IBM(R) InfoSphere(R) Master Data Management Collaboration Server Version 10.0.0, Limited Availability Interim Fix 3 is now available. This release notes document addresses system requirements, installation, and known problems.
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Description of this limited availability interim fix
InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server provides a highly scalable, enterprise Product Information Management (PIM) solution. InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server is the middleware that establishes a single, integrated, consistent view of products and services information inside and outside of an enterprise.
This limited availability interim fix is targeted towards the problem reported in PMR 39919,004,000. The change related to the following defect is to try to diagnose the problem of item corruption seen in Walmart's instance. There is no fix provided in this limited availability interim fix which would necessarily resolve the problem. The suggested change presents the method of enabling diagnostics. To enable diagnostics, you must change the <priority> of the DBManager log from info to debug in the log.xml file. This file is located in the $TOP/etc/default directory. To disable the diagnostics, change the <priority> back to info.
The diagnostics appear in db_manager.log in the appsvr and workflowengine subdirectories in the $TOP/logs directory. Each diagnostic is displayed in just one line, and each contains the string "WMLA3". The data mostly pertain to the use of transactions, but there is also a test at the end of processing every workflow event for whether, for the set of items associated with the event, the "current version" row in the ITM table is missing for any of those items.
If you want to learn more about this defect, you can use the internal defect number for reference when speaking to someone from IBM Software Support.
Attention: You must recompile the solution Java(TM) code. Refer to Step 2. Installing the limited availability interim fix section for specific instructions.
You can review the release notes of previous maintenance releases for
InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server, version 10.0.0, to see what
enhancements or product fixes were included previously:
| Fix Release | Release Date |
|---|---|
| limited availability interim fix 2 | 08/20/2013 |
| limited availability interim fix 1 | 08/08/2013 |
| fix pack 4 | 12/13/2012 |
| interim fix 3 | 10/08/2012 |
| fix pack 3 | 08/21/2012 |
| interim fix 2 | 06/28/2012 |
| fix pack 2 | 05/22/2012 |
| interim fix 1 | 04/25/2012 |
| fix pack 1 | 02/06/2012 |
System requirements
For information about hardware and software compatibility, see the detailed system requirements document at: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/mdm_server_pim/requirements.html.
Installing the limited availability interim fix 3
Before you install this limited availability interim fix, you must take care of these important points:
The steps for installing this limited availability interim fix 3 include:
Step 1. Preparing to install the limited availability interim fix 3
Before you install the limited availability interim fix, make sure to complete these steps:
$TOP/bin/go/svc_control.sh --action=stop --svc_name=scheduler
$TOP/bin/go/svc_control.sh --action=short_status--svc_name=workflowengine
If no events are running, shut down the workflow engine manually by running the following shell script:
$TOP/bin/go/svc_control.sh --action=stop --svc_name=workflowengine
$TOP/bin/go/abort_local.sh
Running the abort_local.sh shell script does not affect any of the other JVM services.
$TOP/bin/gdsmsg.sh stop
Wait for a few minutes to allow GDS message listener to finish processing the messages that it has already picked up, and then run this script:
$TOP/bin/gdsmsg.sh abort
The installation will overwrite your current files with updated versions from the limited availability interim fix 3. If any issues occur when installing the limited availability interim fix 3, you can use this backup copy to roll back the installation.
Important: For this limited availability interim fix, there are no modification done in the configuration files, admin_properties.xml, and env_settings.ini.
Step 2. Installing the limited availability interim fix
To install this limited availability interim fix, you must perform the following steps:
For example: $TOP/10.0.0-WS-MDMCS-LA003.tgz
cd $TOP chmod -R 755 $TOP
For example, when using the GNU gtar utility, the following command extracts and unzips the .tgz file by using an absolute path:
gtar zxvf $TOP/10.0.0-WS-MDMCS-LA003.tgz
Important: The InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server files were packed using the GNU gtar utility. Use the GNU tar utility to unpack the archive file for best results, especially on computers running the AIX(R) operating system. If you use the AIX version of the tar command, you might not be able to unpack correctly all files in the archive. One indication of incorrect unpacking of the archive is the presence of the @LongLink file in the directory in which you unpack the archive.
Note: These properties are now being stored in a separate file.
If the encrypt_password parameter in the [db] section of the env_settings.ini file is set to yes, specify the dbpassword argument when invoking configureEnv.sh. If you do not specify the dbpassword argument, you will be prompted to enter the password.
$TOP/bin/configureEnv.sh -dbpassword=database_password
Note: For some configuration files, if you have customized the content of a configuration file and you choose to overwrite the file when running configureEnv.sh, you need to manually restore the values in the file that you have customized using the backup copy that is created. The file name of the backup copy is the name of the corresponding configuration file with the extension ".bak" appended to the end of the name. The exception to this overwriting behavior is common.properties file.
Please also note that by running configureEnv.sh two or more times, you can lose the original customized configuration files. This is because the backup copy of a configuration file gets replaced in place (same file name is used for a given configuration file every time configureEnv.sh is run).
The application server shell script, install_war.sh, installs InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server into the WebSphere application server.
install_war.sh [ --wsadminUsername=<WAS admin user name> --wsadminPwd=<password for WAS admin user>]
The install_war.sh script will install the WAR file for each app server defined in the [services] section in env_settings.ini. When WebSphere Application Server security is enabled, add the wsadminUsername and wsadminPwd arguments to the install_war.sh command.
Note: When WebSphere Application Server security is enabled, the following
arguments are no longer required in the
$TOP/bin/start_local.sh,
$TOP/bin/start_rmi_appsrv.sh,
$TOP/bin/stop_local.sh, and
$TOP/bin/rmi_status.sh commands:
--wsadminUsername=<WAS admin user name> --wsadminPwd=<password for WAS admin user>
install_gds_war.sh
Step 3. Updating the configuration files
To successfully use the fixes and enhancements in this maintenance release you must modify InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server configuration files.
InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server uses the following configuration files:
Note: You must remove these properties from the common.properties file.
List of configuration file changes
New properties introduced in the common.properties file for version 10.0.0 fix pack 1:
# set to true for filtering out non indexed attributes from being selected for rich search. # This will not affect existing search template(s) and saved search. rich_search_indexed_only=true
# Controls the number of background processor threads per parent worker thread to convert data into XML for saves # Can be set higher if operations like imports are cpu bound and there are more processors available. # See log.xml.default for changing the log level of the EntryXmlProcessor class to debug to see if more threads may help speed up imports. # Default value is 2 num_xml_processor_background_threads=2
New properties introduced in the common.properties file for version 10.0.0 Interim Fix 3:
# Configures the category path separator for the UI, Java API, and scripting. # Default is "/". # This value MUST NOT exist in your category path values. # This value is also the default used for the Java and scripting APIs. # Consequently, exercise care before changing this. Evaluate Java API and scripting # calls to methods that take an optional category path delimiter before changing this. # Must be exactly one character long category_path_separator=/
Step 4. Enabling the Global Data Synchronization feature of InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server (Optional)
Complete this step only if you plan to use the Global Data Synchronization feature of InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server starting with this limited availability interim fix release; otherwise, proceed to Step 5.
To enable the Global Data Synchronization feature of InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server, Version 10.0.0, you must perform the following steps:
Step 5. Modifying the database schema
No migration is required for this limited availability interim fix 3.
Step 6. Verifying the installation
Every time that you install an interim fix, verify that the installation was successful. To verify the installation of this limited availability interim fix 3, complete these steps:
The shell script, start_local.sh, located in the $TOP/bin/go directory, starts all the services that you need to run InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server.
The --redeploy command ensures that all Web services are properly re-deployed.
The svc_control.sh supports starting multiple services from the same command:
svc_control.sh --action=start --svc_name=<service name>[--svc_name=<service name>]
svc_control.sh --action=start --svc_name=appsvr --svc_name=admin --svc_name=scheduler
gdsmsg.sh start
This process should only take approximately 30-40 seconds, depending on the speed of your CPU processor.
Important: For InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server running WebSphere Application Server, as part of a new installation or an upgrade to an existing installation, use the redeploy option when running the start_local.sh script to ensure the Web services are deployed to the InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server application. In order to redeploy existing Web services, you need to select the redeploy option when restarting InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server with WebSphere Application Server. When you use the redeploy option it ensures that the Web services are redeployed.
Important: For InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server running on the Oracle WebLogic server, use the redeploy option when you run the start_local.sh script at startup. You need to use the redeploy and waitforappsvr command options as shown in the following syntax:
start_local.sh --redeploy --waitforappsvr=<number of seconds>
or
svc_control.sh --action=start --svc_name=admin --svc_name=scheduler [ --svc_name=appsvr --redeploy [--waitforappsvr=<number of seconds>] ]
- where the <number of seconds> is the number of seconds (positive integer) that the deployment command will wait for the appsvr services to become ready to initiate the re-deployment of Web services. The default value of this option is 5 seconds.
The waitforappsvr option must be used with the redeploy option. When the waitforappsvr option is omitted in a command with the "redeploy" option, the default value of waitforappsvr takes effect.
Users are advised to supply values slightly greater than the required startup time of the appsvr service, which can be monitored using the rm_status.sh command as shown in step 6.2 below. Too low a value for the waitforappsvr option can result in errors with stack dump on screen or log files.
The --svc_name=appsvr option in the svc_control.sh command must be accompanied by the redeploy and optionally the waitforappsvr command options.
Run the $TOP/bin/go/rmi_status.sh script and verify that the following services have started correctly:
Run the following script to verify that the GDS messaging services have started correctly:
$TOP/bin>./get_ccd_version.sh 10.0.0-LA003#06
Step 7. Enabling GDS Migration
Upgrading GDS data model to comply to BMS v2.8 specifications
GDS supply side upgrade
GDS supply side users need to run the migrationScript.sh script to upgrade to the 1Sync 6.8 specification.
$TOP/src/db/schema/gds/SUPPLY-SIDE/Transora/v50/migrationScript.sh --company_code=<code> --from_release=<your_current_version>
where
GDS demand side upgrade
GDS demand side users need to run the migrationScript.sh script to upgrade to the BMS 2.8 specification. Before running migrationScript.sh script, you must download the ModifySpecs.wpcs file from ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/websphere/mdmpim/fixpacks/10.0.0-IF003/ModifySpecs.wpcs and save it in the $TOP/src/db/schema/gds/migration/v10/scripts/sa2 directory.
$TOP/src/db/schema/gds/DEMAND-SIDE/WWRE/v6/migrationScript.sh --company_code=<code> --from_release=<your_current_version>
where
Known problems
Known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support knowledge base at http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Information_Management/InfoSphere_Master_Data_Management_Server_for_Product_Information_Management. As problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.
You can search for and display a list of all published technotes for InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server. For information about how to search all published technotes, see Searching knowledge bases
You can search for keywords within this complete list of technotes.
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