Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 Interim Fix 600351

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.2.0.2

Update Name: Interim Fix 600351

Fix ID: sym-7.2.0.2-build600351-ms

Publication Date:  April 16,2021

 

This interim fix ensures that freed allocation is no longer referenced by its consumer, and therefore, prevents VEMKD from crashing in an IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 cluster.

 

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: P104172

2.     Download location

Download interim fix 600351 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.     Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

VEMKD, Linux 64-bit, sym-7.2.0.2-build600351-ms

4.     Installation and configuration

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

System requirements

Linux x86_64

Installation and configuration

a.       Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, and shut down all the primary candidate hosts in your cluster:

> egosh ego shutdown hostname

b.       On each primary candidate host (or just one host if you are using a shared file system) in the cluster, backup the following file:

$EGO_TOP/3.6/linux-x86_64/etc/vemkd

c.        On each primary candidate host (or just one host if you are using a shared file system), copy the sym-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build600351.tar.gz package and decompress it to the $EGO_TOP installation directory:

> tar zxof sym-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build600351.tar.gz -C $EGO_TOP

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

> vemkd -V

EGO 3.6.0 build 600351, Apr 12 2021

  binary type: linux-x86_64

  notes:

  fixes: P104172

e.       Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, and start your cluster:

> 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, and shut down all the primary candidate hosts in your cluster:

> egosh ego shutdown hostname

b.       On each primary candidate host (or just one host if you are using a shared file system) in the cluster, restore the following file from your backup:

$EGO_TOP/3.6/linux-x86_64/etc/vemkd

c.        Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, and start your cluster:

> egosh ego start hostname

6.     List of files

53bb231f6b4096e5c68bd4200846ff7a sym-7.2.0.2_x86_64_build600351.tar.gz

fdf0d884d4ffed7c1d92e7ffe4d0f018 3.6/linux-x86_64/etc/vemkd

7.     Product notifications

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8.     Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2021

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