Readme file for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.3 Interim Fix 600795

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product/Component release: 7.3

Fix ID: sym-7.3-build600795

Publication date: November 11, 2021

 

This interim fix resolves an SSM memory leak issue in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3 on Windows.

 

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: P104432

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 600795 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/.

3.    Products or components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

SOAM, Windows x86_64, sym-7.3-build600795

4.    Installation and configuration

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

System requirements

Windows x86_64

Installation

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and disable all applications:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.     Log on to each management host in the cluster, copy the sym-7.3.0.0-soamcore-7.3.0.0_build600795.msp package, and complete one of the following steps:

·       To perform an interactive installation, double-click the .msp package and follow the prompts.

·       To perform a silent installation, enter the following command from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt:

C:\>msiexec /update C:\sym-7.3.0.0-soamcore-7.3.0.0_build600795.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 file name of the .msp package, in this case, sym-7.3.0.0-soamcore-7.3.0.0_build600795.msp.

o sym_install_log is the log file for the upgrade, in this case, updateSym.log.

c.     From the primary host, enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable application_name

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 cluster administrator and disable all applications:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.     Log on to each management host in the cluster, roll back to the previous version of IBM Spectrum Symphony either from the Windows Control Panel or from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt:

·       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 “600795”) and click Uninstall. 

·       To roll back from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt, enter the following command:

C:\>msiexec /uninstall {CCBFBCE0-C61F-4237-A075-80C4BB668E31} /package {5B7B0C11-4DDB-4C5F-96A2-D1DCF66DBB64} /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 rollback_log

where:

o   interim_fix_code is the identifier of the .msp package for the interim fix; in this case, {CCBFBCE0-C61F-4237-A075-80C4BB668E31}.

o   product_code is the identifier of the .msi file in the product installation package; in this case, {5B7B0C11-4DDB-4C5F-96A2-D1DCF66DBB64}.

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.     From the primary host, enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable application_name

6.    List of files

soam\7.3\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\ssm.exe

soam\7.3\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\ssm.pdb

7.    Product notifications

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

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