Readme file for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2 Interim Fix 601756

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product/Component release: 7.3.2
Fix ID: sym-7.3.2-build601756

Publication date: October 20, 2023

This interim fix prevents the LIM daemon from core dumping while parsing the GPU PCI configuration in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2 with the GPU Harvesting feature enabled.

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: P104975

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 601756 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

3.    Products or components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

EGO, Linux x86_64, sym-7.3.2-build601756

4.    Installation and configuration

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

Prerequisites

Fix 601711 must be installed before applying this fix package.

System requirements

Linux x86_64

Installation

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and shut down all management and compute hosts:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh ego shutdown hostname

b.     Download the egocore-4.0.0.0_x86_64_build601756.tar.gz package to each of your management and compute host, for example, to a /symfixes directory.

c.     Run the egoinstallfixes command to install the egocore-4.0.0.0_x86_64_build601756.tar.gz file:

> egoinstallfixes /symfixes/egocore-4.0.0.0_x86_64_build601756.tar.gz

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.     Run the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 601756

e.     From the primary host, start all management and compute hosts:

> egosh ego start hostname

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 all management and compute hosts:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh ego shutdown hostname

b.     Log on to each management and compute host in the cluster and roll back this interim fix:

egoinstallfixes -r 601756

c.     From the primary host, start all management and compute hosts:

> egosh ego start hostname

6.    List of files

4.0/linux-x86_64/etc/lim

7.    Product notifications

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2023

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