Readme
File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony
7.3 Interim Fix 600530
Readme
File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product
Release: 7.3
Update
Name: Interim Fix 600530
Fix
ID: sym-7.3-build600530
Publication
Date: July
5, 2021
When
multidimensional scheduling is used, after an allocation is forcibly reclaimed,
the allocation will no longer be able to get its demand resources, even when
there are free resources in the cluster. This interim fix will resolve this
issue for an IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3 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:
P104277
2.
Download location
Download
interim fix 600530 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-build600530
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, and shut down all primary and primary candidate hosts:
>
egosh user logon -u Admin -x password
>
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_build600530.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_build600530.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. Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, and start all primary and primary candidate hosts:
> 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 primary and primary candidate hosts:
>
egosh user logon -u Admin -x password
>
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 “600530”), and click Uninstall.
o
To
roll back from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line, enter the following
command:
C:\>msiexec
/uninstall {60CC13D7-2A7A-41C0-A5D9-B6F726FD71CE} /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, {60CC13D7-2A7A-41C0-A5D9-B6F726FD71CE}.
o
product_code is the
identifier of the .msi file in the product
installation package; in this case, {CB3AB822-032B-4052-89BC-E791E96107E5}.
o
sym_rollback_log is the name of the
log file to capture details of the interim fix rollback; in this case, sym_rollback.log.
c.
Log
on to the primary host as the cluster
administrator, and start all the primary and primary candidate hosts:
> 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 choose the
types of information you want to get notification about, for example, security
bulletins, fixes, troubleshooting, and product enhancements or documentation
changes.
8.
Copyright
and trademark information
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