Readme file for IBM® Spectrum Symphony Interim Fix 600217

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product/Component release: 7.3
Fix ID: sym-7.3-build600217

Publication date: March 5, 2021

 

This interim fix updates the elim.host_info file to query correct network interfaces so that the system will not load unexpected kernel modules and repeatedly print errors in the system log in an IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3 cluster.

 

Contents

1.      List of fixes

2.      Download location

3.      Products or 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: P104093

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 600217 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/.

3.    Products or components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

EGO, Linux x86_64, sym-7.3-build600217

4.    Installation and configuration

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

System requirements

Linux x86_64           

Installation

a.      Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and shut down each management and compute host in the cluster:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh ego shutdown hostname

b.      Log on to each management and compute host as the cluster administrator and source your environment:

(BASH) . $EGO_TOP/profile.platform

(CSH) source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform

c.      Download the c package to each of your management and compute hosts to, for example, to a /symfixes directory.

d.      Run the egoinstallfixes command to install the egocore-3.8.0.0_x86_64_build600217.tar.gz file:

> egoinstallfixes /symfixes/egocore-3.8.0.0_x86_64_build600217.tar.gz

Note: Running the egoinstallfixes command automatically backs up the current binary files to a fix backup directory for recovery purposes. Do not delete this backup directory; you will need it if you want to recover the original files. For more information on using this command, see the egoinstallfixes command reference.

e.      Run the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 600217

IBM Spectrum egocore 3.8.0.0

----------------------------

  binary type: linux-x86_64, Feb 28 2021, Build 600217

  installed: Mar 01 2021

  notes:

  fixes: P104093

  files: /3.8/linux-x86_64/etc/elim.host_info

f.       From the primary host, start each management and compute host:

> egosh ego start hostname

5.    Uninstallation

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

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and shut down all the management and compute hosts in the cluster:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh ego shutdown all

b.     Log on to each management and compute host in the cluster and roll back this interim fix:

> egoinstallfixes -r 600217

c.      From the primary host, start each management and compute host:

> egosh ego start hostname

6.    List of files

3.8/linux-x86_64/etc/elim.host_info

7.    Product notifications

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

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