Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2 Interim Fix 601492

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product/Component Release: 7.3.2

Fix ID: sym-7.3.2-build601492-ms

Publication date: March 15, 2023

Fix to update the IBM Spectrum Symphony host factory symA requestor plug-in to limit requests by the IBM Spectrum Symphony session manager's slot demand, instead of by the number of active tasks. This allows symA to scale workload with service to slot ratios that are not one to one.

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: P104837

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 601492 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.    Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

Host factory, Linux x86_64, sym-7.3.2-build601492-ms

4.    Installation and configuration

Follow these instructions to download and install this interim fix on the management 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

> egosh service stop HostFactory

b.     On each management host, create a directory (for example, /symfixes) and download the hfcore-1.2.0.0_x86_64_build601492.tar.gz package to the directory.

c.     Use the egoinstallfixes command to install the hfcore-1.2.0.0_x86_64_build601492.tar.gz package:

> egoinstallfixes /symfixes/hfcore-1.2.0.0_x86_64_build601492.tar.gz --silent

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.     Use the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 601492

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

> egosh service start HostFactory

5.    Uninstallation

If required, follow these instructions to uninstall this interim fix on Linux management 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

> egosh service stop HostFactory

b.     Log on to each management host and roll back this interim fix:

> egoinstallfixes -r 601492

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

> egosh service start HostFactory

6.    List of files

hostfactory/1.2/requestorplugins/symA/scripts/Return.py 0077c6879bc00e5c6dcec97b458f1518

hostfactory/1.2/requestorplugins/symA/scripts/DefaultSetting.py d31f2c1679138997572af343b91bc0f8

hostfactory/1.2/requestorplugins/symA/scripts/Demand.py b395fddfaf6a0a64e0c9dea1e33ce783

hostfactory/1.2/requestorplugins/symA/scripts/Utilities.py d0e692cc466a94e157f87d66fcc93db0

hostfactory/1.2/requestorplugins/symA/scripts/Main.py 228871ed6bcb9af49d8d9d458bbd722a

hostfactory/1.2/requestorplugins/symA/scripts/ClusterHandler.py 76d39a18dede9d2fa6cc387c157a3a09

hostfactory/1.2/requestorplugins/symA/scripts/Config.py a614cfba7fd56b427aa46c3a6b6abfb5

hostfactory/1.2/requestorplugins/symA/scripts/Calculator.py 7a93b1b70b0c72abc4367d847afb140a

hostfactory/1.2/requestorplugins/symA/scripts/Log.py e807c58214727c5a8ce2998a24b1aa55

7.    Product notifications

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

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