This document provides the following information: * RELEASE DETAILS * PATCH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS * PATCH UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS * DETAILS OF ISSUES FIXED IN THE RELEASE * SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS * SUMMARY OF ISSUES FIXED IN THE RELEASE RELEASE DETAILS --------------------- README VERSION : 1.1 README CREATION DATE : 2018-06-18 PATCH-ID : 7.4.0.100 PATCH NAME : VA-7.4.0.100 REQUIRED PATCHES : NONE INCOMPATIBLE PATCHES : NONE SUPPORTED PADV : rhel7.3_x86_64, rhel7.4_x86_64, OL7.3_x86_64, OL7.4_x86_64 (P-PLATFORM , A-ARCHITECTURE , D-DISTRIBUTION , V-VERSION) PATCH CRITICALITY : Optional HAS KERNEL COMPONENT : YES ID : NONE PATCH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: ----------------------------------------- Please refer to : https://origin-www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/132498421-132511576-1 For detailed instructions on Upgrading Veritas Access, please refer to "Chapter 10 : Upgrading Veritas Access using a rolling upgrade". PATCH UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: ----------------------------------------- Please refer to : https://origin-www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/132498421-132511576-1 for detailed instructions for un-installing Veritas Access SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: ---------------------- 1. Download the Veritas Access 7.4.0.100 from the following link. # https://sort.veritas.com/public/patchcentral/Linux/7.4/access/access-rhel7_x86_64-Patch-7.4.0.100.tar.gz 2. Extract the tarball # gunzip -c access-rhel7_x86_64-Patch-7.4.0.100.tar.gz | tar xf - 3. Patch can be upgraded from VA-7.4 release only. 4. Before starting upgrade please make sure that none of the services are in "FAILED/FAULTED/W_ONLINE" state. 5. Rolling upgrade can be started using below command # ./installaccess -rolling_upgrade 6. Make sure that upgrade is performed one node at a time even though installer tries to upgrade multiple nodes at a time. For example, # ./installaccess -rolling_upgrade Veritas Access 7.4.0.100 Rolling Upgrade Program Copyright (c) 2018 Veritas Technologies LLC. All rights reserved. Veritas and the Veritas Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Veritas Technologies LLC or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Licensed Software and Documentation are deemed to be "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation" as defined in FAR Sections 12.212 and DFARS Section 227.7202. Logs are being written to /var/tmp/installaccess-201804030721cXT while installaccess is in progress. Enter the system name of the cluster on which you would like to perform rolling upgrade [q,?] (fss7401_01) Checking communication on fss7401_01 .................................................................................... Done Checking rolling upgrade prerequisites on fss7401_01 .................................................................... Done Veritas Access 7.4.0.100 Rolling Upgrade Program Cluster information verification: Cluster Name: fss7401 Cluster ID Number: 61886 Systems: fss7401_01 fss7401_02 fss7401_03 fss7401_04 Would you like to perform rolling upgrade on the cluster? [y, n, q] (y) Rolling upgrade phase 1 upgrades all VRTS product packages except non-kernel packages. Rolling upgrade phase 2 upgrades all non-kernel packages including: VRTSvcs VRTScavf VRTSvcsag VRTSvcsea VRTSvbs VRTSnas Checking communication on fss7401_02 .................................................................................... Done Checking rolling upgrade prerequisites on fss7401_02 .................................................................... Done Checking communication on fss7401_03 .................................................................................... Done Checking rolling upgrade prerequisites on fss7401_03 .................................................................... Done Checking communication on fss7401_04 .................................................................................... Done Checking rolling upgrade prerequisites on fss7401_04 .................................................................... Done Checking the product compatibility of the nodes in the cluster .......................................................... Done Rolling upgrade phase 1 is performed on the system(s) fss7401_03. It is recommended to perform rolling upgrade phase 1 on the remaining system(s) fss7401_01 fss7401_02 fss7401_04. Would you like to perform rolling upgrade phase 1 on the recommended system(s)? [y, n, q] (y) n Do you want to quit without phase 1 performed on all systems? [y, n, q] (n) n Enter the system names separated by spaces on which you want to perform rolling upgrade: [q,?] fss7401_02 7. If file systems are online during upgrade, please make sure that recovery is finished before starting the upgrade of new node. To check the recovery process, please check below command : # vxtask list Recovery will be triggered in ~3-5 minutes after node has joined the cluster. 8. Fresh installation can also be done using this patch. Please refer to https://origin-www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/132498421-132511576-1 for more details SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED IN THE RELEASE ----------------------------------------- IA-11518 fstype partition corrupted after failure testing IA-11899 Veritas Access GUI fails to initialize in a pure IPV4 environment IA-11817 Portald crashing with SSL enabled for get_object API with conditional parameters IA-11909 Reconfig hang observed after (nparity +1 ) rebooted node join back before detach processing corresponding to leave reconfig completes The Veritas Access 7.4 documentation is available only online. You can find the latest version of the product documentation on the SORT website. Use the following link to locate the documentation: https://sort.veritas.com/documents For Product, select "Veritas Access".