha: updating source code id string | |
| IJ04062 | cl_rsh does not find correct node is caa stopped | |
| IJ04083 | ha: exportfs error due to sub-paths in exports file | |
| IJ04101 | /var/hacmp/log filling up with ps_ef and errpt files | |
| IJ04195 | powerha gui fixes related to service ip,logs,zones and jfs. | |
| IJ04301 | epcod roha cpu resources not released during rgmove operation | |
| IJ04303 | remove cluster does not empty sap s.assist odm class | |
| IJ04330 | glvm cluster unable to activate shared gmvg | |
| IJ04437 | ha:rg is set to online state even if ha failed to acquire the vg | |
| IJ04440 | ha tiebreaker winning node hangs in long loop, loses disks | |
| IJ04444 | file collection is working only for 2 node cluster | |
| IJ04446 | sap connector commands show old resource group name | |
| IJ04450 | restrict system directories for file collection | |
| IJ04491 | powerha gui fixes related to rg, installer and file system. | |
| IJ04525 | lpm tunables not initialized correctly during cluster creation. | |
| IJ04528 | unable to create concurrent vg for a non concurrent rg | |
| IJ04634 | powerha gui major fixes related to deletion of resource group with accessibility. | |
| IJ04686 | powerha gui fixes related to service ip and accessibility. | |
| IJ04707 | ha cldare fails with "could not resolve node name checking" msg | |
| IJ04708 | ha warning bad string for aix runtime expert paramater values | |
| IJ04880 | cllog displays incorrect log information | |
| IJ04883 | the powerha gui does not get notified of storage changes | |
| IJ04914 | powerha gui fixes related to dashboard and accessibility. | |
| IJ04976 | verify sync throwing error during cluster creation | |
| IJ04979 | gui fixes related to html, rg, admin and cluster tree. | |
| IJ04983 | c-spoc mirror vg function does not move from two mirror copies to three. | |
| IJ05054 | rg set to online even if filesystems fail to mount | |
| IJ05056 | powerha gui fixes related to success message and service ip. | |
| IJ05058 | pep left in uncomplaint state with resource allocation order 1 | |
| IJ05088 | powerha: smui server fails to refresh with short hostname | |
| IJ05174 | clstrmgr coredump due to memory leak in adapter map | |
| IJ05288 | powerha gui fix related to resources(vg & fs) display on gui | |
| IJ05335 | cannot add third node due to file collection sync fail. | |
| IJ05373 | powerha gui fixes related to fs, general tab and error message. | |
| IJ05437 | clmgr online cluster -h do not shows manage=delayed option | |
| IJ05447 | gui fixes related to fs tab and deletion of multiple controller | |
| IJ05474 | start cluster services doesn't start caa | |
| IJ05546 | gui fixes related to id string, vg and rg related issue. | |
| IJ05549 | c-spoc does not indicate that pvid assigned to disk | |
| IJ05627 | gui fixes related to jfs, rg and terminal content copy. | |
| IJ05629 | ha: malformed clverify output on user's security parameters. | |
| IJ05630 | network_fdt is set to zero after 721 snapshot conversion | |
| IJ05847 | db2 scripts may show version:not found err msg | |
| IJ05879 | gui fixes for vg/fs deletion, gathering data issue fix | |
| IJ05880 | powerha script for aix live kernel update (lku) not registered for aix version greater than 7.2.2 | |
| IJ05978 | cllssr not giving proper error | |
| IJ06001 | gui fixes related to vg, fs, timeline and ui agent. | |
| IJ06017 | manual entry of pvid is allowed in smit for replacing repository | |
| IJ06027 | powerha gui update | |
| IJ06056 | in smit, "heartbeat mechanism' field is not available | |
| IJ06263 | lpm script no longer registered after a powerha upgrade | |
| IJ06293 | gui fixes related security, service ip, tabs and application. | |
| IJ06294 | application monitor is not active after clstart | |
| IJ06295 | hacmp.out may show ‘status: not found' error during lpm | |
| IJ06417 | clmgr sync cluster fix=yes does not autocorrect problems | |
| IJ06688 | nfs twin not correctly selected if multiple adapter failures | |
| IJ06781 | gui fixes related to translation, activity log and migration. | |
| IJ06782 | clmgr resource group help is not correct | |
| IJ06783 | sa:failed to detect when ers and scs are online on the same node | |
| IJ06993 | repository disks listed for volume group creation in gui | |
| IJ07217 | correction of prolog information in powerha source files | |
| IJ07218 | fixing the issue in ezupdate help message | |
| IJ07256 | The GUI server database is not getting updated | |
| IJ07287 | POWERHA DOES NOT SYNC PASSIVE MWC LV AFTER CRASH | |
| Fileset_VRMF (PTF#) | Associated APARs | |
|---|---|---|
| cluster.es.assist.db2_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ05847 | |
| cluster.es.assist.maxdb_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03221 | |
| cluster.es.assist.sap_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03262 IJ03263 IJ03752 IJ06783 | |
| cluster.es.assist.wmq_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03258 | |
| cluster.es.client.clcomd_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ04062 | |
| cluster.es.client.lib_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03227 IJ03242 IJ03260 IJ03265 IJ03268 IJ03269 IJ04014 IJ04525 IJ04528 IJ05088 IJ05437 IJ06993 | |
| cluster.es.client.rte_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ04014 IJ05174 IJ05880 | |
| cluster.es.client.utils_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03270 | |
| cluster.es.cspoc.cmds_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03228 IJ03261 IJ03358 IJ04983 | |
| cluster.es.cspoc.rte_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03261 IJ03266 IJ05549 | |
| cluster.es.genxd.cmds_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03224 IJ03269 | |
| cluster.es.server.diag_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03748 IJ04708 IJ05629 IJ07217 | |
| cluster.es.server.events_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03241 IJ03242 IJ03265 IJ03271 IJ03272 IJ03356 IJ03567 IJ03830 IJ04014 IJ04083 IJ04101 IJ04301 IJ04437 IJ05054 IJ05058 IJ05088 IJ06295 IJ06688 IJ06782 IJ07217 IJ07287 | |
| cluster.es.server.rte_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03222 IJ03226 IJ03257 IJ03259 IJ03267 IJ03355 IJ03445 IJ03751 IJ03835 IJ04014 IJ04440 IJ05174 IJ05474 IJ05630 IJ05880 IJ06017 IJ06056 IJ06263 IJ06294 IJ07217 IJ07287 | |
| cluster.es.server.utils_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03261 IJ03266 IJ03357 IJ03443 IJ03752 IJ03756 IJ03824 IJ03830 IJ04014 IJ04303 IJ04330 IJ04444 IJ04446 IJ04450 IJ04707 IJ04880 IJ04883 IJ04976 IJ05088 IJ05335 IJ06417 IJ06993 IJ07217 IJ07218 | |
| cluster.es.smui.agent_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03420 IJ03825 IJ03826 IJ04014 IJ04195 IJ04491 IJ04634 IJ04979 IJ05288 IJ05373 IJ05447 IJ05546 IJ05627 IJ05879 IJ06001 IJ06027 IJ06293 IJ06781 | |
| cluster.es.smui.server_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03420 IJ03826 IJ04014 IJ04195 IJ04491 IJ04634 IJ04686 IJ04914 IJ04979 IJ05056 IJ05288 IJ05373 IJ05447 IJ05546 IJ05627 IJ05879 IJ06001 IJ06027 IJ06293 IJ06781 IJ07256 | |
| cluster.es.sr.cmds_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03444 IJ05978 | |
| cluster.es.sr.rte_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03444 | |
| cluster.es.svcpprc.rte_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ03264 | |
| cluster.msg.en_US.es.server_7.2.2.1.bff | IJ06056 IJ07217 | |