Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.3 Interim Fix 601678 

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.3

Update Name: Interim Fix 601678

Fix ID: sym-7.3-build601678-cs

Publication Date: September 1, 2023

 

This fix provides a new parameter called SOAM_SEND_COMMONDATA_TIMEOUT_SECONDS, used to configure the timeout value (in seconds) of sending common data from the SSM to a service. If the service is unable to get the expected common data within the configured time, the service will be terminated, and corresponding slots will be released. This fix is supported for the R_PriorityScheduling policy.

 

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: P104930

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 601678 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.    Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

SOAM, Windows x86_64, sym-7.3-build601678-cs

4.   Installation and configuration

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

System requirements

Windows x86_64

Installation and configuration

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

egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

soamcontrol app disable all

b.     Log on to each management and compute host in the cluster, copy the sym-7.3.0.0-soamcore-7.3.0.0_build601678.msp package, and complete one of the following steps:

·       For an interactive installation, double-click the sym-7.3.0.0-soamcore-7.3.0.0_build601678.msp package and follow the prompts.

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

C:\>msiexec /update C:\sym-7.3.0.0-soamcore-7.3.0.0_build601678.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:

·       sym_package_name_path is the fully qualified file name to the .msp package.

·       sym_install_log is the log file for the upgrade.

c.     Run the pversions command to verify the installation:

pversions

IBM Spectrum Computing family: SOAM core 7.3 for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.0.0

Update for Symphony 7.3.0 (build"601678")

IBM Spectrum Computing family: EGO core 3.8.0.0

IBM Spectrum Computing family: IBM JRE 8.0.5.37

IBM Spectrum Computing family: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile 19.0.0.6

IBM Spectrum Computing family: EGO management 3.8.0.0

IBM Spectrum Computing family: SOAM management 7.3 for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.0.0

IBM Spectrum Computing family: EGO RESTful API Server 3.8.0.0

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d.   Configuration applications:

Add the SOAM_SEND_COMMONDATA_TIMEOUT_SECONDS environment variable into the SOAM section of the application profile. Specify an integer between 5 to 2147483647 to indicate the timeout value (in seconds) of sending common data from the SSM to a service. If the service is unable to get the expected common data within the configured time, the service will be terminated, and corresponding slots will be released.

 

<SOAM version="7.3">

    <SSM resReq="" workDir="${EGO_SHARED_TOP}/soam/work">

        <osTypes>

            <osType name="all" ……>

                ……

                <env name="SOAM_SEND_COMMONDATA_TIMEOUT_SECONDS">30</env>

            </osType>

        </osTypes>

Once you have added the environment variable to your application profile, register the application profile to enable this feature with soamreg command.

e.   Enable applications:

soamcontrol app enable application_name

 

Related logs

With this feature enabled, a message like following can be found at SSM’s log:

2023-08-14 03:09:35.605 GMT INFO [8359:140227683370752] ssm.ssmcore.ARM - ARM::getEnvSendCommonDataTimeout SOAM_SEND_COMMONDATA_TIMEOUT_SECONDS parameter is enabled with value <30>.

 

Any service that cannot get common data in the configured time will be terminated, and a message like following can be found at SSM’s log:

2023-08-14 08:20:00.130 GMT INFO [21002:140583263790848] ssm.ssmcore.SSN - SSN::monitorBindCommonData session 2202 cannot get common data in configured time for stp 5167d1e8-3a7b-11ee-c000-00000a0b7b6a-140583263790848-21002 on host testmachine, stp will be cleaned.

 

5.   Uninstallation

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

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

egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

soamcontrol app disable all

b.     Log on to each management and compute host in the cluster and roll back to the previous version of IBM Spectrum Symphony, either from 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 7.3.0 (build “601678”) and click Uninstall.

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

C:\>msiexec /uninstall {F9481CF9-A5C8-4ED5-908E-856336006D77} /package {5B7B0C11-4DDB-4C5F-96A2-D1DCF66DBB64} /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, {F9481CF9-A5C8-4ED5-908E-856336006D77}.

o   product_code is the identifier of the .msi file in the original product installation package; in this case, {5B7B0C11-4DDB-4C5F-96A2-D1DCF66DBB64}.

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.     Enable applications:

soamcontrol app enable application_name

6.    List of files

soam\7.3\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\ssm.exe

soam\7.3\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\ssm.pdb

soam\7.3\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\sim.exe

soam\7.3\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\sim.pdb

7.    Product notifications

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2023

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

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