Readme File for IBM^® Spectrum Symphony 7.3.0.1 Interim Fix 562358

Readme File for: IBM Spectrum Symphony

Product Release: 7.3.0.1

Update Name: Interim Fix 562358

Fix ID: sym-7.3.0.1-build562358

Publication Date: October 30, 2020

This interim fix enables you to upgrade the IBM Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.0.1 to fix the following security vulnerabilities in the IBM Java SDK: CVE-2020-2590, CVE-2020-2601, CVE-2020-14583, CVE-2020-14593, CVE-2020-14621, CVE-2020-14556, CVE-2020-14581, CVE-2020-14579, CVE-2020-14578, CVE-2020-14577, CVE-2019-17639.

IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.0.1 is an offering that includes enhancements specifically for the IBM Spectrum Symphony Advanced Edition multicluster feature.

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: P103921

2.   Download location

Download interim fix 562358 from the following location https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

3.   Product and components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

JRE, Linux x86_64, sym-7.3.0.1-build562358

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

Prerequisite

To install or uninstall the .rpm packages for IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.3.0.1, you must have root permission and RPM version 4.2.1 or later installed on the host.

Installing on Linux hosts

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, stop services and shut down the cluster:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh service stop all

> egosh ego shutdown all

b.     Uninstall the existing JRE from all management hosts, for example:

> rpm -qa --dbpath /tmp/rpm | grep egojre

> rpm -e symmcegojre-8.0.5.37-536694.x86_64 --dbpath /tmp/rpm --nodeps

c.      Log on to each management host as the cluster administrator and source the environment.

> source profile.platform

d.     On each management host, install this interim fix, use the same prefix and dbpath values as used for the cluster installation, for example:

> rpm –ivh symmcegojre-8.0.6.16.x86_64.rpm --prefix /opt/platform --dbpath /tmp/rpm

e.     Delete all subdirectories and files in the GUI work directory:

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/work/*

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/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.

f.       Launch your browser and clear the browser cache.

g.     Run the rpm -qa command to verify the installation, for example:

> rpm -qa --dbpath /tmp/rpm | grep egojre

symmcegojre-8.0.6.16-562358.x86_64

h.     From the primary host, source the environment and start the cluster:

> source profile.platform

> egosh ego start all

5.   Uninstallation

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

Uninstalling from Linux hosts

a.     Log on to the primary host as the cluster administrator, stop services and shut down the cluster:

> source profile.platform

> egosh service stop all

> egosh ego shutdown all

b.     Log on to each management host as the cluster administrator and reinstall the old JRE package, using the same prefix and dbpath values as used for the cluster installation, for example:

> rpm -e symmcegojre-8.0.6.16-562358.x86_64 --dbpath /tmp/rpm/ --nodeps

> symmc-7.3.0.1_x86_64.bin --extract /opt/extract

> rpm -ivh /opt/extract/symmcegojre-8.0.5.37.x86_64.rpm --prefix /opt/platform --dbpath /tmp/rpm

c.      Delete all subdirectories and files from the GUI work directory:

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/work/*

> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/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, source the environment and start the cluster:

> source profile.platform

> egosh ego start all

6.   List of files

symmcegojre-8.0.6.16.x86_64.rpm

7.   Product notifications

To receive information about product solution and patch updates automatically, subscribe to product notifications on the My Notifications page http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications/ on the IBM Support website (http://support.ibm.com). You can edit your subscription settings to choose the types of information you want to get notification about, for example, security bulletins, fixes, troubleshooting, and product enhancements or documentation changes.

8.   Copyright and trademark information

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2020

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