* * * READ ME * * * * * * Veritas Asynchronous Monitoring Framework 6.0.5 * * * * * * Patch 6.0.5.100 * * * Patch Date: 2014-04-28 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 Asynchronous Monitoring Framework 6.0.5 Patch 6.0.5.100 OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH ---------------------------------------- AIX 6.1 AIX 7.1 PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH ------------------------------ VRTSamf BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH ----------------------------------- * Veritas Cluster Server 6.0.1 * Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA 6.0.1 * Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC 6.0.1 * Veritas Storage Foundation HA 6.0.1 SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH --------------------------------------- Patch ID: VRTSamf-6.0.500.100 * 3456404 (3456400) If a nested VxFS mount point is registered with AMF, un-mount for that mount-point or its parent directory fail. DETAILS OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH --------------------------------------- This patch fixes the following Symantec incidents: Patch ID: VRTSamf-6.0.500.100 * 3456404 (Tracking ID: 3456400) SYMPTOM: If a nested VxFS mount point is registered with AMF, un-mount for that mount-point or its parent directory fail. DESCRIPTION: When agent registers for mount online monitoring of a mount point with AMF, due to a bug in AMF, a reference on the mount point is left unreleased. Due to this unmounting parent directory fails. RESOLUTION: Symantec has modified the AMF driver to fix this issue. INSTALLING THE PATCH -------------------- Run the Installer script to automatically install the patch: ----------------------------------------------------------- To install the patch perform the following steps on at least one node in the cluster: 1. Copy the hot-fix amf-aix-6.0.5.100-patches.tar.gz to /tmp 2. Untar amf-aix-6.0.5.100-patches.tar.gz to /tmp/hf # mkdir /tmp/hf # cd /tmp/hf # gunzip /tmp/amf-aix-6.0.5.100-patches.tar.gz # tar xf /tmp/amf-aix-6.0.5.100-patches.tar 3. Install the hotfix # pwd /tmp/hf # ./installAMF605P1 [ ...] Install the patch manually: -------------------------- 1) Unconfigure AMF #/opt/VRTSamf/bin/amfconfig -Uof This will disable IMF functionality for all agents. 2) Disable AMF #/etc/init.d/amf.rc stop 3) Apply patch #installp -av -d VRTSamf 4) Verify whether the patch has been applied successfully. #lslpp -l VRTSamf 5) Enable AMF #/etc/init.d/amf.rc start REMOVING THE PATCH ------------------ 1) Unconfigure AMF #/opt/VRTSamf/bin/amfconfig -Uof This will disable IMF functionality for all agents. 2) Disable AMF #/etc/init.d/amf.rc stop 3) Remove/reject the patch # installp -r VRTSamf 6.0.500.100 4) Enable AMF #/etc/init.d/amf.rc start SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS -------------------- If the node has already hit this issue, unmount all the nested mount points(registered with amf) forcefully before applying the patch. OTHERS ------ NONE