OS: Solaris Sparc OS Version: 5.8, 5.9, 5.10 Fixes Applied for Products: VRTSvcs - Veritas Cluster Server by Symantec Additional Instructions: Please read the instructions below before installing the patch. PATCH VRTSvcs 5.0MP3RP2 HF1 for Veritas Cluster Server 5.0MP3RP2 =============================================================== Patch Date: 05 October, 2009 This README provides information on: * BEFORE GETTING STARTED * CRC AND BYTE COUNT * FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDED IN THE PATCH * PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH * INSTALLING THE PATCH * UNINSTALLING THE PATCH BEFORE GETTING STARTED: ---------------------- This patch only applies to: VRTSvcs running on Solaris Sparc 5.8, 5.9 or 5.10 Patch ID's for the appropriate SunOS Versions: For SunOS Sparc Release 5.8, 142612-01. For SunOS Sparc Release 5.9, 142613-01. For SunOS Sparc Release 5.10, 142614-01. Ensure that you are running the supported configurations before installing this patch. FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDED IN THE PATCH: -------------------------------------------- Etrack Incidents: 1829082 SDR of Fixed Symantec Incidents: -------------------------------- Symantec Incident : 1829082 Symptom: HAD recived SIGSEV, while notifier message handler was trying to log a send() failure. Defect Description: An incorrect format specifier in logger function in notifier binary triggered the SIGSEGV. Resolution: The correct format specifier is now being used. PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH: ------------------------------- This patch updates the following VCS package(s) VRTSvcs 5.0MP3RP2 INSTALLING THE PATCH: -------------------- The following steps should be run on the nodes in the VCS cluster, where the patch is going to be installed: Stopping VCS on the cluster node: -------------------------------- To stop the cluster on all nodes follow the given steps: 1. Ensure that "/opt/VRTS/bin" directory is included in your PATH environment variable so you can execute all the VCS commands. Refer to "Veritas Cluster Server Installation Guide" for more information. 2. Verify that the version of VRTSvcs is 50MP3RP2 or later for Solaris Sparc. 3. Freeze all the service groups persistently: # haconf -makerw # hagrp -freeze [group] -persistent # haconf -dump -makero 3. From any one node, execute the following command to stop the cluster: # hastop -all -force 4. Verify that the cluster is stopped on all nodes by running the hasys command: # hasys -state 5. On all nodes, make sure that both had and hashadow processes are stopped. 6. Stop the VCS CmdServer on all nodes: # CmdServer -stop Installing the Patch: -------------------- 1. Un-compress the downloaded patch from Symantec. Change directory to the unzipped patch location. Install the VRTSvcs 5.0 MP3RP2 HF1 patch using the following command: # patchadd [patch-id] Where [patch-id] is either of the following depending on system configuration, For SunOS Release 5.8, [patch-id] is 142612-01 For SunOS Release 5.9, [patch-id] is 142613-01. For SunOS Release 5.10, [patch-id] is 142614-01. 2. Verify that the new patch has been installed: # showrev -p | grep [patch-id] You will find the following output on display with the patch installed properly: Patch: [patch-id] Obsoletes: Requires: [50MP3RP2 patch-id] Incompatibles: Packages: VRTSvcs Re-starting VCS on the cluster node: ----------------------------------- At this time, you can start cluster services on the cluster nodes. 1. On one node, please verify that VCS configuration is valid. # hacf -verify /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/ 2. If the configuration is valid, start VCS: # hastart On all other nodes, start VCS by issuing hastart(1m) once the first node goes to LOCAL_BUILD or RUNNING state. 3. Unfreeze all the groups: # haconf -makerw # hagrp -unfreeze [group] -persistent # haconf -dump -makero UNINSTALLING THE PATCH: ----------------------- Steps to remove the Patch from a cluster node: --------------------------------------------- 1. Follow the steps provided under "Stopping VCS on the cluster node" section above, to stop VCS on the node & unload any drivers, as required. 2. Remove the patch by the following command: # patchrm [patch-id] Where [patch-id] is either of the following depending on system configuration, For SunOS Release 5.8, [patch-id] is 142612-01 For SunOS Release 5.9, [patch-id] is 142613-01. For SunOS Release 5.10, [patch-id] is 142614-01. 3. Verify that the patch has been removed from the system: # showrev -p | grep [patch-id] There shall be no result on the output. 4. Restart the node following the steps under "Re-starting VCS on the cluster node" section above.