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Question/Issue:
You need to know how to deploy a Security Update (SU) to a ManHunt cluster.

Cause:
SU failure is caused by dbsync.


Solution:
To successfully apply an SU to a ManHunt cluster, you must first disable the database synchronization process (dbsync). If you do not disable dbsync, the update will fail if it is applied while dbsync runs. By default, dbsync runs every 8 minutes. Once dbsync is disabled, install the SU. After the SU is installed, re-enable dbsync.

To temporarily disable dbsync

1. Log into the ManHunt master node as root.
2. Open /etc/manhunt.conf in a text editor.
3. Locate the line dbsync_syncSet=3
4. Change the parameter to a value other than 3. For example:
   dbsync_syncSet=1
   
5. Restart ManHunt to apply the change. For example, type the following at the command line:
   <ManHunt_install_dir>/restart
   where <ManHunt_install_dir> is your ManHunt installation directory.

To apply the Security Update
Follow the procedure in Applying Updates for information on how to install a Security Update.

To re-enable dbsync

1. Log in to the ManHunt master node as root.
2. Open /etc/manhunt.conf in a text editor.
3. Locate the line dbsync_syncSet=<value>
   where <value> is the value you assigned to the parameter to disable dbsync.
   
4. Change the value back to 3. For example:
   dbsync_syncSet=3
   
5. Restart ManHunt to apply the change and start synchronization with the slave nodes. For example, type the following at the command line:
   <ManHunt_install_dir>/restart
   where <ManHunt_install_dir> is your ManHunt installation directory.

 

Document ID: 2003093010344853
Last Modified: 05/04/2005
Date Created: 09/30/2003
Operating System(s): Solaris 8, Red Hat Linux 8
Product(s): Symantec ManHunt 3.0
Release(s): Symantec ManHunt 3.0, Symantec ManHunt 3.0.1

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