* * * READ ME * * *
                 * * * Veritas I/O Fencing 6.0.5 * * *
                      * * * Patch 6.0.5.100 * * *
                         Patch Date: 2014-06-24


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
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Veritas I/O Fencing 6.0.5 Patch 6.0.5.100


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
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RHEL5 x86-64


PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH
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VRTSvxfen


BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
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   * Symantec VirtualStore 6.0.1
   * Veritas Cluster Server 6.0.1
   * Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA 6.0.1
   * Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC 6.0.1
   * Veritas Storage Foundation HA 6.0.1


SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
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Patch ID: VRTSvxfen-6.0.500.100
* 3387018 (3471571) Cluster nodes may panic if you stop the HAD process by force on a node and 
reboot that node.


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

Patch ID: VRTSvxfen-6.0.500.100

* 3387018 (Tracking ID: 3471571)

SYMPTOM:
Cluster nodes may panic if you stop the HAD process by force on a node and 
reboot or shutdown that node.

DESCRIPTION:
When you execute the following steps on any of the nodes in a cluster, the 
kernel may panic on any of the nodes in the cluster:

1.      Stop the HAD process with the force flag:
# hastop -local -force or
# hastop -all -force

2.      Reboot or shut down the node.

Cluster nodes may panic because forcefully stopping VCS on a node leaves all 
the applications, file systems, CVM, and other processes on that node online. 
If you reboot the node with applications and processes in online state, VCS 
triggers a fencing race  to avoid data corruption. The sub-cluster that loses 
the race panics. To ensure that rebooted node loses the race, increase LLT 
peerinact timeout on that node by running the lltconfig command.

RESOLUTION:
Symantec has fixed this issue such that rebooted node loses the 
fencing race and panics. The fix prevents the case where the rebooted node can 
win the fencing race and therefore cause other nodes in the cluster to panic.



INSTALLING THE PATCH
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Run the Installer script to automatically install the patch:
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To install the patch perform the following steps on at least one node in the cluster:
1. Copy the hot-fix vxfen-rhel5_x86_64-6.0.5.100-rpms.tar.gz to /tmp
2. Untar vxfen-rhel5_x86_64-6.0.5.100-rpms.tar.gz to /tmp/hf
    # mkdir /tmp/hf
    # cd /tmp/hf
    # gunzip /tmp/vxfen-rhel5_x86_64-6.0.5.100-rpms.tar.gz
    # tar xf /tmp/vxfen-rhel5_x86_64-6.0.5.100-rpms.tar
3. Install the hotfix
    # pwd /tmp/hf
    # ./installFEN605P1 [<host1> <host2>...]

Install the patch manually:
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Perform the following steps on each cluster node, one node at a time:

1. Stop VCS:
# /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hastop -local

2. Stop vxfen:
# /etc/init.d/vxfen stop

3. Apply the patch:
# rpm -Uvh VRTSvxfen-6.0.500.100-GA_RHEL5.x86_64.rpm


Verify that proper VRTSvxfen is installed:
# rpm -qi VRTSvxfen
Name        : VRTSvxfen                    Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 6.0.500.100                       Vendor: Symantec Corporation
Release     : GA_RHEL5                      Build Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014 04:50:33 PM IST
Install Date: (not installed)               Build Host: snapper53-64.engba.symantec.com
Group       : Applications/System           Source RPM: VRTSvxfen-6.0.500.100-GA_RHEL5.src.rpm
Size        : 1745997                          License: Symantec Proprietary
Signature   : (none)
Packager    : Enterprise_Support@symantec.com
URL         : http://www.symantec.com/business/support
Summary     : Veritas I/O Fencing by Symantec
Description :
Supported kernel(s): 2.6.18-128.el5
Build Stamp        : Veritas-6.0.500.100-GA-2014-06-17_01.08.45

4. Start vxfen:
# /etc/init.d/vxfen start

5. Start VCS:
# /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hastart


REMOVING THE PATCH
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Perform the following steps on each cluster node, one node at a time:

1. Stop VCS:
# /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hastop -local

2. Stop vxfen:
# /etc/init.d/vxfen stop

3. Uninstall VRTSvxfen package:
# rpm -ev VRTSvxfen

4. Install previous version of VRTSvxfen package.

5. Start vxfen:
# /etc/init.d/vxfen start

6. Start VCS:
# /opt/VRTSvcs/bin/hastart


SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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