Readme
File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony
7.3 Interim Fix 600248
Readme
File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product
Release: 7.3
Update Name: Interim Fix 600248
Fix
ID: sym-7.3-build600248
Publication
Date: March 12, 2021
This
fix prevents VEMKD from exiting when the system is unable to take a snapshot of
the installed and active software packages for a cluster when the EGO_DISABLE_EXIT_ON_STATUS_FILE_ERROR value is set to Y
in the ego.conf configuration file.
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: P104118
2.
Download location
Download
interim fix 600248 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-7.3-build600248
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
and configuration
a.
Log
on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, stop
all EGO services, and shut down all primary and primary
candidate hosts:
>
egosh user logon -u Admin -x password
> egosh service stop all
> egosh ego shutdown hostname
b.
On
each primary candidate host (or just one host if you are
using a shared file system), copy the sym-7.3.0.0-egocore-3.8.0.0_build600248.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:\sym-7.3.0.0-egocore-3.8.0.0_build600248.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.
c.
To
prevent VEMKD from exiting when the system is unable to take a snapshot of the
installed and active software packages for a cluster, add the following setting
in the %EGO_CONFDIR%\ego.conf file on each primary candidate host (or just one host if you are using a
shared file system):
EGO_DISABLE_EXIT_ON_STATUS_FILE_ERROR=Y
d. Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, and start up all primary and primary candidate hosts:
> egosh user logon -u Admin -x password
> egosh ego start hostname
5.
Uninstallation
If
required, follow the instructions in this section to uninstall this interim fix
from your cluster:
a.
Log
on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, stop
all EGO services, and shut down all primary and primary
candidate hosts:
>
egosh user logon -u Admin -x password
> egosh service stop all
> egosh ego shutdown hostname
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 7.3.0 (build “600248”), and click Uninstall.
o
To roll back from the IBM Spectrum
Symphony command line, enter the following command:
C:\>msiexec
/uninstall {5DED52EB-F469-4981-A40D-F9D5B3EBA05A} /package
{CB3AB822-032B-4052-89BC-E791E96107E5} /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, {5DED52EB-F469-4981-A40D-F9D5B3EBA05A}.
o
product_code is the
identifier of the .msi file in the product
installation package; in this case, {CB3AB822-032B-4052-89BC-E791E96107E5}.
o
rollback_log is the name of the
log file to capture details of the interim fix rollback; in this case, sym_rollback.log.
c.
Edit
the %EGO_CONFDIR%\ego.conf file and remove the EGO_DISABLE_EXIT_ON_STATUS_FILE_ERROR configuration.
d.
Log
on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, and
start up all the primary and primary candidate hosts:
> egosh user logon -u Admin -x password
> egosh ego start hostname
6. List
of files
3.8\etc\vemkd.exe
3.8\etc\vemkd.pdb
7.
Product
notifications
To
receive information about product solution and patch updates automatically,
subscribe to product notifications on the My Notifications page http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications/ on the IBM Support
website (http://support.ibm.com). You can edit your subscription settings to
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8.
Copyright
and trademark information
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