Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.2.1.1 Interim Fix 522765
Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product Release: 7.2.1.1
Update Name: Interim Fix 522765
Fix ID: sym-7.2.1-build522765
Publication Date: June 21, 2019
In IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.1.1, Windows execution passwords that are longer than 15 characters were not decoded correctly by the PEM on Windows machines. This interim fix resolves this issue.
Contents
1. List of fixes
2. Download location
3. Product and components affected
4. Installation and configuration
5. Uninstallation
6. List of files
7. Product notifications
8. Copyright and trademark information
1. List of fixes
APAR: P103078
2. Download location
Download interim fix 522765 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/
3. Products and components affected
Component name, Platform, Fix ID:
SOAM, Windows x86_64, sym-7.2.1-build522765
4. Installation and configuration
Follow the instructions in this section to download and install this interim fix in your cluster.
System requirements
Windows x86_64
Installation
a. Log on to each host in the cluster, copy the sym-7.2.1.1-egocore-3.7.0_build522765.msp package, and complete one of the following steps:
· To
perform an interactive installation, double-click the .msp
package and follow the prompts.
· To
perform a silent installation from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt,
enter the following command:
C:\>msiexec /update C:\sym-7.2.1.1-egocore-3.7.0_build522765.msp /l*v updateSym.log /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus
The command syntax is as follows:
C:\>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 path to the .msp package; in this case, C:\sym-7.2.1.1-egocore-3.7.0_build522765.msp.
o sym_install_log is the log file for the upgrade; in this case, updateSym.log.
b. Run the “pversions” command to verify the installation, for example:
> pversons
IBM Spectrum Computing family: SOAM core 7.2.1 for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.1.0
Update for Symphony 7.2.1.0 (build"507069")
IBM Spectrum Computing family: EGO core 3.7.0.0
Update for Symphony 7.2.1.0 : (build"507069"), (build"522765")
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.
5. Uninstallation
If required, roll back to the previous version of IBM Spectrum Symphony, either from the Windows Control Panel or from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt:
· To
roll back from the Windows Control Panel, go to Control Panel > Programs
and Features > View installed updates, click Update for Symphony 7.2.1.0 (build “522765”) and click Uninstall.
· To
roll back this fix on Developer Edition hosts from the IBM Spectrum Symphony
command prompt, enter the following command:
C:\>msiexec
/uninstall {A22CCEF5-196A-4B25-A202-F90AD5D13356} /package {FBBCB6EA-7BE4-4C45-ACB0-C4E7036E4A1F}
/norestart /quiet /l*v sym_rollback.log
The
command syntax is as follows:
C:\>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, {A22CCEF5-196A-4B25-A202-F90AD5D13356}.
o
<product_code> is
the identifier of the .msi file in the product
installation package; in this case, {FBBCB6EA-7BE4-4C45-ACB0-C4E7036E4A1F}.
o
<rollback_log> is
the name of the log file to capture details of the interim fix rollback; in
this case, sym_rollback.log.
6. List of fixes
3.7\etc\pem.exe
3.7\etc\pem.pdb
7. Product notifications
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8. Copyright and trademark information
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2019
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.