Readme file for IBM^® Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2 Interim Fix 601639

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product/Component release: 7.3.2
Fix ID: sym-7.3.2-build601639

Publication date: July 18, 2023

This interim fix resolves an issue where VEMKD is unable to detect that EGOSC exits in some cases when a user enables PAM authentication in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2.

This interim fix also introduces a new parameter, called EGO_ENABLE_MONITORING_SERVICE_ON_LINUX, in the ego.conf file. When this parameter is turned on, VEMKD will monitor the EGOSC daemon status during housekeeping.

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: P104916

2. Download location

Download interim fix 601639 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/.

3. Products or components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

EGO, Linux x86_64, sym-7.3.2-build601639

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. Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and shut down the cluster:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x password

> egosh service stop all

> egosh ego shutdown -f all

b. Download the package to each of your management host to, for example, to a /symfixes directory.

c. Run the egoinstallfixes command to install the egocore-4.0.0.0_x86_64_build601639.tar.gz file:

> egoinstallfixes /symfixes/egocore-4.0.0.0_x86_64_build601639.tar.gz

Note: Running the egoinstallfixes command automatically backs up the current binary files to a fix backup directory for recovery purposes. Do not delete this backup directory; you will need it if you want to recover the original files. For more information on using this command, see the egoinstallfixes command reference.

d. Run the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 601639

e. To monitor EGOSC daemon status during VEMKD housekeeping, configure the EGO_ENABLE_MONITORING_SERVICE_ON_LINUX parameter to Y in the ego.conf file:

EGO_ENABLE_MONITORING_SERVICE_ON_LINUX=Y

f. From the primary host, start the cluster:

> egosh ego start

5. Uninstallation

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

a. Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and shut down the cluster:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x password

> egosh service stop all

> egosh ego shutdown -f all

b. Remove the EGO_ENABLE_MONITORING_SERVICE_ON_LINUX=Y parameter from the ego.conf file.

c. Roll back this interim fix:

> egoinstallfixes -r 601639

d. From the primary host, start the cluster:

> egosh ego restart

6. List of files

4.0/linux-x86_64/etc/vemkd

7. Product notifications

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8. Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2023

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