========================================================================= Readme file for IBM Systems Director Common Agent Version 6.2.1.0-20110406-iFix Feature Software Installable: JREUpdate.agent.feature_6.2.1.0-20110406-iFix.zip IBM Corp. May 2011 ========================================================================= CONTENTS 1.0 Overview 2.0 Prerequisites and co-requisites 3.0 Installation Information 3.1 Updating IBM Systems Director 3.2 Perform the necessary tasks after installation 3.3 Special instructions 4.0 Uninstalling 5.0 List of changes included 5.1 Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) 5.1.1 APARs incorporated into IBM Systems Director 6.2.1.0-20110406-iFix 5.2 Product Enhancements 5.3 Troubleshooting and known issues 6.0 Copyright and trademark information 1.0 Overview This is an update for JRE of IBM Systems Director Common Agent. The Common Agent is a component of IBM Director that is installed on a managed system to provide hardware-specific function that supports communication and administration of the managed system by IBM Director. See section 5 for a list of items patched or updated. 2.0 Prerequisites and co-requisites None. 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 downloaded 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 -r 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. 3.2 Install To install the update from the command-line, use the following command: smcli installupd [-n | -N ] -u JREUpdate.agent.feature_6.2.1.0-20110406-iFix 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. Click Show needed updates. The Show Needed Updates page is displayed. 3. Select a system or system group in the Selected systems field. Click Browse to see a list of systems to choose from. 4. Click Show Needed Updates. A table of needed updates is displayed and a link to Show All Available Updates. 5. Select Show All Available Updates. A table of available updates is displayed. 6. Select the JREUpdate.agent.feature_6.2.1.0-20110406-iFix and select Install. 7. Follow the steps in the Install Wizard to install the update. 3.3 Perform the necessary tasks after installation Restart the management server or managed systems on which the update has been applied. 3.4 Special Instructions None. 4.0 Uninstalling Update Manager does not support uninstallation of JREUpdate.agent.feature_6.2.1.0-20110406-iFix. Contact IBM Systems support if you need to uninstall this update: www.ibm.com/systems/support/ 5.0 List of changes included 5.1 Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) Below is a list of APARs incorporated into IBM Systems Director. 5.1.1 APARs incorporated into IBM Systems Director 6.2.1.0-20110406-iFix IC74584 The IBM JRE distributed with IBM Systems Director Common Agent has a security vulnerability 5.2 Product enhancements The following list provides information about new features and enhancements in IBM Systems Director 6.2.1.0: featureID Version New Function --------- ------------ ------------------- 5.3 Troubleshooting and Known Issues For information about troubleshooting any problems that you encounter with installation or other update activities, 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 The following specific known issues might occur when updating IBM Systems Director Server 6.2: 1. IBM Systems Director update fails to install because required update is not applicable to installation: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas71f162ff182d44e15862577500064abd5 2. Install Needed Updates task fails with error message ATKUPD826E when updating IBM Systems Director Server: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas70daa218af75eedd186257798005a7043 6.0 Copyright and trademark information www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: IBM Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Notices INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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