Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 Interim Fix 556783

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.1.2

Update Name: Interim Fix 556783

Fix ID: sym-7.1.2-build556783

Publication date: September 8, 2020

This interim fix provides instructions on upgrading Apache Ant to 1.10.8 in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 to address security vulnerability CVE-2020-1945.

Contents

1. List of fixes

2. Download location

3. Product and components affected

4. Installation and configuration

5. Uninstallation

6. List of files

7. Product notifications

8. Copyright and trademark information

 

1.   List of fixes

APAR: P103836

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 556783 from the following location: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

PMC/PERF/REST, Linux x86_64, sym-7.1.2-build556783

4.   Installation and configuration

Follow the instructions in this section to download and install this interim fix to your cluster.

System requirements

Linux x86_64

Installation

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and stop the WEBGUI, REST, purger, and plc services:

> source profile.platform

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh service stop WEBGUI REST purger plc

b.     Log on to each management host in the cluster and back up the following file to another folder for recovery purposes:

$EGO_TOP/perf/3.4/lib/ant-1.9.2.jar

c.      On each management host, download the sym-7.1.2.0_x86_64_build556783.tar.gz package and extract its contents to the top-level installation directory, for example:

> tar zxfo sym-7.1.2.0_x86_64_build556783.tar.gz -C $EGO_TOP

d.     Delete all subdirectories and files in the following directories:

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/work/*

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/workarea/*

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/kernel/rest/workarea/*

Note: If you configured the WLP_OUTPUT_DIR parameter and APPEND_HOSTNAME_TO_WLP_OUTPUT_DIR is set to true in the $EGO_CONFDIR/conf/wlp.conf file, you must clean up the $WLP_OUTPUT_DIR/webgui_hostname/gui/workarea/ directory.

e.     Launch your browser and clear the browser cache.

f.       From the primary host, start the WEBGUI, REST, purger, and plc services:

> source profile.platform

> egosh service start WEBGUI REST purger plc

5.   Uninstallation

If required, follow the instructions in this section to uninstall this interim fix from your cluster:

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator and stop the WEBGUI, REST, purger, and plc services:

> source profile.platform

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh service stop WEBGUI REST purger plc

b.     Log on to each management host as the cluster administrator and restore your backup for the following file:

$EGO_TOP/perf/3.4/lib/ant-1.9.2.jar

c.      Delete all subdirectories and files in the following directories:

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/work/*

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/workarea/*

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/kernel/rest/workarea/*

Note: If you configured the WLP_OUTPUT_DIR parameter and APPEND_HOSTNAME_TO_WLP_OUTPUT_DIR is set to true in the $EGO_CONFDIR/conf/wlp.conf file, you must clean up the $WLP_OUTPUT_DIR/webgui_hostname/gui/workarea/ directory.

d.     Launch your browser and clear the browser cache.

e.     From the primary host, start the WEBGUI, REST, purger, and plc services:

> source profile.platform

> egosh service start WEBGUI REST purger plc

6.   List of files

4492182f592ad9779a5de60e3f0ea3c4 perf/3.3/lib/ant-1.10.8.jar

7.   Product notifications

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8.   Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2020

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