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## SIOS Protection Suite for Linux Patch Notes ##
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steeleye-lkHOTFIX-core-PL-11771-9.6.0-7333.x86_64.rpm

Patch Availability: General Availability
Product(s) Supported: This patch is valid on LifeKeeper 9.5.1, 9.5.2, and
9.6.0.

NOTE: This patch must be removed before upgrading LifeKeeper beyond those
versions.

Issue(s) addressed by this patch:
PL-11771 - This patch fixes a problem related to failures during switchover of
NFS hierarchies.  In particular, in SAP environments, the fuser process has
been observed to hang.

Description:
This patch provides the following improvement to the LifeKeeper Core File
System ARK remove process:

1) This patch avoids problematic hangs related to the fuser process.


Download the patch:
This patch can be found on the SIOS FTP site at the following location:
        http://ftp.us.sios.com/pickup/core-rpm-PL-11771-9.6.0

To download the patch and associated files on Linux perform the following
steps:

1. Run the following commands:
        wget http://ftp.us.sios.com/pickup/core-rpm-PL-11771-9.6.0/steeleye-lkHOTFIX-core-PL-11771-9.6.0-7333.x86_64.rpm
        wget http://ftp.us.sios.com/pickup/core-rpm-PL-11771-9.6.0/steeleye-lkHOTFIX-core-PL-11771-9.6.0-7333.x86_64.rpm.md5sum
        wget http://ftp.us.sios.com/pickup/core-rpm-PL-11771-9.6.0/readme.txt

2. Verify the download by running the following command:
        md5sum -c steeleye-lkHOTFIX-core-PL-11771-9.6.0-7333.x86_64.rpm.md5sum

NOTE: Alternative download methods can be used but must include all files.
Once the download is complete a verification of the md5sum should be
performed.

Installing the rpm:
This patch requires the steeleye-lk package to be installed on the system.  The
patch should be installed on all systems in the cluster that have that rpm.
This patch can be installed on a running system with no impact.  The
installation of the patch will automatically create backup copies of all
patched files.

To install the patch run the following command:

        rpm -ivh steeleye-lkHOTFIX-core-PL-11771-9.6.0-7333.x86_64.rpm

Uninstalling the rpm:
On removal of the patch all modified files will be returned to their original
pre-patched version.

To remove the patch run the following command:

        rpm -e steeleye-lkHOTFIX-core-PL-11771-9.6.0-7333.x86_64