Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and IBM Spectrum Conductor with Spark 2.2.1 Interim Fix 536393

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony and IBM Spectrum Conductor with Spark

Product Release: 7.1.2 and 2.2.1

Update Name: Interim Fix 536393

Fix ID: sym-7.1.2-cws-2.2.1-build536393-jpmc

Publication Date: December 17, 2019

When your resource plan is enabled for consumer-level exclusive slot allocation, an exclusive consumer might be reclaimed unexpectedly even when the total usable slots is not reduced. This interim fix resolves this unexpected reclaim issue in an IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and IBM Spectrum Conductor with Spark 2.2.1 cluster.

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: P103351

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 536393 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-cws-2.2.1-build536393-jpmc

4.   Installation and configuration

Follow the instructions in this section to download and install this interim fix in your cluster.

System requirements

Linux x86_64

Installation

a.     Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and shut down all master candidate hosts:

$ egosh ego shutdown <hostname>

b.     On each master candidate host (or just one host if you are using a shared file system), back up the following file, which will be replaced by this interim fix:

$EGO_LIBDIR/policy/libslot.so

c.      On each master candidate host (or just one host if you are using a shared file system), copy the sym-7.1.2.0-cws-2.2.1.0_x86_64-build536393.tar.gz package and extract its contents to the $EGO_TOP installation directory:

$ tar zxfo sym-7.1.2.0-cws-2.2.1.0_x86_64-build536393.tar.gz -C $EGO_TOP

d.     From the master host, start all master candidate hosts:

$ egosh ego start <hostname>

5.   Uninstallation

If required, follow the instructions in this section to uninstall this interim fix in your cluster.

a.     Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and shut down all master candidate hosts:

$ egosh ego shutdown <hostname>

b.     On each management host (or just one host if you are using a shared file system), restore your backup for the following file:

$EGO_LIBDIR/policy/libslot.so

c.      From the master host, start all master candidate hosts:

$ egosh ego start <hostname>

6.   List of files

3.6/linux-x86_64/lib/policy/libslot.so

7.   Product notifications

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8.   Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2019

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