Overview and Recommended levels

PowerHA 7.2.3 Service Pack 1 is now available for download as of May, 2019.

NOTE: PowerHA SystemMirror 7.2.3 SP 1 testing has been done on the following AIX levels and are recommended:

  • AIX 7.2 TL01 SP5
  • AIX 7.2 TL02 SP3
  • AIX 7.2 TL03 SP3
  • AIX 7.1 TL05 SP4
  • AIX 7.1 TL04 SP7
  • AIX 7.1 TL03 SP9*

*Versions in gray are not recommended.

NOTE: PowerHA SystemMirror 7.2.3 SP 1 is not supported with AIX 6.1 release.

Content

The Service Pack contains all the known fixes since 7.2.3 Gold release.


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

New security APARs

Security updates are initially released as interim fixes to expedite availability. The updates are later repackaged in the same format as generally available PowerHA SystemMirror updates.

HIPER APARs included in this service pack

APAR#Description
IJ15739clstrmgr generates core after several dare operations

New APARs with Abstract included in this service pack

APAR#Description
IJ12270 GUI:Role description and permissions not correctly mapped to role id while creating role
IJ12939 GUI:On cluster report can see option download to pdf
IJ12940 GUI:Default line for server address property was not present
IJ12941 GUI:Misalignment of dialog box options
IJ12942 GUI:Wrong message displayed while closing add user panel
IJ12944 GUI:Zone details are not displayed
IJ12957 GUI:Dropdown are not displaying properly
IJ12962 GUI:User not displayed when created with custom role
IJ12970 GUI:Issue with timeline control
IJ12972 GUI:Stop /start RG confirmation check box not working properly
IJ12999 clmgr:cl_nn2nh returning error while running clmgr query command.
IJ13000 XD:Adding raw disk fails when RG has svc replicated resource
IJ13002 Smit nfsv4 change customized application monitor fails.
IJ13003 Change split/merge config leaves stale info in the odm
IJ13004 clshowsrv show caa_state is down after adding fqdn in /etc/hosts
IJ13005 SA:MQ smartassist may show 'dspmsg' usage msg in hacmp.out
IJ13008 GUI:Problem while moving more than one cluster to zone
IJ13009 GUI:Snapshot does not show new tag on newly created snap
IJ13010 GUI:Root user was allowed to modify its own permission
IJ13011 Movement of dependent RG from node to another shows error "grep: can't open"
IJ13012 Clanalyze command does not recognize application failure option
IJ13013 Concurrent vg varyon events are not logged into clavailability log
IJ13014 Modifying cloud_service to "ibm" not fails if encryption is kms
IJ13015 XD:Add cg name in warning message while adding backup profile
IJ13016 XD:Issue while modifying emc resource
IJ13017 Displaying next_backup_schedule after first backup if frquency=0
IJ13021 GUI:Gui fixes related to cluster report, server address property, roles, add user, zones, dropdowns, timeline , start/stop RG
IJ13054 clmgr:Improper clmgr output for resource group searches
IJ13082 FC:Directory propagation creates many entries in hacmpfcmodtime
IJ13135 XD:IP mismatch error while adding svc cluster in nated environment
IJ13166 clanalyze with snap file shows unnecessary string in output
IJ13268 Unable to start cluster after change to log file parameters
IJ13269 FC:File collection files are repeatdly re-propagated
IJ13270 Snap -e not calculate correctly free space requirement
IJ13271 clver misleading message when resources found online
IJ13307 ROHA:Verification shows misleading warning on managed systems
IJ13978 ROHA:Hmc lapr_proc attributes are showing unknown
IJ13979 HA:smcaactrl does not support the caa_dr operation
IJ14061 Error message is not clear when trying to move RG to another node
IJ14109 ROHA:dlpar acquire error if no memory/nonzero cpu's requested
IJ14163 Startup application monitor generates unnecessary ffdc
IJ14164 XD:HA xd_data network failure causes long freeze of glvm
IJ14166 FC:not able to delete files under file collection
IJ14270 clmgr:Verify sync fails in linked cluster when invalid node and site combination provided for clmgr replace repository
IJ14418 CSPOC:Volume group left vary'd on by cspoc
IJ14422 clmgr:clmgr support for collocation with persistent and source distr
IJ14584 Errors during verify and sync even when backup is not required
IJ14669 Adding and replacing repository disk using uuid fails
IJ14684 clmgr:clmgr logging improvements
IJ14772 FC:clfileprop incorrect handling of hacmp_files collection
IJ14776 ROHA:CPU acquired from free pool rather than epcod at failover
IJ14777 ROHA:improper handling of RG when async release hangs
IJ14838 If caa is down,cl_smm_check shows no split/merge policy in place
IJ14880 Errors in preferred storage location
IJ14902 Intersite failover policy ignored during dare
IJ14951 Add cloud backup profile fails with virtual disk
IJ14955 LPM:HA lpm undo premigrate inittab entry called with wrong script
IJ15135 cllssvcs does not print out anything
IJ15136 XD:clmgr add mirror_group returns error with type=svc
IJ15137 Rotation of hacmp logs are broken by migration to pha 722
IJ15245 cllog created incorrect cluster.log entry in syslog.conf
IJ15388 Nfsv4 appmon unexpected failure leads to undesired rg_move
IJ15739 clstrmgr generates core after several dare operations
IJ16031 Restoring snapshot returns incorrect return code
IJ16044 Event script failure does not cause rp_failed
IJ16153 ezupdate:Migration to 7.2.3 with cl_ezupdate fails
IJ16056 SA:Scs and ers instances are online on the same node on sap kernel 753.
IJ16057 Restoration of snapshot may not update cluser.log path
IJ16061 LPM:Customers using lpm should install this fix for logging
IJ16062 Unnecessary processing of raw lv's slows RG failover
IJ16400 HA:Continuous DARE operations may halt cluster nodes

7.2.3 SP1 Filesets and associated APARs

Fileset_VRMF
(PTF#)
Associated APARs
cluster.es.assist.wmq_7.2.3.1IJ13005
cluster.es.smui.agent_7.2.3.1IJ12270 IJ12939 IJ12940 IJ12941 IJ12942 IJ12944 IJ12957 IJ12962 IJ12970 IJ12972 IJ13008 IJ13009 IJ13010 IJ13016 IJ13021
cluster.es.sr.cmds_7.2.3.1IJ13016
cluster.es.smui.server_7.2.3.1IJ12270 IJ12939 IJ12940 IJ12941 IJ12942 IJ12944 IJ12957 IJ12962 IJ12970 IJ12972 IJ13008 IJ13009 IJ13010 IJ13016 IJ13021
cluster.es.svcpprc.rte_7.2.3.1IJ13000 IJ13135
cluster.es.svcpprc.cmds_7.2.3.1IJ13135
cluster.es.nfs.rte_7.2.3.1IJ15388
cluster.es.client.rte_7.2.3.1IJ14777 IJ15137
cluster.es.assist.sap_7.2.3.1IJ16056
cluster.es.cspoc.rte_7.2.3.1IJ15739
cluster.es.server.events_7.2.3.1IJ13012 IJ13013 IJ13978 IJ14109 IJ14164 IJ14776 IJ14838 IJ14880 IJ16044
cluster.es.client.clcomd_7.2.3.1IJ16153
cluster.es.client.lib_7.2.3.1IJ12939 IJ12999 IJ13004 IJ13014 IJ13054 IJ14270 IJ14422 IJ14669 IJ14776 IJ14838 IJ14880 IJ15136
cluster.es.cspoc.cmds_7.2.3.1IJ14418 IJ14880
cluster.es.server.diag_7.2.3.1IJ13017 IJ13268 IJ13271 IJ13307 IJ14166 IJ14584 IJ14838 IJ15739
cluster.es.server.rte_7.2.3.1IJ13002 IJ13003 IJ13012 IJ13135 IJ13166 IJ13268 IJ14163 IJ14166 IJ14776 IJ14838 IJ14902 IJ14955 IJ15137 IJ15739 IJ16044 IJ16061 IJ16400
cluster.es.server.utils_7.2.3.1IJ13000 IJ13011 IJ13015 IJ13017 IJ13082 IJ13135 IJ13268 IJ13269 IJ13270 IJ13979 IJ14061 IJ14166 IJ14584 IJ14684 IJ14772 IJ14838 IJ14951 IJ15135 IJ15137 IJ15245 IJ15739 IJ16031 IJ16044 IJ16057 IJ16062