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                      * * * InfoScale 7.4.1 * * *
                         * * * Patch 2300 * * *
                         Patch Date: 2022-01-05

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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InfoScale 7.4.1 Patch 2300

OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH
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SLES11 x86-64

PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH
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VRTSpython
VRTSvlic

BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH
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   * InfoScale Availability 7.4.1
   * InfoScale Enterprise 7.4.1
   * InfoScale Foundation 7.4.1
   * InfoScale Storage 7.4.1

SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH
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Patch ID: VRTSpython-3.6.6.10
* 4056525 (4049692) Additional Python modules are required in the VRTSpython package to support changes in the InfoScale licensing component.
Patch ID: VRTSvlic-4.01.741.300
* 4049416 (4049416) Migrate Licensing Collector service from Java to Python.

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

Patch ID: VRTSpython-3.6.6.10

* 4056525 (Tracking ID: 4049692)

SYMPTOM:
Additional Python modules are required in the VRTSpython package to support changes in the InfoScale licensing component.

DESCRIPTION:
To support the changes in the InfoScale licensing component, some additional modules are required in the VRTSpython package.

RESOLUTION:
The VRTSpython package is updated to include additional Python modules.

Patch ID: VRTSvlic-4.01.741.300

* 4049416 (Tracking ID: 4049416)

SYMPTOM:
Frequent Security vulnerabilities reported in JRE.

DESCRIPTION:
There are many vulnerabilities reported in JRE every quarter. To overcome this vulnerabilities issue migrate Licensing Collector service from Java to Python.
All other behavior of Licensing Collector service will remain the same.

RESOLUTION:
Migrated Licensing Collector service from Java to Python.

INSTALLING THE PATCH
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Run the Installer script to automatically install the patch:
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Please be noted that the installation of this P-Patch will cause downtime.

To install the patch perform the following steps on at least one node in the cluster:
1. Copy the patch infoscale-sles11_x86_64-Patch-7.4.1.2300.tar.gz to /tmp
2. Untar infoscale-sles11_x86_64-Patch-7.4.1.2300.tar.gz to /tmp/hf
    # mkdir /tmp/hf
    # cd /tmp/hf
    # gunzip /tmp/infoscale-sles11_x86_64-Patch-7.4.1.2300.tar.gz
    # tar xf /tmp/infoscale-sles11_x86_64-Patch-7.4.1.2300.tar
3. Install the hotfix(Please be noted that the installation of this P-Patch will cause downtime.)
    # pwd /tmp/hf
    # ./installVRTSinfoscale741P2300 [<host1> <host2>...]

You can also install this patch together with 7.4.1 base release using Install Bundles
1. Download this patch and extract it to a directory
2. Change to the Veritas InfoScale 7.4.1 directory and invoke the installer script
   with -patch_path option where -patch_path should point to the patch directory
    # ./installer -patch_path [<path to this patch>] [<host1> <host2>...]

Install the patch manually:
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Manual installation is not recommended.

REMOVING THE PATCH
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Manual uninstallation is not recommended.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Please ignore warning messages during the patch upgrade.

2. After patch upgrade you may observe messages like "This instance of InfoScale is not registered with Veritas" in syslogs. You may also observe the same message in syslogs at every 90 days intervals.
This has no functional impact and can be ignored.

OTHERS
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NONE