"Join retry, some other node acquired the cluster lock" after upgrading to Netware 6.5 SP8

Symptoms:
ERROR: "Join retry, some other node acquired the cluster lock" on System Console.
Panning ID mismatches between eDirectory and what the cluster was communicating on the LAN

Changes:
Applied NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 8 on cluster nodes

Apply GIPC.NLM update to address panning id issues which prevent the cluster panning id from being modified manually or by other applications.
Below mentioned is the link for the patch:
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BSV4imHyw1M~

Installation:
1. Rename the current gipc.nlm in the SYS:\SYSTEM directory on all nodes in the cluster.
2. Copy the new gipc.nlm into the SYS:\SYSTEM directory on all nodes in cluster.
3. Down the entire cluster by executing the uldncs command on each node.
4. After all nodes in the cluster are down, bring each node back into the cluster by executing the ldncs command on each node