Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 Interim Fix 552184

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.2.0.2

Update Name: Interim Fix 552184

Fix ID: sym-7.2.0.2-build552184

Publication Date: July 3, 2020

With recursive workload enabled in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2, a child task may hang after a host is reclaimed under race conditions.

This interim fix provides a resolution for this issue.

For validation purposes, this interim fix will log an INFO message such as the following when the issue is averted:

2020-07-02 02:42:18.805 GMT INFO [16375:140002931492608] ssm.ssmcore.Backfill - BackfillEngine::delayStartService invalid sim :<8d1718ba-bc0d-11ea-c000-005056a11737-140002931492608-16375>

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: P103732

2.      Download location

Download interim fix 552184 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-build552184

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 disable all applications:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.      Log on to each management host in the cluster and back up the following file, which will be replaced by this interim fix:

$EGO_TOP/soam/7.2/linux-x86_64/etc/ssm

c.      On each management host, copy the sym-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build552184.tar.gz package and extract its contents to the $EGO_TOP installation directory:

> tar zxfo sym-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build552184.tar.gz -C $EGO_TOP

d.      Run the ssm -V command to verify the installation:

> ssm -V

IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2 build 552184, Jul 1 2020

e.      From the master host, enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable appName

5.      Uninstallation

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

a.      Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and disable all applications:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.      Log on to each management host and restore your backup for the following file:

$EGO_TOP/soam/7.2/linux-x86_64/etc/ssm

c.      From the master host, enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable appName

6.      List of files

soam/7.2/linux-x86_64/etc/ssm

7.      Product notifications

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8.      Copyright and trademark information

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