cloudpoint-ubuntu1604_x86_64-2.1.1_HF3

 Basic information
Release type: P-patch
Release date: 2018-10-29
OS update support: None
Technote: None
Documentation: None
Popularity: 310 viewed    downloaded
Download size: 1.86 GB
Checksum: 3490467539

 Applies to one or more of the following products:
CloudPoint 2.1.1 On Ubuntu 16.04 x86-64

 Obsolete patches, incompatibilities, superseded patches, or other requirements:
None.

 Fixes the following incidents:
3962911

 Patch ID:
None.

Readme file
                          * * * READ ME * * *
                 * * * Veritas CloudPoint 2.1.1.7471 * * *
                         * * * Hot Fix 3 * * *
                         Patch Date: 2018-10-29


This document provides the following information:

   * PATCH NAME
   * OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
   * BASE PRODUCT VERSION FOR THE PATCH
   * SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
   * DETAILS OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
   * INSTALLING THE PATCH
   * KNOWN ISSUES
   * NOTE


PATCH NAME
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Veritas CloudPoint 2.1.1.7471 Hot Fix 3


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
----------------------------------------
Ubuntu 16.04 x86-64


BASE PRODUCT VERSION FOR THE PATCH
-----------------------------------
   * Veritas CloudPoint 2.1.1


SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
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Patch 2.1.1.7471:
Azure Plugin configuration failed: AttributeError: 'unicode' object has no attribute 'value'

Patch 2.1.1.7470:
* STESC-2167 (STESC-2184) [CP] Nutanix plugin configuration fails using CP 2.1

Patch 2.1.1.7469:
C3PM-9519(C3PM-10578) : Enable LDAP over SSL



DETAILS OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
--------------------------------------------
This patch fixes the following JIRA incidents:

Patch 2.1.1.7471:

* STESC-2246 : (Tracking ID: C3PM-11524)

Symptom:  Azure Plugin configuration failed: AttributeError: 'unicode' object has no attribute 'value'

Description: Discovery was failing because Account type of volume was "Standard_SSd". and in disk object for Standard SSD account_type was "unicode", and for other account types Standard HDD and Premium SSD account_type was enum.

Resolution: if account_type is unicode then fetching it directly, else fetching its value

Patch 2.1.1.7470:

* STESC-2167 (Tracking ID: STESC-2184)

Symptom: Nutanix plugin configuration does not work

DESCRIPTION: 

When attempting to configure Nutanix plugin, CP fails with:
Sep 27 02:42:16 5ebf07dcac4d flexsnap-agent-offhost[1] Thread-76230 flexsnap.plugins.nutanix: ERROR - Cluster info failed: <Response [401]>
Sep 27 02:42:16 5ebf07dcac4d flexsnap-agent-offhost[1] Thread-76230 flexsnap.connectors.base: ERROR - Request failed unexpectedly
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/VRTScloudpoint/lib/flexsnap/connectors/base.py", line 109, in run
func(self, user_id, **converted_values)
File "/opt/VRTScloudpoint/bin/flexsnap-agent.py", line 184, in handle_validate_conf
agent.validate_config(config)
File "/opt/VRTScloudpoint/lib/flexsnap/agent.py", line 221, in validate_config
"Failed to connect: %s" % e.message, 401)
GenericError: Failed to connect: Fail to get cluster info with exception:Fail to get cluster info

RESOLUTION: Fix the Nutanix plugin in the Cloudpoint to use proper validation condition for clusterInfo.

Patch 2.1.1.7469:

* C3PM-9519 : (Tracking ID: C3PM-10578)
	Enable LDAP over SSL (Identity Management Service)

Symptom: LDAP over ssl does not work

Description: All ldap queries were only happening over ldap simple authentication with ssl disabled.

Resolution : While configuring AD , There can be passed an ssl flag that says whether ssl is to be used or not.
There is also a mechanism to import the customer AD's certificate to the idm_store that can be used to speak to AD securely over ssl

INSTALLING THE PATCH
--------------------
I. Before patching:
  1. Contact Veritas Technical Support for this Hot Fix.
  2. Untar the Hot Fix file to a CloudPoint host.
  3. Run the following commands to load the patch.
    # docker load -i Veritas_CloudPoint_2.1.1.7471.IE.img.gz
    # docker run --rm -it -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:2.1.1.7471 load
  4. Ensure that there are no protection policy snapshots or other operations in progress.
     Estimate the patching time will be 15 minutes to an hour.
  5. Log out from the CloudPoint UI.
  6. Run the following command as root to stop CloudPoint.
    # docker run --rm -it -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:2.1.1.7467 stop

II. Patching:
  Run the following command as root.
    # docker run --rm -it -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:2.1.1.7471 install

III. After patching:
  1. Refresh your web broswer and log in to the CloudPoint UI.
  2. Verify the CloudPoint version. Click on Settings and select About. The following information should show up.
    Current Version: 2.1.1.7471
    Current Commit: 697b6245c22fe9a1e53224acdc7bd5df173a2c7a
  3. Verify the CloudPoint data.


NOTE
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1. Roll back to the previous version if needed.
  a. Log out from the CloudPoint UI.
  b. Run the following commands as root.
    # docker run --rm -it -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:2.1.1.7471 stop
    # docker run --rm -it -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:2.1.1.7471 uninstall
    # docker run --rm -it -v /cloudpoint:/cloudpoint -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock veritas/flexsnap-cloudpoint:2.1.1.7467 install
2. The previous version(s) of Docker container images are not removed. You can remove them to save your CloudPoint instance disk space.