Readme file for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2 Interim Fix 602149

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony
Product/Component release: 7.3.2
Fix ID: sym-7.3.2-build602149

Publication date: September 16, 2024

 

This interim fix is an accumulation of two fixes for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2 with Fix 601711:

1.        Interim fix 602083 prevents an SSM (IBM Spectrum Symphony session manager) from core

dumping while publish and subscribe APIs are used in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2.

2.        Interim fix 602141 prevents an SSM (IBM Spectrum Symphony session manager) from core dumping during a segmentation issue with IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.2.

 

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: P105209

2.    Download location

Download interim fix 602149 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/.

3.    Products or components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

SOAM, Windows x86_64, sym-7.3.2-build602149

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

Windows x86_64     

Installation

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

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x password

> soamcontrol app disable all -f

> egosh service stop all

> egosh ego shutdown -f all

b.      Log on to each management host in the cluster, copy the sym-7.3.2.0-soamcore-7.3.2.0_build602149.msp package, and complete one of the following steps:

o   To perform an interactive installation, double-click the .msp package.

o   To perform a silent installation from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line, enter the following command:

C:\> msiexec /update C:\sym-7.3.2.0-soamcore-7.3.2.0_build602149.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:

o   <sym_package_name_path> is the fully qualified path to the .msp package.

o   <sym_install_log> is the log file for the fix.

c.      Run the pversions command to verify the installation.

d.      From the primary host, start up the cluster, and enable your applications:

> egosh ego start -f all

> soamcontrol app enable application_name

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, disable all applications, and shut down the cluster:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x password

> soamcontrol app disable all -f

> egosh service stop all

> egosh ego shutdown -f all

b.      Roll back to the previous version of IBM Spectrum Symphony either from the Windows Control Panel or from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line:

o   To roll back from the Windows Control Panel, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > View installed updates, click Update for Symphony 7.3.2.0 (build"602149") and click Uninstall.

o   To roll back from the IBM Spectrum Symphony command line, enter the following command:

C:\> msiexec /uninstall {E5343C39-FE49-4111-A6DC-52AB27EFB5C7} /package {E0D84198-BD82-44E9-BE9E-56BC19B4AE75} /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, {E5343C39-FE49-4111-A6DC-52AB27EFB5C7}.

o   <product_code> is the identifier of the .msi file in the product installation package; in this case, {E0D84198-BD82-44E9-BE9E-56BC19B4AE75}.

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.      From the primary host, start up the cluster, and enable your applications:

> egosh ego start -f all

> soamcontrol app enable application_name

6.    List of files

soam\7.3.2\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\ssm.exe c05782a1974c5e67c858b404e5ec53eb

soam\7.3.2\w2k3_x64-vc7-psdk\etc\ssm.pdb bc455ac6f40719f925f58a80b2e3bd5f 

7.    Product notifications

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8.    Copyright and trademark information

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