* * * READ ME * * * * * * Veritas Group Lock Manager 6.0.1 * * * * * * Patch 6.0.1.200 * * * Patch Date: 2016-03-03 This document provides the following information: * PATCH NAME * OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH * PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH * BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH * SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH * DETAILS OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH * INSTALLATION PRE-REQUISITES * INSTALLING THE PATCH * REMOVING THE PATCH PATCH NAME ---------- Veritas Group Lock Manager 6.0.1 Patch 6.0.1.200 OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH ---------------------------------------- Solaris 10 X64 PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH ------------------------------ VRTSglm BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH ----------------------------------- * Symantec VirtualStore 6.0.1 * Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA 6.0.1 * Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC 6.0.1 SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH --------------------------------------- Patch ID: 150740-02 * 3845273 (2850818) GLM thread got panic with null pointer de-reference. Patch ID: 150740-01 * 3364311 (3364309) Internal stress test on cluster file system hit debug assert in Group Lock Manager (GLM). DETAILS OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH --------------------------------------- This patch fixes the following Symantec incidents: Patch ID: 150740-02 * 3845273 (Tracking ID: 2850818) SYMPTOM: GLM thread may get panic if cache pointer remains null. DESCRIPTION: When GLM cache pointer is de-refrenced, thread got panicked. This is due to the reason that there can be a case where memory is not allocated to the cache and pointer remained null but we missed the check for null pointer and later we de-referenced that resulting into the panic. RESOLUTION: Code has been modified to handle the situation where memory is not allocated for the cache. Patch ID: 150740-01 * 3364311 (Tracking ID: 3364309) SYMPTOM: Internal stress test on cluster file system hit debug assert in Group Lock Manager (GLM). DESCRIPTION: In GLM, the code to handle last revoke for a lock may cause a deadlock which is caught upfront by debug assert. RESOLUTION: The code is modified to avoid deadlock while handling last revoke for a lock. INSTALLING THE PATCH -------------------- Run the Installer script to automatically install the patch: ----------------------------------------------------------- To install the patch perform the following steps on at least one node in the cluster: 1. Copy the patch glm-sol10_x64-Patch-6.0.1.200.tar.gz to /tmp 2. Untar glm-sol10_x64-Patch-6.0.1.200.tar.gz to /tmp/hf # mkdir /tmp/hf # cd /tmp/hf # gunzip /tmp/glm-sol10_x64-Patch-6.0.1.200.tar.gz # tar xf /tmp/glm-sol10_x64-Patch-6.0.1.200.tar 3. Install the hotfix # pwd /tmp/hf # ./installGLM601P2 [ ...] You can also install this patch together with 6.0.1 GA release and 6.0.5 Patch release # ./installGLM601P2 -base_path [<601 path>] -mr_path [<605 path>] [ ...] where the -mr_path should point to the 6.0.5 image directory, while -base_path to the 6.0.1 image. Install the patch manually: -------------------------- For the Solaris 10 release, refer to the online manual pages for instructions on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below as special instructions. The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine: example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/150740-02 REMOVING THE PATCH ------------------ The following example removes a patch from a standalone system: example# patchrm 150740-02 For additional examples please see the appropriate manual pages. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS -------------------- Manually install this patch by the native OS command such as "patchadd" if it's installed on stacks other than 6.0.5. OTHERS ------ NONE