vcs-aix-VRTSvcsea-6.0.3.100
Obsolete
The latest patch(es) : sfha-aix-6.0.5 

 Basic information
Release type: Patch
Release date: 2013-03-12
OS update support: None
Technote: None
Documentation: None
Popularity: 1593 viewed    downloaded
Download size: 2.05 MB
Checksum: 3927871862

 Applies to one or more of the following products:
Cluster Server 6.0.1 On AIX 6.1
Cluster Server 6.0.1 On AIX 7.1
Storage Foundation Cluster File System 6.0.1 On AIX 6.1
Storage Foundation Cluster File System 6.0.1 On AIX 7.1
Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC 6.0.1 On AIX 6.1
Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC 6.0.1 On AIX 7.1
Storage Foundation HA 6.0.1 On AIX 6.1
Storage Foundation HA 6.0.1 On AIX 7.1

 Obsolete patches, incompatibilities, superseded patches, or other requirements:

This patch is obsolete. It is superseded by: Release date
sfha-aix-6.0.5 2014-04-15

This patch requires: Release date
sfha-aix-6.0.3 (obsolete) 2013-01-31

 Fixes the following incidents:
3088925

 Patch ID:
VRTSvcsea-06.00.0300.0100

Readme file
                          * * * READ ME * * *
           * * * Veritas Cluster Server VRTSvcsea-6.0.3 * * *
                      * * * Public Hot Fix 1 * * *
                         Patch Date: 2013-03-12


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
----------
Veritas Cluster Server VRTSvcsea-6.0.3 Public Hot Fix 1


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
----------------------------------------
AIX 6.1 ppc
AIX 7.1 ppc


PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH
------------------------------
VRTSvcsea


BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
-----------------------------------
   * Veritas Cluster Server 6.0.1
   * Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC 6.0.1
   * Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System 6.0.1
   * Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability 6.0.1


SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
---------------------------------------
Patch ID: 6.0.300.100
* 3088925 (3088915) After upgrade from VCS 6.0.1 to 6.0.3, Oracle resource is unable to come online in the container. Monitor fails to detect the processes.


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

Patch ID: 6.0.300.100

* 3088925 (Tracking ID: 3088915)

SYMPTOM:
Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) reports the status of Oracle resources configured 
inside the container (Solaris local zone or AIX WPAR) as OFFLINE even when 
Oracle processes are running inside the container. Following message logged 
in /var/VRTSvcs/log/Oracle_A.log file:

VCS DBG_4 V-16-50-0 Oracle:resource_name:monitor:Container id [0] of input 
process [ora_smon_SID] did not match with container id [1] of system process 
[ora_smon_SID]

DESCRIPTION:
VCS Oracle agent uses common process library (ProcLib) for process level 
monitoring. In VCS 6.0.3 release, a check was introduced in ProcLib to match 
the container ID of the input process with the container ID of the processes 
running in the system.
The Oracle agent did not send the container ID of the container in which the 
resource is configured to the ProcLib for exact match which caused this issue.

RESOLUTION:
Symantec has updated the Oracle agent to send the container ID information to 
the ProcLib for exact process match. With this fix, Oracle agent can correctly 
match the Oracle processes running inside the container.



INSTALLING THE PATCH
--------------------
Prerequisite:
    The target system(s) should have VRTSvcsea 6.0.300.000-GA installed 
    before the installation of this patch.

The VRTSvcsea-6.0.300.100 patch may be installed either manually (see below)
or using the included installer.

 *  To apply the patch using the installer, enter the commands 
        # cd <hotfix_directory>  && ./installVCSEA603P1  [ <node1> <node2>... ]
    
    where 
      <hotfix_directory>
                is the directory where you unpacked this hotfix
      <node1>, <node2>, ...
                are the nodes to be patched.  If none are specified, you
                will be prompted to enter them interactively.  All nodes
                must belong to a single cluster.
    
    For information about installer options, run  './installVCSEA603P1 -help'.
    

 *  To apply the patch manually, perform the steps listed below on each node 
    in the VCS cluster.

 1. Save the VCS configuration:
        # haconf -dump 

 2. Stop VCS:
        # hastop -local -force 

 3. Install the patch by issuing the following commands:
   a. Change to the appropriate directory where patch is present.

   b. Apply patch as:
        # installp -a -d VRTSvcsea.bff VRTSvcsea 

 4. To verify that the patch was successfully applied, compare the output 
    from the following command with the sample output below:
        # lslpp -l VRTSvcsea 

   Fileset                      Level  State      Description
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
  VRTSvcsea              6.0.300.100  APPLIED    Veritas High Availability
                                                 Enterprise Agents by Symantec
                                                 6.0.300.100-GA-2013-03-05-05.4
                                                 4.54. 

Path: /etc/objrepos
  VRTSvcsea              6.0.300.100  APPLIED    Veritas High Availability
                                                 Enterprise Agents by Symantec
                                                 6.0.300.100-GA-2013-03-05-05.4
                                                 4.54.


 5. [OPTIONAL] Commit the patch
    _Committing_ an update (patch) makes it permanent; it cannot be removed 
    so long as the base level fileset remains installed.  You may wish to 
    defer this step until you have verified that your newly-patched system is 
    operating as expected.

    To commit the patch, execute the command listed below:
        # installp -c VRTSvcsea 

    To verify that the fileset update was committed, compare the output 
    from the following command with the sample output below:
        # lslpp -l VRTSvcsea 

  Fileset                      Level  State      Description
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
  VRTSvcsea              6.0.300.100  COMMITTED  Veritas High Availability
                                                 Enterprise Agents by Symantec
                                                 6.0.300.100-GA-2013-03-05-05.4
                                                 4.54.

Path: /etc/objrepos
  VRTSvcsea              6.0.300.100  COMMITTED  Veritas High Availability
                                                 Enterprise Agents by Symantec
                                                 6.0.300.100-GA-2013-03-05-05.4
                                                 4.54.


 6. Start VCS:
        # hastart


REMOVING THE PATCH
------------------
If you installed the patch using the installer, you may either use the patch 
uninstall script which was created at that time, or use manual methods to 
uninstall the patch.
Note:  You can only uninstall (rollback) the patch if it was not committed.

 *  To remove the patch using the patch uninstall script, enter the command 
        # /opt/VRTS/install/uninstallVCSEA603P1  [ <node1> <node2>... ] 


 *  To manually remove the patch, run the following steps on all the nodes 
    in the VCS cluster.

 1. Save the VCS configuration:
        # haconf -dump 

 2. Stop VCS:
        # hastop -local -force 

 3. Uninstall the patch:
        # installp -r VRTSvcsea  6.0.300.100 
    
    Note: You can rollback the patch only if it has not been committed.

 4. Start VCS:
        # hastart


SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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NONE


OTHERS
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