Readme File for IBM^® Spectrum Symphony 7.2.1.1 Interim Fix 600395

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product release: 7.2.1.1

Fix ID: sym-7.2.1-build600395

Publication date: June 1, 2021

When a new host launched in host factory and its launch time is ahead of the current system time, the host is unexpectedly returned to the cloud within a short time. This interim fix provides a resolution to prevent the returning of the new host in which the launch time is ahead of the current local time.

 

Contents

1.   List of fixes

2.   Download location

3.   Product 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: P104210

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 600395 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.    Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

EGO, Linux x86_64, sym-7.2.1-build600395

4.    Installation and configuration

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

     System requirements

Linux x86_64

Installing

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

b.     Source the host environment:

(bash) > . $EGO_TOP/profile.platform

(csh) > source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform

c.     Stop the HostFactory service:

> egosh service stop HostFactory

d.     On each management host, create a directory (for example, /symfixes) and download the egocore-3.7.0_x86_64_build600395.tar.gz package to the directory.

e.     Use the egoinstallfixes command to install the egocore-3.7.0_x86_64_build600395.tar.gz package:

> egoinstallfixes /symfixes/egocore-3.7.0_x86_64_build600395.tar.gz --silent

Important: Running the egoinstallfixes command automatically backs up the current binary files to a fix backup directory.  For recovery purposes of the original file, do not delete this backup directory. For more information on using this command, see the egoinstallfixes command reference.

f.       Use the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 600395

g.     Start the HostFactory service:

> egosh service start HostFactory

5.    Uninstallation

If required, follow these instructions to uninstall this interim fix on Linux management hosts in your cluster.

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

b.      Source the host environment:

(bash) > . $EGO_TOP/profile.platform

(csh) > source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform

c.      Stop the HostFactory service:

> egosh service stop HostFactory

d.     Log on to each management host and roll back this interim fix:

> egoinstallfixes -r 600395

e.     From the primary host, start the HostFactory service:

> egosh service start HostFactory

6.    List of files

$EGO_TOP/3.7/hostfactory/requestors/symA/scripts/Main.py

7.    Product notifications

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2021

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