Patch Name: PHSS_29336 Patch Description: s700_800 11.X VA Event Handler 1.00.02 Patch Creation Date: 03/06/24 Post Date: 03/08/22 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 11.00 11.11 s800: 11.00 11.11 Products: VAEH 1.00.03 Filesets: VAEH.LIB,fr=1.00.02,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP Automatic Reboot?: No Status: General Release Critical: Yes PHSS_29336: HANG System wide file table overflow causing making the system unusable/unaccessable. Category Tags: defect_repair general_release critical halts_system Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHSS_29336 Symptoms: PHSS_29336: 1) The "file" table is filling up. 2) Once the table reaches its limit of open files, the HP-UX machine becomes unusable. Defect Description: PHSS_29336: 1) The VA Event Handler reads the Syslog.log file every 15 minutes to detect VA events. This file has not been closed, which is causing increment in the number of open files. Enhancement: No SR: 0000000000 Patch Files: VAEH.LIB,fr=1.00.02,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: /opt/hpservices/contrib/vaeh/lib/vaem.jar what(1) Output: VAEH.LIB,fr=1.00.02,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: /opt/hpservices/contrib/vaeh/lib/vaem.jar: None cksum(1) Output: VAEH.LIB,fr=1.00.02,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: 1957170390 13186 /opt/hpservices/contrib/vaeh/lib/vaem.jar Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: None Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: None Equivalent Patches: None Patch Package Size: 40 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_29336 5. Run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHSS_29336.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/save/PHSS_29336. If you do not wish to retain a copy of the original software, include the patch_save_files option in the swinstall command above: -x patch_save_files=false WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed, the patch cannot be deinstalled. Please be careful when using this feature. For future reference, the contents of the PHSS_29336.text file is available in the product readme: swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHSS_29336.depot To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHSS_29336.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: None