Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Conductor 2.3.0 SSL tool

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Conductor

Product Release: 2.3.0

Fix ID: sc-2.3.0-build511310
Publication date: February 21, 2019

 

This enhancement introduces a new command-line tool to automate the generation, verification, and configuration of self-signed SSL certificates and their associated files and parameters.

 

1.      Scope

2.      Installation

3.      Configuration and usage

4.      Uninstallation

5.      Product notifications

6.      Copyright and trademark information

1.   Scope

Before you install this enhancement to your cluster, note the following requirements:

Architecture

x86_64, ppc64le

Product version

IBM Spectrum Conductor 2.3.0

2.   Installation

Follow these instructions to download and install this enhancement on Linux hosts in your cluster.

Prerequisites

o   IBM Spectrum Conductor 2.3.0 must be installed in your cluster.

o   Python 2.6.6 or greater must be installed on the hosts in your cluster.

Package

Name

Description

egomgmt-3.7.0.1_noarch_build511310.tar.gz

Package for Linux hosts.

Installation

a.      Log on to each Linux host as the cluster administrator

b.      Source your environment:

(BASH. $EGO_TOP/profile.platform

(CSH) source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform

c.      Set the IGNORECHECKFILEOWNER environment variable to Y:

$ export IGNORECHECKFILEOWNER=Y

d.      On each of your Linux hosts (or just one host if you are using a shared file system), download the egomgmt-3.7.0.1_noarch_build511310.tar.gz package to, for example, a /conductorfixes directory.

e.      Install the egomgmt-3.7.0.1_noarch_build511310.tar.gz package:

$ egoinstallfixes /conductorfixes/egomgmt-3.7.0.1_noarch_build511310.tar.gz

NOTE: Running this “egoinstallfixes” command automatically backs up the current binary files to a fix backup directory for recovery purposes. Do not delete this backup directory; you will need it if you want to recover the original files.

f.       Run the “pversions” command to verify the installation:

pversions -b 511310

g.      Remove the previously used environment variable:

$ unset IGNORECHECKFILEOWNER

3.   Configuration and usage

Go to $EGO_TOP/3.7/scripts/ssltool/ and refer to the README.txt files for detailed information about the SSL tool.

4.   Uninstallation

If required, follow these instructions to uninstall this enhancement in your cluster:

a.       Log on to each Linux host as the cluster administrator

b.      Source your environment:

(BASH. $EGO_TOP/profile.platform

(CSH) source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform

c.      Log on to each Linux host in the cluster and roll back this fix:

egoinstallfixes -r 511310

5.   Product notifications

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6.   Copyright and trademark information

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