* * * READ ME * * *
     * * * Veritas High Availability Enterprise Agents 7.3.1 * * *
                         * * * Patch 100 * * *
                         Patch Date: 2019-01-16


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 High Availability Enterprise Agents 7.3.1 Patch 100


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
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SLES11 x86-64


PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH
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VRTSvcsea


BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
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   * InfoScale Availability 7.3.1
   * InfoScale Enterprise 7.3.1


SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
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Patch ID: 7.3.1.100
* 3965684 (3931460) The Cluster Server component creates some required files in 
the /tmp and /var/tmp directories.


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

Patch ID: 7.3.1.100

* 3965684 (Tracking ID: 3931460)

SYMPTOM:
The Cluster Server component creates some required files in the /tmp 
and /var/tmp directories.

DESCRIPTION:
The Cluster Server component creates some required files in the 
/tmp and /var/tmp directories. Non-root users have access to these folders, 
and they may accidentally modify, move, or delete these files. Such actions 
may interfere with the normal functioning of Cluster Server.

RESOLUTION:
This hotfix addresses the issue by moving the required Cluster 
Server files to secure locations.



INSTALLING THE PATCH
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Run the Installer script to automatically install the patch:
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Please be noted that the installation of this P-Patch will cause downtime.

To install the patch perform the following steps on at least one node in the cluster:
1. Copy the patch vcsea-sles11_x86_64-Patch-7.3.1.100.tar.gz to /tmp
2. Untar vcsea-sles11_x86_64-Patch-7.3.1.100.tar.gz to /tmp/hf
    # mkdir /tmp/hf
    # cd /tmp/hf
    # gunzip /tmp/vcsea-sles11_x86_64-Patch-7.3.1.100.tar.gz
    # tar xf /tmp/vcsea-sles11_x86_64-Patch-7.3.1.100.tar
3. Install the hotfix(Please be noted that the installation of this P-Patch will cause downtime.)
    # pwd /tmp/hf
    # ./installVRTSvcsea731P100 [<host1> <host2>...]

You can also install this patch together with 7.3.1 maintenance release using Install Bundles
1. Download this patch and extract it to a directory
2. Change to the Veritas InfoScale 7.3.1 directory and invoke the installmr script
   with -patch_path option where -patch_path should point to the patch directory
    # ./installmr -patch_path [<path to this patch>] [<host1> <host2>...]

Install the patch manually:
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Perform the following steps on all nodes in the VCS cluster:
1. Take backup of your configurations. 
2. Stop VCS on the cluster node.
3. Install the patch.
4. Restart VCS on the node.
Stopping VCS on the cluster node
--------------------------------
Perform the following steps:
1. Ensure that the /opt/VRTSvcs/bin directory is included in your PATH
   environment variable so that you can execute all the VCS commands. Refer
   to Veritas Cluster Server Installation Guide for more information.
2. Ensure that the VRTSvcsea package version for Linux is 7.3.1
3. Freeze all the service groups persistently.
    # haconf -makerw
    # hagrp -freeze [group] -persistent
4. Stop the cluster on all nodes. If the cluster is writable, you may
   close the configuration before stopping the cluster.
    # haconf -dump -makero
   From any node, execute the following command.
    # hastop -all
    or
    # hastop -all -force
   Verify that you have stopped the cluster on all nodes by entering the following command: 
    # hasys -state
   After you run the command, the following output must be displayed:
   VCS ERROR V-16-1-10600 Cannot connect to VCS engine
   On all nodes, make sure that both had and hashadow processes are
   stopped.
   Also, stop the VCS CmdServer on all nodes.
    # CmdServer -stop
Installing the Patch
--------------------
Perform the following steps:
1. Un-compress the downloaded patch from Veritas.
   Change the directory to the uncompressed patch location. 
   Install the VRTSvcsea patch using the following command:
     i. For SLES11:
         # rpm -Uvh VRTSvcsea-7.3.1.100-SLES11.x86_64.rpm
2. Run the following command to verify if the new patch has been installed:
   # rpm -q VRTSvcsea
   If the proper patch is installed, the following output is displayed:
     i. For SLES11:
         # VRTSvcsea-7.3.1.100-SLES11.x86_64

Replacing  OracleTypes.cf and OracleASMTypes.cf
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1. Copy OracleTypes.cf from /etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/Oracle to /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/
    cp /etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/Oracle/OracleTypes.cf  /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/OracleTypes.cf 
    Copy OracleASMTypes.cf from /etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/OracleASM to /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/
    cp /etc/VRTSagents/ha/conf/OracleASM/OracleASMTypes.cf  /etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config/OracleASMTypes.cf 

Re-starting VCS on the cluster node
-----------------------------------
1. To start the cluster services on all cluster 
   nodes. Execute the following command first on one node:
    # hastart
   On all the other nodes, start VCS by executing the hastart command after the 
   first node goes to LOCAL_BUILD or RUNNING state.
2. Make VCS cluster writable.
     # haconf -makerw
3. Unfreeze all the groups.
     # hagrp -unfreeze [group] -persistent
     # haconf -dump -makero


REMOVING THE PATCH
------------------
Removal of the patch will result in removing the entire package 
from the system/node. To go back to a previous installed version 
of the package, you may need to re-install the package.
Run the following steps on all the VCS cluster nodes:
To remove the patch from a cluster node:
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1. Freeze all the service groups persistently.
    # haconf -makerw
    # hagrp -freeze [group] -persistent
2. Stop VCS on the node by following the steps provided in the section 
   Stopping VCS on the cluster node.
3. Remove the patch by using the following command:
    # rpm -e VRTSvcsea
4. Verify that the patch has been removed from the system:
    # rpm -qa | grep VRTSvcsea
   Ensure that the VRTSvcsea package is not be displayed. This confirms 
   that the package is removed.
5. Install the VRTSvcsea 7.3.1 package from the installation media.
6. To start the cluster services on all cluster 
   nodes, execute the following command first on one node:
    # hastart
   On all the other nodes, start VCS by executing hastart after the 
   first node goes to LOCAL_BUILD or RUNNING state.
7. Unfreeze all the groups.
     # hagrp -unfreeze [group] -persistent
     # haconf -dump -makero


SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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