Readme file for IBM^® Spectrum Symphony 7.2.1 Interim Fix 601171

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product/Component release: 7.2.1

Fix ID: sym-7.2.1-build601171

Publication date: June 9, 2022

This interim fix allows you to set both EGO_ENABLE_COMPRESS_STATUS_FILE=Y and EGO_ENABLE_FSYNC=Y configurations settings in the ego.conf file, so that you can use the file compression and file synchronization (fsync) features at the same time in an IBM Spectrum Symphony cluster.

 

Contents

1.     List of fixes

2.     Download location

3.     Products 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: P104683

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 601171 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

3.   Products and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

EGO, Linux x86_64, sym-7.2.1-build601171

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.     On each management host, create a directory (for example, /symfixes directory) and download the egocore-3.7.0_x86_64_build601171.tar.gz to the directory.

b.     Run the egoinstallfixes command to install the egocore-3.7.0_x86_64_build601171.tar.gz file:

> egoinstallfixes /symfixes/egocore-3.7.0_x86_64_build601171.tar.gz

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.

c.     Run the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 601171

d.     From the primary host, restart the cluster:

> egosh ego restart

5.   Uninstallation

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

a.     On each management host in the cluster, roll back this interim fix:

> egoinstallfixes -r 601171

b.     From the primary host, restart the cluster:

> egosh ego restart

6.   List of files

3.7/linux-x86_64/etc/vemkd

7.   Product notifications

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8.   Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2022

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