Readme file for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.2.1 Interim Fix 601371

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product/Component release: 7.2.1

Fix ID: sym-7.2.1-build601371

Publication date: February 24, 2023

This interim fix resolves an issue where IBM Spectrum Symphony is unable to get the launch template, and shows the following error message in the provider log file for Amazon Web Services (AWS):  Unable to get the launch template {xxx}. The template does not exist; it may have been removed. Check the AWS console for more details.

 

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: P104778

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 601371 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

3.   Products and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

Host factory, Linux x86_64, sym-7.2.1-build601371

4.   Installation and configuration

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

System requirements

Linux x86_64

Installation

a.      Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and stop the HostFactory service:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh service stop HostFactory

b.     On each management host, create a directory (for example, /symfixes directory) and download the egocore-3.7.0_x86_64_build601371.tar.gz file to the directory.

c.     Run the egoinstallfixes command to install the egocore-3.7.0_x86_64_build601371.tar.gz file:

> egoinstallfixes /symfixes/egocore-3.7.0_x86_64_build601371.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.

d.     Back up the the original AWS SDK library and remove it from the cluster:

> mkdir -p /tmp/hfbackup_601371

> mv $EGO_TOP/3.7/hostfactory/providers/aws/lib/aws-java-sdk-

1.11.470.jar /tmp/hfbackup_601371

e.     Run the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 601371

f.       From the primary host, start the HostFactory service:

> egosh service start HostFactory

5.   Uninstallation

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

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and stop the HostFactory service:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh service stop HostFactory

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

egoinstallfixes -r 601371

c.     On each management host, restore the AWS SDK library that you backed up during installation:

> cp /tmp/hfbackup_601371/aws-java-sdk-1.11.470.jar $EGO_TOP/3.7/hostfactory/providers/aws/lib/aws-java-sdk-1.11.470.jar

d.     From the primary host, start the HostFactory service:

egosh service start HostFactory

6.   List of files

3.7/hostfactory/providers/aws/lib/AwsTool.jar

3.7/hostfactory/providers/aws/lib/aws-java-sdk-1.12.277.jar

7.   Product notifications

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8.   Copyright and trademark information

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