Readme file for IBM^® Spectrum Symphony 7.3.1 Interim Fix 601681

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product/Component release: 7.3.1
Fix ID: sym-7.3.1-build601681

Publication date: September 6, 2023

 

This interim fix resolves a VEMKD crashing issue when the hostname exceeds 64 characters in an IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.1 cluster.

 

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: P104933

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 601681 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/.

3.   Products or components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

EGO, Linux x86_64, sym-7.3.1-build601681

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.     Download the egocore-3.9.0.0_x86_64_build601681.tar.gz to each of your management hosts, for example, to a /symfixes directory.

b.     Run the egoinstallfixes command to install the egocore-3.9.0.0_x86_64_build601681.tar.gz file:

> egoinstallfixes /symfixes/egocore-3.9.0.0_x86_64_build601681.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.

c.     Restart the primary host:

> egosh ego restart

d.     Run the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 601681

5.   Uninstallation

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

a.     From each of your management hosts (or just one host if you are using a shared file system), roll back this fix:

> egoinstallfixes -r 601681

b.     Restart the primary host

> egosh ego restart

6.   List of files

3.9/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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