* * * READ ME * * *
                * * * Symantec Application HA 6.0 * * *
                         * * * P-patch 1 * * *
                         Patch Date: 2012-08-29


This document provides the following information:

   * PATCH NAME
   * PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH
   * BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
   * OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
   * INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
   * INSTALLATION PRE-REQUISITES
   * INSTALLING THE PATCH
   * REMOVING THE PATCH


PATCH NAME
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Symantec Application HA 6.0 P-patch 1


BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
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   * Symantec Application High Availability 6.0


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
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RHEL5 x86-64
RHEL6 x86-64
SLES10 x86-64
SLES11 x86-64


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

Patch ID: 6.0

* 2845342 (Tracking ID: 2845342)

SYMPTOM:
Installation of Symantec ApplicationHA 6.0 guest components on Linux guests using the vSphere client menu fails if /etc/issue file on the guest machines is missing.

DESCRIPTION:
The installation of guest components on Linux hosts fails due to dependence on /etc/issue file to ascertain OS version/flavour.

RESOLUTION:
Symantec has issued a patch that you can install on the ApplicationHA Console host. The patch installs modified versions of certain installation scripts to work around the issue.


INSTALLING THE PATCH
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Install/Uninstall instructions
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Download the patch zip file to a temporary location on your system.
The zip file contains the following files under 'patches' directory:

patches/
    ApplicationHA60_OS_version_patch.bat
    OS_version_patch.pl
    PreInstallVerify
    get_os.sh

To apply the patch
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1. Extract the patch files from the zip file.
2. From the command prompt, navigate to 'patches' directory where you extracted the patch files.
3. Run the ApplicationHA60_OS_version_patch.bat script.
   When you run the script, the output reports the success of the patch application for each supported guest operating system.


REMOVING THE PATCH
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None


SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Every time you use the CopyInstaller.bat file to copy the installer program for a Linux operating system to the ApplicationHA Console host, you must thereafter re-apply the patch on the ApplicationHA Console host.
2. You can safely run the patch script multiple times on the ApplicationHA Console host.


OTHERS
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NONE