* * * READ ME * * *
                         * * * CPI 7.4.2 * * *
                         * * * Patch 300 * * *
                         Patch Date: 2020-08-20


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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CPI 7.4.2 Patch 300


OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
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AIX
RHEL7 x86-64
RHEL8 x86-64
SLES12 x86-64
SLES15 x86-64
Solaris 11 SPARC
Solaris 11 X86



BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
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   * InfoScale Availability 7.4.2
   * InfoScale Enterprise 7.4.2
   * InfoScale Foundation 7.4.2
   * InfoScale Storage 7.4.2


SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
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Patch ID: 7.4.2.300
* 4008502 (4008744) Rolling upgrade using response file fails if one or more operating system packages are missing on the cluster nodes.
* 4010025 (4010024) While upgrading from InfoScale 7.4.2 to 7.4.2.xxx, CPI installs the packages from the 7.4.2.xxx patch only and not the base packages of 7.4.2 GA.
* 4012032 (4012031) Installer does not upgrade VRTSvxfs and VRTSodm inside non-global zones


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

Patch ID: 7.4.2.300

* 4008502 (Tracking ID: 4008744)

SYMPTOM:
Rolling upgrade using response file fails if one or more operating system packages are missing on the cluster nodes.

DESCRIPTION:
When rolling upgrade is performed using response file, the installer script checks for the missing operating system packages and installs them. After installing the missing packages on the cluster nodes, the installer script fails and exit. The following error message is logged:
CPI ERROR V-9-40-1153 Response file error, no configuration for rolling upgrade phase 1.
This issue occurs because the installer script fails to check the sub-cluster numbers in the response file.

RESOLUTION:
The installer script is enhanced to continue with the rolling upgrade after installing the missing OS packages on the cluster nodes.

* 4010025 (Tracking ID: 4010024)

SYMPTOM:
CPI assumes that the third digit in an InfoScale 7.4.2 version indicates a patch version, and not a GA version. Therefore, it upgrades the packages from the patch only and does not upgrade the base packages.

DESCRIPTION:
To compare product versions and to set the type of installation, CPI compares the currently installed version with the target version to be installed. However, instead of comparing all the digits in a version, it incorrectly compares only the first two digits. In this case, CPI compares 7.4 with 7.4.2.xxx, and finds that the first 2 digits match exactly. Therefore, it assumes that the base version is already installed and then installs the patch packages only.

RESOLUTION:
This hotfix updates the CPI to recognize InfoScale 7.4.2 as a base version and 7.4.2.xxx (for example) as a patch version. After you apply this patch, CPI can properly upgrade the base packages first, and then proceed to upgrade the packages that are in the patch.

* 4012032 (Tracking ID: 4012031)

SYMPTOM:
If older versions of the VRTSvxfs and VRTSodm packages are installed in
non-global zones, they are not 
upgraded when upgrade to a newer version of the product.

DESCRIPTION:
If older versions of the VRTSvxfs and VRTSodm packages are installed in
non-global zones, you must 
uninstall them before you perform a product upgrade. After you upgrade those
packages in global zones, you 
must then install the VRTSvxfs and VRTSodm packages manaully in the non-global
zones.

RESOLUTION:
The CPI will handle the VRTSodm and VRTSvxfs package in non-global zone in the
same manner it does in global zone.



INSTALLING THE PATCH
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1. Copy the hot-fix CPI_7.4.2_P3.pl to /tmp
2. Run installation scripts with the hot-fix
   Example:
   ./installer -require /tmp/CPI_7.4.2_P3.pl


REMOVING THE PATCH
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NONE


SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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NONE


OTHERS
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