* * * READ ME * * *
               * * * Veritas Operations Manager 4.1 * * *
                          * * * Hot Fix * * *
                         Patch Date: 2013-10-25


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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Veritas Operations Manager 4.1 Hot Fix


BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
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   * Veritas Operations Manager 4.1


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
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RHEL4 x86-64
RHEL5 x86-64
RHEL6 x86-64
SLES9 x86-64
SLES10 x86-64
Windows 2003 x64
Windows 2008 x64


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

Patch ID: HF040101190-30

* 3346812 (Tracking ID: 3346812)

SYMPTOM:
Managed hosts with duplicate virtual machine identifiers (VMIDs) are purged.

DESCRIPTION:
Managed hosts with duplicate virtual machine identifiers are purged
without a warning.

RESOLUTION:
Provide a script named check_duplicate_vmid.pl that can be run to report
possible duplicate VMIDs in VOM 4.1 before upgrading to VOM 6.0.


INSTALLING THE PATCH
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This hotfix is applicable for Linux, Solaris and Windows VOM Management Server.

1. Download the file HF040101190-30.sfa
2. Launch a browser and login to the VOM management server.
3. Navigate to Settings; Deployment Management tab.
4. Upload the add-on to the VOM CMS using the Upload button. HF040101190-30 should be visible in the table below.
5. Select the HF and click the Install button.  Then select the Management Server nodes.


REMOVING THE PATCH
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N/A


SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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Managed hosts with duplicate virtual machine identifiers are purged.
VOM can managed virtual hosts (configured as agents) only if they have
unique virtual machine identifiers.  If multiple such hosts are found
then the duplicate hosts are automatically purged from VOM.

This happens in 2 cases:-

1) VOM MS is upgraded to 6.0. Hosts which are configured as agents in
   VOM having duplicate virtual machine identifiers will be purged 
   from VOM during the upgrade process.

To identify the hosts that will get purged, install the Hotfix HF040101190-30
on VOM 4.1 MS.
Execute the script check_duplicate_vmid.pl installed by this hotfix to 
see the list of duplicate virtual machines configured to VOM.  
After the MS is upgraded to 6.0 re-add these hosts to VOM  with unique 
virtual machine identifiers.
 
2) New host getting added to VOM with a VM ID that is already associated with
an existing managed host. In this case the existing managed host data
is removed from VOM and only the newly added host will be seen in the UI.

Ensure that while adding new virtual machines to VOM they have unique
UUIDs assigned to them.
(e.g. unique BIOSUUID in case of VMware virtual machines)

To run the new Perl script to find duplicate virtual machine IDs:

Run on Linux:
  /opt/VRTSsfmcs/bin/check_duplicate_vmid.pl

Run on Windows:
  \Program Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmh\bin\perl.exe  \Program Files\Veritas\VRTSsfmcs\bin\check_duplicate_vmid.pl