vcs-sol11_sparc-VRTSamf_6.0.3.200
Obsolete
The latest patch(es) : sfha-sol11_sparc-6.0.5 

 Basic information
Release type: Patch
Release date: 2013-10-25
OS update support: None
Technote: None
Documentation: None
Popularity: 1545 viewed    downloaded
Download size: 1.14 MB
Checksum: 2525132134

 Applies to one or more of the following products:
VirtualStore 6.0.1 On Solaris 11 SPARC
Cluster Server 6.0.1 On Solaris 11 SPARC
Storage Foundation Cluster File System 6.0.1 On Solaris 11 SPARC
Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC 6.0.1 On Solaris 11 SPARC
Storage Foundation HA 6.0.1 On Solaris 11 SPARC

 Obsolete patches, incompatibilities, superseded patches, or other requirements:

This patch is obsolete. It is superseded by: Release date
sfha-sol11_sparc-6.0.5 2014-04-15

This patch supersedes the following patches: Release date
vcs-sol11_sparc-VRTSamf-6.0.3.100 (obsolete) 2013-05-02

This patch requires: Release date
sfha-sol11_sparc-6.0.3 (obsolete) 2013-02-01

 Fixes the following incidents:
3090243, 3097346, 3331065, 3331998

 Patch ID:
None.

Readme file
                          * * * READ ME * * *
                * * * Veritas Cluster Server 6.0.3 * * *
                      * * * Public Hot Fix 2 * * *
                         Patch Date: 2013-10-24


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 6.0.3 Public Hot Fix 2


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
----------------------------------------
Solaris 11 SPARC
Solaris 11 X86


PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH
------------------------------
VRTSamf


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
   * Symantec VirtualStore 6.0.1


SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
---------------------------------------
Patch ID: 6.0.300.200
* 3331065 (3338946) Process Offline resources fail to register with AMF.
* 3331998 (3341320) Syslog gets flooded with "Cannot delete event (rid %d) in
reaper" error messages.
Patch ID: 6.0.300.100
* 3090243 (3090229) AMF driver panics the node when vxconfigd is unresponsive.
* 3097346 (3097342) AMF driver panics the node when AMF is being stopped.


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

Patch ID: 6.0.300.200

* 3331065 (Tracking ID: 3338946)

SYMPTOM:
Process Offline resources fail to register with AMF.

DESCRIPTION:
Sometimes when a process offline registration is requested and the
system is under heavy load, AMF library fails to verify whether the resource is
actually offline. As a result, registration fails.

RESOLUTION:
AMF library is fixed to handle this failure.

* 3331998 (Tracking ID: 3341320)

SYMPTOM:
Syslog gets flooded with "Cannot delete event (rid %d) in reaper" error
messages.

DESCRIPTION:
This was a harmless error message which appeared in syslog.

RESOLUTION:
AMF code is modified so that the error message does not appear in
the syslog.

Patch ID: 6.0.300.100

* 3090243 (Tracking ID: 3090229)

SYMPTOM:
AMF driver panics the node when vxconfigd is unresponsive.

DESCRIPTION:
The libusnp_vxnotify.so library, used for disk group notifications, goes into
an infinite loop when vxconfigd daemon is unresponsive.  This causes AMF to
enter an inconsistent state; as a result, the AMF driver panics the node.

RESOLUTION:
Symantec has modified the AMF driver and libusnp_vxnotify.so
library to address this issue.

* 3097346 (Tracking ID: 3097342)

SYMPTOM:
AMF driver panics the node when AMF is being stopped.

DESCRIPTION:
When AMF driver is being stopped, it stops the IMFD daemon.  The code to
handle this sleeps while holding a lock.  This causes AMF driver to panic
the node.

RESOLUTION:
Symantec has modified the AMF driver to fix this issue.



INSTALLING THE PATCH
--------------------
The VRTSamf-6.0.300.200 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>  && ./installAMF603P2  [ <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  './installAMF603P2 -help'.
    

 *  To apply the patch manually, perform the steps listed below on each node.
 
 1) Unconfigure AMF:
        # /opt/VRTSamf/bin/amfconfig -Uof
    
    This will disable IMF functionality for all agents.
 
 2) Disable AMF:
        # svcadm disable amf
 
 3) Apply the patch by using the following commands:
    
   (a) Set the publisher
        # pkg set-publisher -p <patch_package_path>  Symantec 
      
      e.g.:
        # pkg set-publisher -p <hotfix_dir>/patches/VRTSamf.p5p  Symantec 
      
      where <hotfix_dir> is the directory where you unpacked this hotfix.

   (b) Install the patch
        # pkg install --accept VRTSamf 
 
 4) Verify that the patch has been applied successfully.
    Output from the following command should show version as 6.0.300.200:
        # pkg info VRTSamf
 
 5) Unset the publisher:
        # pkg unset-publisher Symantec
 
 6) Enable AMF:
        # svcadm enable amf
 
 7) Install VRTSvcsag 6.0.300.100 (or higher) patch [refer to section ``SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS'' below].


REMOVING THE PATCH
------------------
1) Unconfigure AMF:
        # /opt/VRTSamf/bin/amfconfig -Uof
    
    This will disable IMF functionality for all agents.

 2) Disable AMF:
        # svcadm disable amf

 3) Uninstall AMF:
        # pkg uninstall VRTSamf
    
    NOTE:  This operation will remove the entire VRTSamf package.

 4) To fully revert your systems, install the previous version of VRTSamf from
    original source media and re-enable AMF.


SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
--------------------
After this VRTSamf package has been successfully installed, it is recommended 
to install VRTSvcsag 6.0.300.100 (or higher) package.


OTHERS
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NONE