File Name: IC43389.FIX IBM Director Patch APAR IC43389 For Version 4.20 CONTENTS ______________________________________________________________________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview ______________________________________________________________________ 1.1 Features or Support added 1.2 Issues Addressed APAR IC43389c - BladeCenter Chassis GUI indicate not all nodes connected. When Blade Server HS20, Type 8843 or 1883 is inserted into any but the right most slot in the chassis, users may get a message on the BladeCenter GUI in Director indicating not all nodes were able to connect. In the Server tree, it can be seen that the blades and all nodes to the right of the blade are unable to connect. If users are experiencing problem, they should apply this patch first and then follow the procedure below: 1. After applying this patch, re-collect inventory from main console to the chassis. 2. Open Blade Center Management Configuration GUI, right click on chassis and select "Start ASM Interconnect Query" 3. Then right click on all the blades which are not connected and select "Auto Connect" 1.3 Patch IC43389 is for the following hardware configurations All 1.4 Patch IC43389 is for the following operating systems Red Hat linux Advanced Server, Version 2.1 (Update 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Version 2.1 (Update 3) Red Hat enterprise Linux AS, Version 3.1, for Intel x86 Red Hat enterprise Linux ES, Version 2.1 and 3.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for x86 (Service Pack 3) 1.5 Patch IC43389 is for the following software configurations Director Console 4.20 1.6 Dependencies 1.7 Limitations Administrator privileges are required. Upgrade to future versions of Director requires this patch to be un-installed first. If users are installing this patch on v4.20 and later if they decide to install v4.20.2. This patch should be un-installed prior to upgrading v4.20.2 and then apply seperate patch (IC43417) for v4.20.2. 2.0 Change History ______________________________________________________________________ 2.1 Files Replaced or Added 11/10/2004 15:57 20,038 GetVPDFruBladeCenter.class 3.0 Installation Instructions ______________________________________________________________________ 3.1 The primary installation method is to run following command. It will automatically extract the necessary files and start the Patch installation process. Follow the prompts to complete the installation. "rpm -ivh IC43389c.rpm" 4.0 Configuration Information ______________________________________________________________________ 4.1 Patch IC43389 is intended for the configurations listed in sections 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5. This Patch is not for use with other versions of the product and may cause serious functionality problems or data loss if misused. Do not install this Patch on versions or configurations other than those listed in this readme. 4.2 Patch Version Information CompID: 5697NFD07 Release: 4.20 Level: D0508 5.0 Unattended Mode ______________________________________________________________________ 5.1 To run this Patch in unattended mode use the following command: rpm -i IC43417.rpm 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number ______________________________________________________________________ 6.1 IBM Support Web Site http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 6.2 IBM Large Business Soutions Web Site http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/solutions/large_business/index.html 6.3 IBM Universal Mangeability Web Site http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ nfdir.html 6.4 IBM Universal Manageability Services Website http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/alliances/lifecycle/ums/index.html 6.5 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update please seek assistance from one of the following support sites. 6.5.1 IBM Director eMail Support http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/desktop/lccm/esupport.html 6.5.2 IBM Director Support Forum http://www.pc.ibm.com/~UMS 7.0 Trademarks and Notices ______________________________________________________________________ 7.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: AIX, IBM, Netfinity, Netfinity Director, Universal Manageability Services, IBM Director, OS/2, RS/6000, LANClient Control Manager, Remote Deployment Manager, Tivoli IT Director, and Tivoli Management Environment 7.2 The following are trademarks of their respective owners: Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation IPX, Novell, and NetWare are trademarks of Novell, Incorporated SCO UnixWare 7 (c) Copyright of Santa Cruz Operation UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited Java and Hot Java are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 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