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File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony
7.3.1 Interim Fix 600863
Readme
file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product
release: 7.3.1
Update
Name: Interim Fix 600863
Fix ID: sym-7.3.1-build600863-cs
Publication date: January
14, 2022
This fix applies to the IBM Spectrum Symphony multicluster feature. It resolves
connection issues from the multicluster primary host to an IBM Spectrum
Symphony 7.3.1 cluster with the outbound connection feature enabled.
Contents
1. List of fixes
2. Download location
3. Product and components affected
4. Installation and usage
5. Uninstallation
6. List of files
7. Product
notifications
8. Copyright and trademark information
1.
List
of fixes
APAR: P104464
2.
Download
location
Download interim fix 600863 from the
following location https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/
3.
Product
and components affected
Component name, Platform, Fix ID:
SOAM, Windows x86_64, sym-7.3.1-build600863-cs
4.
Installation
and usage
a. Log on to the multicluster primary cluster as the cluster administrator:
> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin
b. Shut down the SMCM:
> egosh service stop SMCM
c. On the primary host (and on each primary candidate host), copy the symmc-7.3.1.0_build600863.msp package to a temporary location on the host and install the package:
o For an interactive installation, double-click the symmc-7.3.1.0_build600863.msp package and follow the prompts.
o For a silent installation, enter the following command from the command prompt:
C:\>msiexec /update C:\symmc-7.3.1.0_build600863.msp /l*v install.log /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus
The command syntax is as follows:
C:\>msiexec /update sym_package_name_path /l*v install.log /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus
where:
o sym_package_name_path is the fully qualified path to the .msp package; in this case, C:\symmccore-7.3.1.0_build600863.msp.
o install.log is the log file for the upgrade.
d.
Use
the pversions command to verify the installation:
> pversions
e.
Start the SMCM service:
> egosh service
start SMCM
Follow the
instructions in this section to download and install this interim fix in your
cluster.
a.
Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and
stop the SMCP service:
> egosh service stop SMCP
b.
On each management host, download the sym-7.3.1.0-soamcore-7.3.1.0_build600863.msp package to a temporary location on the host and install the package:
o
For an interactive installation,
double-click the .msp package and follow the prompts.
o For a silent
installation, enter the following command from the command prompt:
C:\>msiexec
/update C:\sym-7.3.1.0-soamcore-7.3.1.0_build600863.msp /l*v install.log /norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus
The
command syntax is as follows:
C:\>msiexec
/update sym_package_name_path /l*v install.log
/norestart /quiet REINSTALLMODE=omus
where:
o
sym_package_name_path is the fully
qualified path to the .msp package; in this case, C:\sym-7.3.1.0-soamcore-7.3.1.0_build600863.msp.
o
install.log is the log file for
the upgrade.
c.
Use the pversions command to verify
the installation:
> pversions
d.
Start the SMCP service:
> egosh service
start SMCP
Usage
Three
modifications were made in this fix:
1.
The EGO service credential for the SMCP is now
updated once an hour and not every four hours. As a credential expires after
eight hours, updating every four hours may lead to credential expiry if VEMKD
was down at the four hours mark.
2.
The IBM Spectrum Symphony cluster information
will be resent to the SMCM if the SMCM does not acknowledge receipt of this
information.
3.
The outbound connection retry interval was
reduced from 30 minutes to one minute after about five minutes of failed
connection attempts.
This
fix also simplifies the connection debugging between the SMCP and SMCM by
logging the registration status at the default log level for both the SMCP and
SMCM.
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 stop the SMCM service:
> egosh service stop SMCM
b.
On each management host, uninstall the fix:
o To roll back from the
Windows Control Panel, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features >
View installed updates, click Update for Symphony Multicluster
7.3.1.0 (build “600863”) and click Uninstall.
o To roll back from the
IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt, enter the following command:
C:\> msiexec /uninstall {3759C671-1612-4693-9528-7B4389C29881}
/package {2D475A91-0059-4295-A44E-DCFC3DBA43B4} /norestart
/quiet /l*v 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 this interim fix, in this case, {3759C671-1612-4693-9528-7B4389C29881}.
o product_code is the identifier of the .msi file for the
original product installation package, in this case, {2D475A91-0059-4295-A44E-DCFC3DBA43B4}.
o rollback.log is the name of the log file to capture details of the rollback.
c.
Start the SMCM service:
> egosh service
start SMCM
If required, follow the instructions
in this section to uninstall this interim fix from your cluster:
d.
Log on to the primary host as the cluster
administrator and stop the SMCP service:
> egosh service stop SMCP
e.
On each management host, uninstall the fix:
o To roll back from the
Windows Control Panel, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features >
View installed updates, click Update for Symphony 7.3.1 (build “600863”)
and click Uninstall.
o To roll back from the
IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt, enter the following command:
C:\> msiexec /uninstall {55768954-42B1-4542-B1F0-E5BEBA142D9C}
/package {91FF0A77-C792-4BCD-B657-5B1D1762836E} /norestart
/quiet /l*v 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 this interim fix, in this case, {55768954-42B1-4542-B1F0-E5BEBA142D9C}.
o product_code is the identifier of the .msi file for the
original product installation package, in this case, {91FF0A77-C792-4BCD-B657-5B1D1762836E}.
o rollback.log is the name of the log file to capture details of the rollback.
f.
Start the SMCP service:
> egosh service start SMCP
6.
List
of files
symmc-7.3.1.0_build600863.msp
smc\7.3.1\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\smcmaster.exe
smc\7.3.1\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\smcmaster.pdb
sym-7.3.1.0-soamcore-7.3.1.0_build600863.msp
soam\7.3.1\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\smcproxy.exe
soam\7.3.1\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\smcproxy.pdb
7.
Product
notifications
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8.
Copyright
and trademark information
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