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                       * * * InfoScale 7.4 * * *
                         * * * Patch 1100 * * *
                         Patch Date: 2018-06-19


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
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InfoScale 7.4 Patch 1100


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
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RHEL6 x86-64


PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH
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VRTSamf
VRTSaslapm
VRTSdbac
VRTSgab
VRTSglm
VRTSgms
VRTSllt
VRTSodm
VRTSvxfen
VRTSvxfs
VRTSvxvm


BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
-----------------------------------
   * InfoScale Availability 7.4
   * InfoScale Enterprise 7.4
   * InfoScale Foundation 7.4
   * InfoScale Storage 7.4


SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
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Patch ID: VRTSvxvm-7.4.0.1100
* 3951859 (3951290) Retpoline support for VxVM on RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline
kernels
Patch ID: VRTSaslapm-7.4.0.1100
* 3951939 (3951938) Retpoline support for ASLAPM rpm on RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x
retpoline
kernels
Patch ID: VRTSgms-7.4.0.1100
* 3951762 (3951761) GMS support for RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline kernels
Patch ID: VRTSglm-7.4.0.1100
* 3951760 (3951759) GLM support for RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline kernels
Patch ID: VRTSodm-7.4.0.1100
* 3951757 (3951754) ODM support for RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline kernels
Patch ID: VRTSvxfs-7.4.0.1100
* 3951753 (3951752) VxFS support for RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline kernels
Patch ID: VRTSdbac-7.4.0.1100
* 3951988 (3951983) Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 
(RHEL6.10).
Patch ID: VRTSamf-7.4.0.1100
* 3951987 (3951983) Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 
(RHEL6.10).
Patch ID: VRTSvxfen-7.4.0.1100
* 3951986 (3951983) Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 
(RHEL6.10).
Patch ID: VRTSgab-7.4.0.1100
* 3951985 (3951983) Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10).
Patch ID: VRTSllt-7.4.0.1100
* 3951984 (3951983) Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10).


DETAILS OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
---------------------------------------
This patch fixes the following incidents:

Patch ID: VRTSvxvm-7.4.0.1100

* 3951859 (Tracking ID: 3951290)

SYMPTOM:
Retpoline support for VxVM on RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline
kernels

DESCRIPTION:
The RHEL6.10 is new release and it has Retpoline kernel. Also
redhat released retpoline kernel for older RHEL6.x releases. The VxVM module 
should be recompiled with retpoline aware GCC to support retpoline
kernel.

RESOLUTION:
Compiled VxVM with retpoline GCC.

Patch ID: VRTSaslapm-7.4.0.1100

* 3951939 (Tracking ID: 3951938)

SYMPTOM:
Retpoline support for ASLAPM on RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline
kernels

DESCRIPTION:
The RHEL6.10 is new release and it has Retpoline kernel. Also
redhat released retpoline kernel for older RHEL6.x releases. The APM module
should be recompiled with retpoline aware GCC to support retpoline
kernel.

RESOLUTION:
Compiled APM with retpoline GCC.

Patch ID: VRTSgms-7.4.0.1100

* 3951762 (Tracking ID: 3951761)

SYMPTOM:
GMS support for RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline kernels

DESCRIPTION:
The RHEL6.10 is new release and it has Retpoline kernel. Also
redhat released retpoline kernel for older RHEL6.x releases. The GMS module 
should recompile with retpoline aware GCC to support retpoline kernel.

RESOLUTION:
Compiled GMS with Retpoline GCC.

Patch ID: VRTSglm-7.4.0.1100

* 3951760 (Tracking ID: 3951759)

SYMPTOM:
GLM support for RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline kernels

DESCRIPTION:
The RHEL6.10 is new release and it has retpoline kernel. Also
redhat released retpoline kernel for older RHEL6.x releases. The GLM module 
should recompile with retpoline aware GCC to support retpoline
kernel.

RESOLUTION:
Compiled GLM with Retpoline GCC.

Patch ID: VRTSodm-7.4.0.1100

* 3951757 (Tracking ID: 3951754)

SYMPTOM:
ODM support for RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline kernels

DESCRIPTION:
The RHEL6.10 is new release and it has Retpoline kernel. Also
redhat released retpoline kernel for older RHEL6.x releases. The ODM module 
should recompile with retpoline aware GCC to support retpoline
kernel.

RESOLUTION:
Compiled ODM with Retpoline GCC.

Patch ID: VRTSvxfs-7.4.0.1100

* 3951753 (Tracking ID: 3951752)

SYMPTOM:
VxFS support for RHEL6.10 and RHEL6.x retpoline kernels

DESCRIPTION:
The RHEL6.10 is new release and it has Retpoline kernel. Also
redhat released retpoline kernel for older RHEL6.x releases. The VxFS module 
should recompile with retpoline aware GCC to support retpoline
kernel.

RESOLUTION:
Compiled VxFS with retpoline GCC.

Patch ID: VRTSdbac-7.4.0.1100

* 3951988 (Tracking ID: 3951983)

SYMPTOM:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10).

DESCRIPTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support RHEL versions later than RHEL6 Update 9.

RESOLUTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10) is 
now introduced.

Patch ID: VRTSamf-7.4.0.1100

* 3951987 (Tracking ID: 3951983)

SYMPTOM:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10).

DESCRIPTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support RHEL versions later than RHEL6 Update 9.

RESOLUTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10) is 
now introduced.

Patch ID: VRTSvxfen-7.4.0.1100

* 3951986 (Tracking ID: 3951983)

SYMPTOM:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10).

DESCRIPTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support RHEL versions later than RHEL6 Update 9.

RESOLUTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10) is 
now introduced.

Patch ID: VRTSgab-7.4.0.1100

* 3951985 (Tracking ID: 3951983)

SYMPTOM:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 
(RHEL6.10).

DESCRIPTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support RHEL versions later than RHEL6 Update 9.

RESOLUTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10) is 
now introduced.

Patch ID: VRTSllt-7.4.0.1100

* 3951984 (Tracking ID: 3951983)

SYMPTOM:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 
(RHEL6.10).

DESCRIPTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability does not support RHEL versions later than RHEL6 Update 9.

RESOLUTION:
Veritas Infoscale Availability support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 10 (RHEL6.10) is 
now introduced.



INSTALLING THE PATCH
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Run the Installer script to automatically install the patch:
-----------------------------------------------------------
Please be noted that the installation of this P-Patch will cause downtime.

To install the patch perform the following steps on at least one node in the cluster:
1. Copy the patch infoscale-rhel6_x86_64-Patch-7.4.0.1100.tar.gz to /tmp
2. Untar infoscale-rhel6_x86_64-Patch-7.4.0.1100.tar.gz to /tmp/hf
    # mkdir /tmp/hf
    # cd /tmp/hf
    # gunzip /tmp/infoscale-rhel6_x86_64-Patch-7.4.0.1100.tar.gz
    # tar xf /tmp/infoscale-rhel6_x86_64-Patch-7.4.0.1100.tar
3. Install the hotfix(Please be noted that the installation of this P-Patch will cause downtime.)
    # pwd /tmp/hf
    # ./installVRTSinfoscale740P1100 [<host1> <host2>...]

You can also install this patch together with 7.4 base release using Install Bundles
1. Download this patch and extract it to a directory
2. Change to the Veritas InfoScale 7.4 directory and invoke the installer script
   with -patch_path option where -patch_path should point to the patch directory
    # ./installer -patch_path [<path to this patch>] [<host1> <host2>...]

Install the patch manually:
--------------------------
Manual installation is not recommended.


REMOVING THE PATCH
------------------
Manual uninstallation is not recommended.


SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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NONE


OTHERS
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