Readme file for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.2.1 Interim Fix 601119

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product/Component release: 7.2.1
Fix ID: sym-7.2.1-build601119

Publication date: May 20, 2022

 

This interim fix resolves a VEMKD memory issue where VEMKD’s memory keeps increasing when there are many hosts not in OK state in an IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.1 cluster.

 

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: P104642

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 601119 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/.

3.    Products or components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

EGO, Linux x86_64, sym-7.2.1-build601119

4.    Installation and configuration

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

System requirements

Linux x86_64           

Installation

a.     Log on to each management host as the cluster administrator and source your environment:

(BASH) . $EGO_TOP/profile.platform

(CSH) source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform

b.     Download the package to each of your management hosts to, for example, to a /symfixes directory.

c.     Run the egoinstallfixes command to install the egocore-3.7.0.0_x86_64_build601119.tar.gz file:

> egoinstallfixes /symfixes/egocore-3.7.0.0_x86_64_build601119.tar.gz

Note: Running the egoinstallfixes command automatically backs up the current binary files to a fix backup directory for recovery purposes. Do not delete this backup directory; you will need it if you want to recover the original files. For more information on using this command, see the egoinstallfixes command reference.

d.     Run the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 601119

e.     From the primary host, restart the host:

> egosh ego restart

5.    Uninstallation

If required, follow the instructions in this section to uninstall this interim fix from hosts in your cluster.

a.     Log on to each management and compute host in the cluster and roll back this interim fix:

> egoinstallfixes -r 601119

b.     From the primary host, restart the host:

> egosh ego restart

6.    List of files

3.7/linux-x86_64/etc/vemkd

3.7/linux-x86_64/lib/policy/libslot.so

7.    Product notifications

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2022

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