Date: 2009-02-16 OS: Linux x86_64 OS Version: RHEL 5 Update 1 or Later Packages: VRTSgab Etrack Incidents: 1509742 VERITAS CLUSTER SERVER 5.0 MP3RP2 - GAB HOT FIX 1 FOR LINUX =========================================================== PATCH NAME: 5.0MP3RP2HF1 PATCH DATE: February 2009 REQUIRED VCS RELEASE: 5.0MP3RP2 RELEVANT LINUX RELEASES: RHEL4, RHEL5, SLES9, SLES10, OEL4.4, OEL5.1 RELEVANT ARCHITECTURES: x86_64 POINT PATCH SUMMARY OF CONTENTS: -------------------------------- This cumulative patch contains the following: README (this file) package for RHEL4, OEL4.4 (VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_RHEL4.x86_64.rpm) package for RHEL5, OEL5.1 (VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_RHEL5.x86_64.rpm) package for SLES9 (VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_SLES9.x86_64.rpm) package for SLES10 (VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_SLES10.x86_64.rpm) FILES AFFECTED BY THIS PATCH: ----------------------------- VRTSgab - Veritas Group Membership and Atomic Broadcast The entire package is included with the patch. FIXED INCIDENT: -------------- Following is a brief description of the incident fixed in this patch. Clients of the GAB service may not get cluster membership.[e1509742] Symantec recommends that GAB must be configured to provide membership only after a minimum quorum number of nodes join the cluster. If a client of GAB comes up before GAB Port a formed membership on that node, then this client may not get cluster membership until it starts up on at least the (configured) quorum number of nodes, not even if Port a or any other GAB Ports receive cluster membership. CKSUM: ------ For RHEL4 & OEL4.4 specific package # cksum VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_RHEL4.x86_64.rpm 907217332 461687 VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_RHEL4.x86_64.rpm For RHEL5 & OEL5.1 specific package # cksum VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_RHEL5.x86_64.rpm 1406437893 823553 VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_RHEL5.x86_64.rpm For SLES9 specific package # cksum VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_SLES9.x86_64.rpm 1621675363 1346031 VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_SLES9.x86_64.rpm For SLES10 specific package # cksum VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_SLES10.x86_64.rpm 786789503 1675018 VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_SLES10.x86_64.rpm INSTALLING THE PATCH: --------------------- This patch must be installed after installing Veritas Cluster Server 5.0MP3RP2. Perform the following steps on every system in the cluster. 1. Log on as superuser on the system on which the point patch is to be installed. 2. Presistently freeze that node in VCS: # /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/haconf -makerw # /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hasys -freeze -persistent # /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/haconf -dump -makero 3. Stop all clients of GAB. For example: a) For VCS, run the following command: # /etc/init.d/vcs stop b) For VxFEN: # /etc/init.d/vxfen stop Take care to also shutdown any components dependant on these clients. Take care to observe correct order. 4. Stop GAB: # /etc/init.d/gab stop 5. Upgrade VRTSgab package as per the Linux distribution running on the system: For RHEL4 or OEL4.4, use the following command: # rpm -Uvh VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_RHEL4.x86_64.rpm For RHEL5 or OEL5.1, use the following command: # rpm -Uvh VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_RHEL5.x86_64.rpm For SLES9, use the following command: # rpm -Uvh VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_SLES9.x86_64.rpm For SLES10, use the following command: # rpm -Uvh VRTSgab-5.0.30.21-MP3RP2HF1_SLES10.x86_64.rpm 6. Start GAB by using the following command: # /etc/init.d/gab start 7. Start all the stopped GAB clients. For example: a) For VxFEN, run the following command: # /etc/init.d/vxfen start b) For VCS, run the following command: # /etc/init.d/vcs start Take care to also bring up any components that are dependent on the clients that were stopped in step 3. Take care to observe correct order. 8. Persistently unfreeze the system in VCS: # /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/haconf -makerw # /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hasys -unfreeze -persistent # /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/haconf -dump -makero