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      * * * 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
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Veritas Asynchronous Monitoring Framework 6.0.5 Patch 6.0.5.100


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
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AIX 6.1
AIX 7.1


PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH
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VRTSamf


BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
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   * 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
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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
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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
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Run the Installer script to automatically install the patch:
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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 [<host1> <host2>...]

Install the patch manually:
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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 <patch location>      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
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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
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If the node has already hit this issue, unmount all the nested mount points(registered with amf) forcefully before applying the patch.


OTHERS
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NONE