Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 Interim Fix 542466

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.1.2

Update Name: Interim Fix 542466

Fix ID: sym-7.1.2-build542466-jpmc

Publication Date: March 16, 2020

 

When RSA encryption is enabled with the RFE 115427 with Interim Fix ID sym-7.1.2-build490917-jpmc on the IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 Windows client, the IBM Spectrum Symphony application client will occasionally be unable to authenticate with the cluster using the correct user name and password. This fix resolves the authentication 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: P103474

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 542466 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

EGO, Windows 64, sym-7.1.2-build542466-jpmc

4.   Installation and configuration

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

System requirements

Windows 64-bit

Installation

a.     Log on to each Windows host in your cluster and ensure that the IBM Spectrum Symphony client is not running.

b.     Copy the symclnt-7.1.2.0_build542466.msp package, and complete one of the following steps:

o   To perform an interactive installation, double-click the .msp package and follow the prompts.

o   To perform a silent installation from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line, enter the following command:

C:\>msiexec /update C:\symclnt-7.1.2.0_build542466.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.

o   sym_install_log is the log file for the upgrade.

5.   Uninstallation

If required, follow the instructions in this section to uninstall this interim fix from your cluster:s

a.     Log on to each Windows host in your cluster and ensure that the IBM Spectrum Symphony client is not running.

b.     Roll back to the previous version of IBM Spectrum Symphony either from the Windows Control Panel or from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line:

o   To roll back from the Windows Control Panel, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > View installed updates, click Update for Symphony 7.1.2.0 (build “542466”) and click Uninstall.

o   To roll back from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line, enter the following command:

C:\>msiexec /uninstall {BA1ADE69-54BF-4504-8A99-D0EB861EC99F} /package {85D2044F-9BC1-4EAE-AED3-5575270DC18F} /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 sym_rollback_log

                   where:

o   interim_fix_code is the identifier of the .msp package for the interim fix; in this case, {BA1ADE69-54BF-4504-8A99-D0EB861EC99F}.

o   product_code is the identifier of the .msi file in the product installation package; in this case, {85D2044F-9BC1-4EAE-AED3-5575270DC18F}.

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 files

   Lib\sec_ego_ext_co.dll

   lib64\sec_ego_ext_co.dll

7.   Product notifications

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8.   Copyright and trademark information

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