Exalogic Patch Set Update (PSU) Release 2.0.6.2.0 (Solaris

Asset ID:	1-79-1959605.1
Update Date:	2015-10-25
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Solution Type Predictive Self-Healing Sure

Solution 1959605.1 : Exalogic Patch Set Update (PSU) Release 2.0.6.2.0 (Solaris - Physical) for January 2015

Applies to:

Exalogic Elastic Cloud X3-2 Hardware - Version X3 to X3 [Release X3]
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X4-2 Hardware - Version X4 to X4 [Release X4]
Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software - Version 2.0.4.0.0 to 2.0.6.1.2
Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Hardware - Version X2 to X2 [Release X2]
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)

Purpose

Oracle Exalogic is an integrated hardware and software system designed to provide a complete platform for a wide range of application types and widely varied workloads. It combines optimized Oracle Fusion Middleware software like WebLogic server, JRockit, Coherence with industry-standard Sun Server and Storage hardware and InfiniBand networking. The purpose of this document is to provide specific information around January 2015 Patch Set Update (PSU) for that system.

Scope

The target audience of this document are engineers and system administrators who plan to apply the Exalogic PSU.

This document provides the following:

README files that are included in the January 2015 PSU for convenience. These can be used for reference without having to download the PSU first
Known issues with the PSU - these provide a list of known issues along with workarounds/solutions, if available. Engineers and administrators planning to apply the PSU should ensure to review these before applying the PSU

This document will be kept up-to-date with updates to errata and known issues.

Details

Patch Download

Released: January 2015

Product Version: 2.0.6.2.0 (on X2-2/X3-2/X4-2) for Oracle Solaris x86-64

PATCH 19370014 - EXALOGIC SOLARIS 2.0.6.2.0 (on X2-2/X3-2/x4-2) PATCH SET UPDATE (PSU) FOR January 2015

Patch Readme Documentation

Refer to the readme documentation attached 19370014-Solaris.zip to this Document on how to upgrade the Exalogic infrastructure:

Exalogic X2-2,X3-2 and X4-2 Systems: Upgrading to 2.0.6.2.0

The readme content structure layout of the 19370014-Solaris.zip:

19370014-Solaris
 | 
| - README.html 
| - docs/README.html 
| - docs/components/ILOM_ComputeNode_Upgrade.html
| - docs/components/Index.html
| - docs/components/Menu.html
| - docs/components/NM2_Upgrade.html
| - docs/components/ZFS_Upgrade.html

Appendices

Appendix A: Fixed Bugs List

Please review Document ID : 1959625.1 - Exalogic Infrastructure January 2015 PSU - Fixed Bugs List.

Appendix B: Patching Known Issues

Upgrading NM2 Switch Firmware on full rack Exalogic systems or multi-rack Exa systems causing Network outage

Note:

The issue does not occur when Exalogic racks (one eighth, quarter, half ) are connected to Exadata racks.

Symptoms

Network outages on the InfiniBand fiber.

Cause

The NM2 Port ID space has increased four times from firmware version 2.0 to 2.1. Therefore, port ID collisions may occur if NM2 switches with firmware version 2.0 and 2.1 are run on the same fabric. This issue can cause network outages on the InfiniBand fiber.

Solution/Workaround

In order to prevent this issue, manipulation of the switch 'GWInstance' value may be required to ensure unique port IDs are generated by performing the following steps:

Log in to each NM2-GW switch as root and run:

# showgwconfig

Note the GWInstance "Running Value" on each of the switches.

1. Ensure that all the GWInstance values are even numbers
2. Ensure that GWInstance values when multiplied by 4, are greater than the largest GWInstance value.

To change a GWInstance value to 16, run:

[root@nm2gw-ib01 ~]# setgwinstance 16
Stopping Bridge Manager.. [ OK ]
Starting Bridge Manager. [ OK ]
root@nm2gw-ib01 ~]#

For example, if the GWInstance values of four NM2 switches are 10, 20, 30 & 40, it will be necessary to change the GWInstance value of 10 to 16.

ZFS Upgrade fails due to pre-patch check failure on Readzillas

For information on this known issue refer to Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade Known Issues <Note 1571367.1>, section "ZFS Upgrade fails while applying Jan 2015 PSU due to pre-patch check failure on Readzillas".

Upgrade from EECS 2.0.4.0.4 and earlier releases (containing NM2 FW v2.0.x) to EECS 2.0.4.0.5 and newer releases (containing NM2 FW v2.1.x) requires downtime to perform the switch FW upgrade.

For information on this known issue refer to Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade Known Issues <Note 1571367.1>, section "Upgrade from EECS 2.0.4.0.4 and earlier releases (containing NM2 FW v2.0.x) to EECS 2.0.4.0.5 and newer releases (containing NM2 FW v2.1.x) requires downtime to perform the switch FW upgrade".

Post Patching Switches, NFS mount point is in hung state

Symptoms:

During the NM2-GW upgrade, if the NFS servers stops responding, the patch upgrade process launched from the compute node may hang.

Cause:

Observed to happen while upgrade from PSU 2.0.4.0.6 or before (NM2 v2.1.4-1 or earlier). See bug 18465204

Solution/Workaround:

In such situation, force kill the upgrade process, restart the network services and retry the patching command. To restart network services, run:

# svcadm restart network/physical:default

References

<NOTE:1329262.1> - How to Perform a Healthcheck on Exalogic
<NOTE:1571367.1> - Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues
<NOTE:1314535.1> - Exalogic Patch Set Updates (PSU) Master Note
<NOTE:1449226.1> - Exachk Health-Check Tool for Exalogic

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