vcs-win-5.0RP1a

 Basic information
Release type: Rolling Patch
Release date: 2008-12-04
OS update support: None
Technote: 315799 - Slow handle leak in had.exe
Documentation: None
Popularity: 665 viewed    downloaded
Download size: 3.25 MB
Checksum: 1649348072

 Applies to one or more of the following products:
Cluster Server 5.0 On Windows 32-bit
Cluster Server 5.0 On Windows IA64
Cluster Server 5.0 On Windows x64
Storage Foundation HA 5.0 On Windows 32-bit
Storage Foundation HA 5.0 On Windows IA64
Storage Foundation HA 5.0 On Windows x64

 Obsolete patches, incompatibilities, superseded patches, or other requirements:

This patch requires: Release date
vcs_agents-win64-5.0RP1a 2010-05-28
sfw-win64-5.0RP1a (obsolete) 2010-05-28

 Fixes the following incidents:
1391121

 Patch ID:
None.

Readme file
Last revised:  2008-20-11
OS: Windows 
OS Version: 2000, 2003, 2008
Supported Platforms:  x86, x64, IA64
Packages:  [Binaries] had.exe
Version Number: 5.0.229.471
Etrack Incidents: 1391121
Fixes applied for Product: Storage Foundation Windows HA 5.0 RP1a, Veritas Cluster Server for Windows 5.0 RP1a
Errors/Problems Fixed: Slow handle leak in had.exe.
Resolution
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The new had executable fixes the handle leak.  
Install Instructions:
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1. Download and extract the private zip file to a temporary location on your cluster node. See the table below to determine which file you must download:
       ---------------------------------------------------------------
       | Operating System 	| Name of Private File to Download   |
       ---------------------------------------------------------------
       | Windows 2000      	|  Private_5_0_0229_1391121_w2k.zip  |
       ---------------------------------------------------------------
       | Windows 2003 (x86)     |  Private_5_0_0229_1391121_w2k3.zip | 
       ---------------------------------------------------------------
       | Windows 2003 (x64) 	|  Private_5_0_0229_1391121_x64.zip  |
       ---------------------------------------------------------------
       | Windows 2003 (ia64)    |  Private_5_0_0229_1391121_ia64.zip |
       ---------------------------------------------------------------
   Each .zip file contains the following file:
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       | Name of the file 	| New Version number |
       -----------------------------------------------
       | had.exe      		|  5.0.229.471       | 
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2. Make sure that the cluster configuration is in read-only mode.
3. Stop the VERITAS High Availability engine (HAD) on all the cluster nodes. 
   Type the following on the command prompt:
	C:> hastop -all
4. Take backup of the file had.exe from %VCS_HOME%in directory. Copy the extracted file, had.exe to %VCS_HOME%in directory. The variable %VCS_HOME% is       the default installation directory for VCS, typically C:Program FilesVERITAScluster server. The earlier version of the file is replaced.
5. Replace this file on each cluster node that has VCS 5.0 RP1a installed, and then start the VERITAS High Availability engine (HAD) on all the cluster    nodes. Type the following on the command prompt:
   C:> hastart -all