Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.3.1 Interim Fix 601459

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.3.1

Update Name: Interim Fix 601459

Fix ID: sym-7.3.1-build601459

Publication Date: March 3, 2023

 

This interim fix respects the deployment timeout setting configured in an IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.1 Windows application profile.

 

Contents

1. List of fixes

2. Download location

3. Product and components affected

4. Installation

5. Uninstallation

6. List of files

7. Product notifications

8. Copyright and trademark information

 

1.   List of fixes

APAR: P104821

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 601459 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

SOAM, Windows x64, sym-7.3.1-build601459

4.   Installation

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

System requirements

Windows 64-bit

Installing on IBM Spectrum Symphony compute hosts

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

> egosh user logon –u Admin –x password

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.     On each compute host (or just one host if you are using a shared file system), copy the sym-7.3.1.0-soamcore-7.3.1.0_build601459.msp package, and complete one of the following steps:

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

o   To perform a silent installation from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line, enter the following command:

C:\>msiexec /update C:\sym-7.3.1.0-soamcore-7.3.1.0_build601459.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 path to the .msp package.

o   sym_install_log is the log file for the upgrade. 

c.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable application_name

 

5. Uninstallation

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

    Uninstalling from IBM Spectrum Symphony compute hosts

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

> egosh user logon –u Admin –x password

> soamcontrol app disable all

b.     Roll back to the previous version of IBM Spectrum Symphony either from the Windows Control Panel or from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line:

o   To roll back from the Windows Control Panel, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > View installed updates, click Update for Symphony 7.3.1.0 (build “601459”), and click Uninstall. 

o   To roll back from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line, enter the following command:

C:\>msiexec /uninstall {8D279C21-DFE9-42E4-9D5B-ACDFBF0A1E4D} /package {91FF0A77-C792-4BCD-B657-5B1D1762836E} /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, {8D279C21-DFE9-42E4-9D5B-ACDFBF0A1E4D}.

o   product_code is the identifier of the .msi file in the 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 interim fix rollback; in this case, sym_rollback.log.

c.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and enable your applications:

> soamcontrol app enable application_name

6. List of files

soam\7.3.1\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\sim.exe

soam\7.3.1\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\sim.pdb

 

7.   Product notifications

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8.   Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2023

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