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PowerHA fix information for PowerHA 7.2.7 Service Pack 3

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Abstract

Overview and recommended levels

PowerHA 7.2.7 Service Pack 3 is now available for download as of July 2025.

NOTE: PowerHA SystemMirror 7.2.7 SP3 testing has been done on the following AIX levels and are recommended:

. AIX7.3 TL03 SP1
. AIX7.3 TL02 SP3
· AIX7.3 TL01 SP4
· AIX7.3 TL00 SP4
· AIX7.2 TL05 SP10
· AIX7.2 TL04 SP6
· AIX7.1 TL05 SP12

Content

The Service Pack contains all the known fixes since 7.2.7 SP2 release. See the complete list of APARs included in the later section.

With an upgrade to AIX 7.2 version 7200-05-09-2446 (or above) and AIX 7.3 version 7300-03-00-2446 (or above), where OpenSSH has been upgraded to version 9.7, it is recommended to upgrade the PowerHA SystemMirror SW (including GUI) to version 7.2.9 or above.

Please note that with the AIX newer version, OpenSSH related upgrades are done which is creating incompatibilities with versions earlier than PowerHA SystemMirror GUI 7.2.9 release. In case, the PowerHA SystemMirror upgrade could not be performed immediately, then as a workaround or makeshift arrangement, ifix IJ55244s0a.250718.epkg.Z [A1102] could be applied on top of PowerHA SystemMirror releases prior to 7.2.9 to enable PowerHA SystemMirror GUI to work with latest AIX versions on an ad-hoc basis till a PowerHA SystemMirror upgrade (inclusive of GUI) is done to Release 7.2.9 or above.

AIX and PowerHA: Latest Fix Information

There could be some new fixes for the Service Pack (since the release time). To review any important fixes that could be applicable to this Service Pack, visit the following webpage:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/powerha-aix/7.2?topic=reference-information

This page lists critical defects information that may be applicable for your AIX and PowerHA levels.


APAR List in the Service Pack

New security APARs
Security updates are initially released as interim fixes to expedite availability. The updates are later repackaged in the same format as generally available PowerHA SystemMirror updates.

APAR#    Description
 

HIPER APARs included in this service pack

APAR#    Description

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New APARs with Abstract included in this service pack
APAR#       Description

IJ47208 XD: cl_verify_svcpprc_config failure due to error log message

IJ52244 powerha incorrectly starts a rg with anticollocation dependency

IJ53046 verification warning message has incorrect info for netmon.cf

IJ53204 large nbr of cl_mirrorset procs for same vg due to lvm_io_fail

IJ53876 CSPOC: cspoc doesn't run logform when extending a loglv

IJ53877 LPM: powerha disk reservation occurred during lpm operation

IJ54559 CSPOC: powerha 1820-037 error in c-spoc in japanese

IJ54916 powerha may ignore mountguard option when mounting a filesystem

IJ55100 GUI: powerHA GUI release and version changes
 

Cumulative APARs from previous service packs included in this service pack

APAR#       Description

IJ45661 disk fencing quarantaine policy not used even if smit shows yes

IJ45670 ha powerha upgrade process adds "rotate" option to rsyslog.conf

IJ45671 ha application monitoring suspend/resume not handled correctly

IJ45672 ROHA:ha roha commands fail with clrest error

IJ45673 powerha snap -e may create incomplete file and fill /tmp

IJ45674 glvm vgs may not be syncd at cluster start

IJ45716 ecvg is passive varied on for oaan rg

IJ45743 GUI:gui version and release change required in about section.

IJ45744 GUI:cluster discovery-gunzip command failed due to a space issue.

IJ45749 GUI: HTML change required to display correct async cache value

IJ46657 ha application monitoring suspend/resume not handled correctly

IJ46658 clmgr:clmgr add cluster with 64 char name gives error

IJ46673 clinfo_on_start reset to false after starting cluster services

IJ46718 svc pprc relationships not created

IJ46719 post event command status is not correctly displayed in the logs

IJ46729 powervs cloud roha issues and enhancements

IJ47521 GUI: ha: can see ha logs only first cluster node

IJ47692 HA: cl_scsipr_verifycap operator error log entries

IJ47778 POWERHA: a filesystem already mounted error in cl_activate_fs

IJ48029 XD: svcpprc verify fails when no relationships are configured

IJ48030 XD: hyperswap rg not in error despite mirror group fails to start

IJ48914 error in creating vg as it appears to have leftover vgda info

IJ48916 clcloudroha might coredump if cloud roha feature is not used

IJ49348 rc.init may show dspmsg error in the console

IJ49871 misleading verification warning about site specific service ip

IJ50005 scsi pr handling can cause various delays

IJ50952 install of fileset cluster.es.genxd allowed in unmanaged

IJ50953 live update enable/disable requires a synchronize

IJ50954 ha: cspoc cl_mkvg list disk incorrectly

IJ51073 misleading message on role information for root in clutils.log

IJ51074 changing clinfo_on_start requires a synchronize

IJ51075 GLVM: ha/glvm: takeover after site failure fails if new lv was added

IJ51076 powerha tries to convert vgs if bos.clvm.enh is not installed

IJ51077 service ip distribution preference might not be honored

IJ51078 ha nonconcurrent resource group is shown online on both nodes

IJ51464 warning message on netmon.cf has misleading recommendation

IJ51465 scsi pr handling can be very long for certain disks

IJ51466 CSPOC: c-spoc file system display does not handle "log=null" attribute

IJ51479 SMIT: modifying cluster repository mg name is displaying extra line

IJ51514 GUI: parent and child rg dependencies not showing properly

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7.2.7 SP3 Cumulative  Filesets and associated APARs

Fileset_VRMF
(PTF#)

Associated APARs

cluster.es.client.lib_7.2.7.3.bff

IJ45661 IJ45716 IJ46657 IJ46729 IJ49871 IJ51479 IJ52244

cluster.es.client.rte_7.2.7.2.bff  

IJ45673 IJ45716 IJ45743 IJ45744 IJ46657 IJ46658 IJ46673 IJ49348

cluster.es.client.utils_7.2.7.1.bff

IJ49348

cluster.es.cspoc.cmds_7.2.7.2.bff

IJ48914 IJ50954 IJ51076 IJ53876 IJ54559

cluster.es.cspoc.rte_7.2.7.1.bff

IJ51466

cluster.es.genxd.cmds_7.2.7.1.bff

IJ51479

cluster.es.server.events_7.2.7.3.bff

IJ45673 IJ45674 IJ45716 IJ46657 IJ46719 IJ47692 IJ47778 IJ48030 IJ50005 IJ51076 IJ51077 IJ51465 IJ54916

cluster.es.svcpprc.rte_7.2.7.3.bff 

IJ46718 IJ47208 IJ48029

cluster.es.server.diag_7.2.7.3.bff 

IJ45661 IJ45716 IJ46657 IJ46729 IJ51076 IJ51464 IJ53046 IJ53204

cluster.es.server.utils_7.2.7.2.bff  

IJ45673 IJ45716 IJ46657 IJ46658 IJ46719 IJ46729 IJ48916 IJ49348 IJ50952 IJ50953 IJ51073 IJ51074 IJ51075 IJ51077

cluster.es.server.rte_7.2.7.3.bff

IJ45661 IJ45670 IJ45671 IJ45672 IJ45673 IJ45674 IJ45716 IJ45743 IJ45744 IJ45749 IJ46657 IJ46658 IJ46673 IJ46718 IJ46719 IJ46729 IJ47208 IJ47521 IJ47692 IJ47778 IJ48029 IJ48030 IJ48914 IJ48916 IJ49348 IJ49871 IJ50005 IJ50952 IJ50953 IJ50954 IJ51073 IJ51074 IJ51075 IJ51076 IJ51077 IJ51078 IJ51464 IJ51465 IJ51466 IJ51479 IJ51514 IJ52244 IJ53046 IJ53204 IJ53876 IJ53877 IJ54559 IJ54916 IJ55100

cluster.es.smui.agent_7.2.7.3.bff

IJ45744 IJ45749 IJ47521 IJ51514 IJ55100

cluster.es.smui.server_7.2.7.3.bff

IJ45743 IJ45744 IJ45749 IJ47521 IJ51514 IJ55100

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 July 2025

UID

ibm17240419