Readme File for IBM^® Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 Interim Fix 544406

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.2.0.2

Update Name: Interim Fix 544406

Fix ID: sym-7.2.0.2-build544406-ms

Publication Date: April 8, 2020

This interim fix resolves common data compression issues with an IBM Spectrum Symphony client with multicluster session level workload placement enabled. This scenario occurs when there is a session migration due to failover or resource starvation. The recovered session incorrectly processes the common data.

 

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: P103496

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 544406 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.    Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:                                                   

SOAM, Linux x86_64, sym-7.2.0.2-build544406-ms

4.    Installation and configuration

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

System requirements

Linux x86_64

Installing on IBM Spectrum Symphony Developer Edition hosts

Install this interim fix on all IBM Spectrum Symphony Developer Edition hosts in the cluster:

a)     Log on to each host in your cluster as the cluster administrator. Ensure that no client processes are running, and backup the following files for recovery purposes:

$SOAM_HOME/7.2/linux-x86_64/lib64/libsoambase.so

$SOAM_HOME/7.2/linux-x86_64/lib/libsoambase.so

b)     Download the symde-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build544406.tar.gz package and install the fix:

$ tar zxfo symde-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build544406.tar.gz -C $SOAM_HOME

c)      Check the modified time of the following files to verify that the fix was installed correctly:

$SOAM_HOME/7.2/linux-x86_64/lib64/libsoambase.so

$SOAM_HOME/7.2/linux-x86_64/lib/libsoambase.so

Installing on IBM Spectrum Symphony client hosts

Install this interim fix on all IBM Spectrum Symphony client hosts in the cluster:

a)     Log on to each client host in your cluster as the cluster administrator. Ensure that no client processes are running, and backup the following files for recovery purposes:

$SOAM_HOME/lib64/libsoambase.so

$SOAM_HOME/lib/libsoambase.so

b)     Download the symclnt-7.2.0.2.x86_64_build544406.tar.gz package and install the fix:

$ tar zxfo symclnt-7.2.0.2.x86_64_build544406.tar.gz -C $SOAM_HOME

c)      Check the modified time of the following files to verify that the fix was installed correctly:

$SOAM_HOME/lib64/libsoambase.so

$SOAM_HOME/lib/libsoambase.so

5.    Uninstallation

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

Uninstalling from IBM Spectrum Symphony Developer Edition hosts 

Log on to each host as the cluster administrator and restore the following files from your backup:

$SOAM_HOME/7.2/linux-x86_64/lib64/libsoambase.so

$SOAM_HOME/7.2/linux-x86_64/lib/libsoambase.so

Uninstalling from IBM Spectrum Symphony client hosts 

Log on to each client host as the cluster administrator and roll back the following files from your backup:

$SOAM_HOME/lib64/libsoambase.so

$SOAM_HOME/lib/libsoambase.so

6.    List of files

symde-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build544406.tar.gz

7.2/linux-x86_64/lib64/libsoambase.so

7.2/linux-x86_64/lib/libsoambase.so

symclnt-7.2.0.2.x86_64_build544406.tar.gz

lib64/libsoambase.so

lib/libsoambase.so

7.    Product notifications

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

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