Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 Interim Fix 554041 

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.2.0.2

Update Name: Interim Fix 554041

Fix ID: sym-7.2.0.2-build554041

Publication Date:  August 5, 2020

 

This interim fix resolves an application client failure for an IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 cluster when the GSS-Kerberos plug-in is used as the security plug-in, and username and password are not provided for the application client.

 

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: P103779

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 554041 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-build554041

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 hosts

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

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

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x password

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.     Log on to each host in your cluster as the cluster administrator and back up 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

c.      Download the sym-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build554041.tar.gz package and extract its contents to the $EGO_TOP installation directory:

> tar zxfo sym-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build554041.tar.gz -C $EGO_TOP

d.     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

e.     From the primary host, enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable appName

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 back up 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_build554041.tar.gz package and extract its contents to the $SOAM_HOME installation directory:

> tar zxfo symclnt-7.2.0.2.x86_64_build554041.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. Ensure that no client or services processes are running on the current hosts.

Uninstalling from IBM Spectrum Symphony hosts 

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

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x password

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.     Log on to each host in your cluster 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

c.      From the primary host, enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable appName

Uninstalling from IBM Spectrum Symphony client hosts 

Log on to each client host as the cluster administrator, ensure that no client or services processes are running, and restore the following files from your backup:

$SOAM_HOME/lib64/libsoambase.so

$SOAM_HOME/lib/libsoambase.so

6.    List of files

   sym-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build554041.tar.gz

soam/7.2/linux-x86_64/lib64/libsoambase.so

soam/7.2/linux-x86_64/lib/libsoambase.so

symclnt-7.2.0.2.x86_64_build554041.tar.gz

lib64/libsoambase.so

lib/libsoambase.so

7.    Product notification

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

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