Interim fix 601409 for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2

Readme File for IBM^® Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2 Interim Fix 601409

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.3.2

Update Name: Interim Fix 601409

Fix ID: sym-7.3.2-build601409

Publication Date: March 7, 2023

This interim fix resolves a misleading error message issue for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2 with the multicluster feature, when submitting workload to the multicluster primary host.

Contents

1. List of fixes

2. Download location

3. Product 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: P104802

2. Download location

Download interim fix 601409 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3. Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

SOAM SDK library, Linux x86_64, Windows x64, sym-7.3.2-build601409

4. Installation and configuration

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

System requirements

Linux x86_64, Windows x64

Installing on IBM Spectrum Symphony client hosts on Windows

a. Log on to the IBM Spectrum Symphony client host and stop the running client.

b. Log on to each IBM Spectrum Symphony client host in the cluster, copy the symclnt-7.3.2.0_build601409.msp package to a temporary location on the host, and complete one of the following steps:

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

· To perform a silent installation, enter the following command from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt:

C:\>msiexec /update C:\symclnt-7.3.2.0_build601409.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 file name to the .msp package, in this case, C:\symclnt-7.3.2.0_build601409.msp.

o sym_install_log is the log file for the upgrade, in this case, updateSym.log.

Installing on IBM Spectrum Symphony client hosts on Linux

a. Log on to the IBM Spectrum Symphony client host and stop the running client.

b. Back up the following files:

$SOAM_HOME/lib64/libsoambase.so

$SOAM_HOME/lib/libsoambase.so

c. On each IBM Spectrum Symphony client host, copy the symclnt-7.3.2.0_x86_64-build601409.tar.gz package and extract its content to the $SOAM_HOME installation directory:

> tar zxfo symclnt-7.3.2.0_x86_64-build601409.tar.gz -C $SOAM_HOME

5. Uninstallation

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

Uninstalling from IBM Spectrum Symphony client hosts on Windows

a. Log on to the IBM Spectrum Symphony client host and stop the running client.

b. Log on to each IBM Spectrum Symphony client host in the cluster, roll back to the previous version of IBM Spectrum Symphony either from the Windows Control Panel or from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt:

· To roll back from the Windows Control Panel, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > View installed updates, click Update for Symphony 7.3.2.0 (build “601409”) and click Uninstall.

· To roll back from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command prompt, enter the following command:

C:\>msiexec /uninstall {8652D387-4CD3-48C8-8ED4-869F86DCD7DF} /package {D0374E2E-2D3C-4240-9642-D99621AD5463} /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, {8652D387-4CD3-48C8-8ED4-869F86DCD7DF}.

o product_code is the identifier of the .msi file in the product installation package; in this case, {D0374E2E-2D3C-4240-9642-D99621AD5463}.

o rollback_log is the name of the log file to capture details of the interim fix rollback; in this case, sym_rollback.log.

Uninstalling from IBM Spectrum Symphony client hosts on Linux

a. Log on to the IBM Spectrum Symphony client host and stop the running client.

b. Restore the following files from your backup:

$SOAM_HOME/lib64/libsoambase.so

$SOAM_HOME/lib/libsoambase.so

6. List of files

symclnt-7.3.2.0_build601409.msp

lib64\soambase.dll

lib64\soambase.pdb

lib\soambase.dll

lib\soambase.pdb

symclnt-7.3.2.0_x86_64-build601409.tar.gz

lib64/libsoambase.so

lib/libsoambase.so

7. Product notifications

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8. Copyright and trademark information

U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

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