Patch Name: PHSS_8274 Patch Description: s700_800 10.16 VirtualVault Performance Patch Creation Date: 96/09/09 Post Date: 96/11/11 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 10.16 s800: 10.16 Products: VirtualVault Transaction Server A.01.01 International VirtualVault Transaction Server A.01.01 US/Canada Filesets: Netscape-NCS.VAULTTS-NCS,A.01.12.01 VaultTS.VAULT-CORE-CMN,A.01.01 Automatic Reboot?: Yes Status: General Superseded Critical: No Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHSS_8274 Symptoms: PHSS_8274: VirtualVault Transaction Server A.01.00 and A.01.01 customers may experience intermittent delays and/or slow performance when connecting from the Internet to an application on the VirtualVault. Factors which effect Web Server performance are varied and may occur from User-to-Internet Service Provider (ISP), ISP-to-HTTPD Web Server (VirtualVault OUTSIDE environment), Web Server-to-application (VirtualVault Trusted Gateway Agent), and the application itself (CGI and back-end process) components. In addition, the host operating system underlying the Web Server further impacts performance. This patch, PHSS_8274, addresses performance issues between the Web Server and TGA and within the TGA. Defect Description: PHSS_8274: This patch implements an alternative model for the Trusted Gateway Agent which uses an NSAPI shared object for the Trusted Gateway Agent client. The original VirtualVault Trusted Gateway Agent client (tga) and daemon (tgad) are replaced on installation of this patch. For each server process using the new TGA Client NSAPI module, a persistent connection is created to a TGAD daemon process. While the TGA client functions are now resident in an NSAPI module, it is still necessary to create application CGI links to the replacement "tga" executable. This is essential for proper operation of the Netscape Server in accessing application CGI programs. SR: 4701335091 Patch Files: /var/opt/vaultTS/outside/nsbase/bin/tga.so /opt/vaultTS/root/tcb/lib/tgad /opt/vaultTS/root/tcb/bin/tga /etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/25.patches/PHSS08274.fcdb what(1) Output: /var/opt/vaultTS/outside/nsbase/bin/tga.so: None /opt/vaultTS/root/tcb/lib/tgad: None /opt/vaultTS/root/tcb/bin/tga: None /etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/25.patches/PHSS08274.fcdb: None cksum(1) Output: 1793952665 45177 /var/opt/vaultTS/outside/nsbase/bin/tga.so 3023986746 357572 /opt/vaultTS/root/tcb/lib/tgad 179053973 304116 /opt/vaultTS/root/tcb/bin/tga 783524131 2435 /etc/auth/system/files.fcdb/25.patches/ PHSS08274.fcdb Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: None Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: None Equivalent Patches: None Patch Package Size: 750 Kbytes Installation Instructions: Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Back up your system before installing a patch. 2. Login as root. 3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory. 4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch: cd /tmp sh PHSS_8274 5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHSS_8274.depot 5b. For a homogeneous NFS Diskless cluster run swcluster on the server to install the patch on the server and the clients: swcluster -i -b This will invoke swcluster in the interactive mode and force all clients to be shut down. WARNING: All cluster clients must be shut down prior to the patch installation. Installing the patch while the clients are booted is unsupported and can lead to serious problems. The swcluster command will invoke an swinstall session in which you must specify: alternate root path - default is /export/shared_root/OS_700 source depot path - /tmp/PHSS_8274.depot To complete the installation, select the patch by choosing "Actions -> Match What Target Has" and then "Actions -> Install" from the Menubar. 5c. For a heterogeneous NFS Diskless cluster: - run swinstall on the server as in step 5a to install the patch on the cluster server. - run swcluster on the server as in step 5b to install the patch on the cluster clients. By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/patch/PHSS_8274. If you do not wish to retain a copy of the original software, you can create an empty file named /var/adm/sw/patch/PATCH_NOSAVE. Warning: If this file exists when a patch is installed, the patch cannot be deinstalled. Please be careful when using this feature. It is recommended that you move the PHSS_8274.text file to /var/adm/sw/patch for future reference. To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHSS_8274.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: Disregard the above installation instructions. They are automatically generated and are not specific to the VirtualVault environment. The correct procedure for installing the VirtualVault Performance Patch (PHSS_8274) is as follows : 1. Backup your system before installing a patch. 2. Login as root; open an xterm window at the SYSTEM level. 3. Copy the patch to the /patches directory. Create /patches using: mkdir -p /patches 4. Move to the /patches directory and unshar the patch: cd /patches sh PHSS_8274 5. Run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \ -s /patches/PHSS_8274.depot Patch PHSS_8274 requires VirtualVault Transaction Server version A.01.01 or later. Although not required, for best performance this patch should be installed in conjunction with the following other performance-related patches: * PHCO_8449 CMW performance patch for VirtualVault (Part I, command set, must be used in conjunction with either PHNE_8070 or PHNE_8071) * PHNE_8070 S800 CMW performance patch for VirtualVault (Part II, kernel patch for S800, must be installed immediately after PHCO_8449) * PHNE_8071 S700 CMW performance patch for VirtualVault (Part II, kernel patch for S700, must be installed immediately after PHCO_8449)