* * * READ ME * * * * * * Veritas Cluster Server 6.0.3 * * * * * * Public Hot Fix 1 * * * Patch Date: 2013-03-21 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 Cluster Server 6.0.3 Public Hot Fix 1 OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH ---------------------------------------- Solaris 10 SPARC PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH ------------------------------ VRTSvcsag BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH ----------------------------------- * Veritas Cluster Server 6.0.1 * Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC 6.0.1 * Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System 6.0.1 * Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability 6.0.1 * Symantec VirtualStore 6.0.1 * Veritas Storage Foundation for Sybase ASE CE 6.0.1 SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH --------------------------------------- Patch ID: 149790-01 * 3093828 (3125918) AMF driver panics the node when vxconfigd is unresponsive. DETAILS OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH --------------------------------------- This patch fixes the following Symantec incidents: Patch ID: 149790-01 * 3093828 (Tracking ID: 3125918) SYMPTOM: AMF driver panics the node when vxconfigd is unresponsive. DESCRIPTION: The libusnp_vxnotify.so library, used for disk group notifications, goes into an infinite loop when vxconfigd daemon is unresponsive. This causes AMF to enter an inconsistent state; as a result, the AMF driver panics the node. RESOLUTION: Symantec has modified the AMF driver and libusnp_vxnotify.so library to address this issue. INSTALLING THE PATCH -------------------- Prerequisites: * The system must have VRTSvcsag 6.0.300.0 installed before installation of this patch. * Install VRTSamf 6.0.300.100 (or later) patch before installing this patch. The VRTSvcsag-6.0.300.100 patch may be installed either manually (see below) or using the included installer. * To apply the patch using the installer, enter the commands # cd && ./installVCSAG603P1 [ ... ] where is the directory where you unpacked this hotfix , , ... are the nodes to be patched. If none are specified, you will be prompted to enter them interactively. All nodes must belong to a single cluster. For information about installer options, run './installVCSAG603P1 -help'. * To apply the patch manually, perform the following steps on all nodes in the VCS cluster: 1. Stop VCS: # hastop -local -force 2. Change to the directory where the patch is located and install the patch using the commands shown below: # cd /patches && patchadd 149790-01 3. Verify that the new patch is installed by executing the command below and confirm the output displayed matches the text which follows. # showrev -p | grep 149790-01 Expected output if patch is installed: Patch: 149790-01 Obsoletes: Requires: 148496-01 Incompatibles: Packages: VRTSvcsag 4. Restart VCS on one node: # hastart After this node goes to LOCAL_BUILD or RUNNING state, execute the hastart command on all other nodes in the cluster. REMOVING THE PATCH ------------------ REMOVING THE PATCH ------------------ Run the following steps on all the nodes in the VCS cluster. 1. Stop VCS: # hastop -local -force 2. Uninstall the patch: # patchrm 149790-01 3. Verify that the patch is uninstalled from the node: # showrev -p | grep 149790-01 If the patch was successfully uninstalled, there will be no output. 4. Restart VCS on one node: # hastart After this node goes to LOCAL_BUILD or RUNNING state, execute the hastart command on all other nodes in the cluster. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS -------------------- Install VRTSamf 6.0.300.100 (or later) patch before installing this patch. OTHERS ------ NONE