========================================================================= Readme file for IBM Systems Director Platform Agent Version 6.1.2.3 Platform Agent Software Installable: SysDir6_1_2_3_Platform_Agent_xLinux.zip IBM Corp. 30 Nov 2010 ========================================================================= CONTENTS 1.0 Overview 2.0 Prerequisites and co-requisites 3.0 Installation Information 3.1 Prior to installation 3.2 Install 3.3 Perform the necessary tasks after installation 3.4 Troubleshoot Installation from Support Site 4.0 Uninstalling 5.0 List of changes included 5.1 Defects Corrected 5.2 Authorized Program Analysis Reports 5.3 Product Enhancements 5.4 Known Issues 6.0 Copyright and trademark information 1.0 Overview This is an update release for IBM Systems Director Platform Agent. Platform Agent is a component of IBM Systems Director that is installed on a managed system to provide hardware-specific function that supports communication and administration of the managed system by IBM Systems Director Server. See section 5 for a list of items updated. 2.0 Prerequisites and co-requisites There are no IBM Systems Director component pre-requisites. For hardware and operating system pre-requisites reference the IBM Systems Director infocenter center on the Web at the section titled "Hardware and software requirements": http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/topic/com.ibm.director.plan.helps.doc/fqm0_r_supported_hardware_and_software_requirements.html 3.0 Installation information 3.1 Prior to installation If you downloaded from ibm.com, you must import the update before you can install it using Update Manager. If you acquired the files using Update Manager, the update has already been imported. To import the update from the command-line, use the following command: smcli importupd -vr To import the update from the IBM Systems Director Web interface, perform these steps: 1. In navigation area, expand Release Management and click Updates. The Update Summary page displays. 2. In the Common Tasks section, click Import updates. The Import Updates page is displayed. 3. Type the directory of the update files on the management server in the Path field. All updates in the specified directory will be copied to the update library. You cannot select specific updates from this directory. 4. Click OK. The scheduler is displayed. Choose to run the task now or schedule it to run in the future. For a complete reference to the Update Manager procedures, see the IBM Systems Director information center on the Web for the section titled "Updating systems": http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/topic/com.ibm.director.updates.helps.doc/fqm0_t_um_updating_systems.html 3.2 Install To install the update from the command-line, use the following command: smcli installupd [-n | -N ] -u SysDir6_1_2_3_Platform_Agent_xLinux To install the update from the IBM Systems Director Web interface, perform these steps: 1. In navigation area, expand Release Management and click Updates. The Update Summary page displays. 2. In the Common Tasks section, click Install updates. The Install Wizard is displayed. 3. Follow the steps in the Install Wizard to install the update. 3.3 Perform the necessary tasks after install Restart the management server or managed systems on which the update has been applied. 3.4 Troubleshooting the installation For information about troubleshooting problems you encounter during installation, see the IBM Systems Director information center on the Web at: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/topic/com.ibm.director.tbs.helps.doc/fqm0_r_tbs_solving_problems.html 4.0 Uninstalling The update cannot be uninstalled from the command-line. To uninstall the IBM Systems Director Platform Agent, refer to the IBM Systems Director information center on the Web for instructions in the section "Uninstalling IBM Systems Director": http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/topic/com.ibm.director.install.helps.doc/fqm0_t_installing_main.html 5.0 List of changes included 5.1 Defects corrected (reported by customers) for both Windows and Linux defectID Version Problem Corrected -------- ------- ------------------- 140572 6.1.2.3 IBM Director 6.1.2 not persisting VMware service types 142225 6.1.2.3 (lock6.1.2)Upgrade install 6.1.2 denali on 2008 sp2 failed 144609 6.1.2.3 buffer limitation for slp attributes 144871 6.1.2.3 SEC:Web Download for 6.1.2 agent has excessive permissions 150008 6.1.2.3 IBMSD_CPUProcessor reports two status values for one CPU 150860 6.1.2.3 Director Agent 6.1.2 stops working after several weeks 152007 6.1.2.3 Certificate authentication does not work Additional defects have been corrected during internal maintenance. 5.2 Authorized Program Analysis Reports The following Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) were resolved: IC65897 Web Download for 6.1.2 agent has excessive permissions IC65962 SLP discovery of Platform Agent fails IC66699 Upgrading the Platform Agent from 6.1.1 fails IC67863 SNMP query of the Systems Director Platform Agent for processor status returns two values IC68550 Platform Agent eventually becomes unresponsive due to a handle leak. 5.3 Product enhancements The following list provides information about new features and enhancements in IBM Systems Director Platform Agent 6.1.2.3: Platform Agent 6.1.2.3 has the same CIM Providers installed with the previous release 6.1.2: LSI MR CIM Provider QLogic CNA CIM Provider Brocade CNA Adapter CIM Provider 5.4 Known Issues You cannot uninstall the 6.1.2.3 IBM Systems Director Platform Agent update through IBM Systems Director. 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