IBM® Tivoli® Security Information and Event Manager, interim fix 2.0.0-TIV-TSIEM-IF001 README

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Date: 2010 April 23


About the interim fix

This interim fix corrects problems with IBM Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager version 2.0.0. After installing this interim fix, your Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager installation will be at level 2.0.0.1.


Patch contents and distribution

This interim fix package contains:

This interim fix is distributed as an electronic download from the IBM Support Web Site.


Architectures

This interim fix package supports the same operating system releases as the Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager release that are listed in the Hardware and software requirements document.


Interim fix structure

Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager supports multiple platforms. A separate package is installed for each platform that requires updates. The package contains the updates for all components installed on that platform.


APARs and defects fixed

The following problems are corrected by this interim fix. For more information about the APARs listed here, refer to the Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager support site.

Problems fixed by interim fix 2.0.0-TIV-TSIEM-IF001

APAR IZ74981
SYMPTOM: Searcher performance is worse than in TCIM8.5

APAR IZ75009
SYMPTOM: TCR Database Activity Summary Report cannot see any events from: Microsoft SQL Server 2000-2008 and db2 8.1-9.3 SP3

APAR IZ74999
SYMPTOM: Japanese ciflogs\agent.log gets partially garbled

APAR IZ75000
SYMPTOM: DB2 audit trail collection failure for Japanese DB2 9.5 on AIX 6.1

APAR IZ74982
SYMPTOM: Hourly load with map-at-collecttime potentially missing chunks

APAR IZ75005
SYMPTOM: Re-attach of audited machine does not work

Before installing the interim fix

Please consider the following before installing this interim fix:

Prerequisites

This interim fix requires that you have Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager 2.0.0 and its prerequisites installed.

Backup

It is highly recommended, that you make a backup copy of your TSIEM installation folder before proceeding with the interim fix installation. For details please refer to backup procedure description.

Sequential installation

Please note that the interim fix is intended for sequential installation. This means, that it can be run only on one machine in a cluster at a atime. Running the interim fix on multiple servers within a cluster at the same time may result in failed installation.

Installing the interim fix

Installing the server interim fix on Microsoft Windows

Before installing the server interim fix on a Microsoft Windows system:

To install the interim fix, run Launcher.bat.

The interim fix installation program determines which Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager components are installed on the system and applies the necessary updates to those components.

Note: To uninstall the interim fix:

Installing the actuator interim fix on Microsoft Windows

Before installing the actuator interim fix on a Microsoft Windows system:

To install the interim fix, run apply.bat.

Note: Uninstallation of actuator interim fix on Windows systems is not available. It is strongly recomended to backup the actuator installation folder before installation to accomodate IF revelsal.

Installing the interim fix on AIX

To apply the interim fix for Tivoli Compliance Insight Manager Actuator for AIX, follow these steps:

  1. Transfer the 2.0.0-TIV-TSIEM-ACT-AIX-IF001.tar.gz to a temporary directory on the AIX system by using FTP in binary mode.
  2. Decompress the upgrade package:
    # gzip -dc 2.0.0-TIV-TSIEM-ACT-AIX-IF001.tar.gz | tar xvf -
  3. Apply the interim fix package, (The default installation directory is assumed.)
    # sh apply.sh /opt/IBM/tsiem/actuator
  4. Verify that the Actuator agent has started by inspecting the list of active processes:
    # ps -ef | grep agent

    Note: Only one instance of the Actuator agent should be active.

Note: Uninstallation of actuator interim fix on AIX systems is not available. It is strongly recomended to backup the contents of /opt/IBM/tsiem/actuator before installation to accomodate IF revelsal.

Installing the interim fix on HP-UX

To apply the interim fix for Tivoli Compliance Insight Manager Actuator for HP-UX, follow these steps:

  1. Transfer the 2.0.0-TIV-TSIEM-ACT-HPUX-IF001.tar.gz to a temporary directory on the HP-UX system, via FTP in binary mode.
  2. Decompress the upgrade package:
    # gzip -dc 2.0.0-TIV-TSIEM-ACT-HPUX-IF001.tar.gz | tar xvf -
  3. Apply the interim fix package, (The default installation directory is assumed.)
    # ./apply.sh /opt/IBM/tsiem/actuator
  4. Verify that the Actuator agent has started by inspecting the list of active processes:
    # ps -ef | grep agent

    Note: Only one instance of the Actuator agent should be active.

Note: Uninstallation of actuator interim fix on HP-UX systems is not available. It is strongly recomended to backup the contents of /opt/IBM/tsiem/actuator before installation to accomodate IF revelsal.

Installing the interim fix on Solaris

To apply the interim fix for Tivoli Compliance Insight Manager Actuator for Solaris, follow these steps:

  1. Transfer the 2.0.0-TIV-TSIEM-ACT-SolarisSparc-IF001.tar.gz to a temporary directory on the Solaris system by using FTP in binary mode.
  2. Decompress the upgrade package:
    # gzip -dc 2.0.0-TIV-ACT-TSIEM-SolarisSparc-IF001.tar.gz | tar xvf -
  3. Apply the interim fix package, (The default installation directory is assumed.)
    # sh apply.sh /opt/IBM/tsiem/actuator
  4. Verify that the Actuator agent has started by inspecting the list of active processes:
    # ps -ef | grep agent

    Note: Only one instance of the Actuator agent should be active.

Note: Uninstallation of actuator interim fix on Solaris systems is not available. It is strongly recomended to backup the contents of /opt/IBM/tsiem/actuator before installation to accomodate IF revelsal.


After installing the interim fix

Reorganized TIP portlets after installing the interim fix.

After the interim fix has been installed, it is possible that TIP may reorganize the portlets on its sidebar.

As the result of reorganizing the portlets of the TIP menu items are being swapped. This can be reverted using a dedicated graphical tool shipped with TSIEM. It is available in TIP under Settings->Page Management menu item. This procedure can only be done using the TIPADMIN account.


Documentation updates

Japanese ciflogs\agent.log gets partially garbled

TSIEM logs have to be viewed in UTF-8 encoding. Please note, that some native Windows tools (notepad.exe, wordpad.exe) do detect the encoding of the files they view. Alotugh some ciflog files are correctly recognized, the encoding deduction algorithm does not work correctly in all cases. The recommendation is to used UTF-8 enabled viewers to display the ciflog files.


Software limitations

Installing a component after installing the interim fix

If you install a Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager component to the system after the interim fix has been applied, you must reinstall the interim fix on that system, so that all components are at the same level.


Known problems and workarounds

Stopping SIM service

In rare situations the SIM service doesn't kill the actuator.exe processes when stopped. This might cause the FP to fail the installation. As a workaround the procesess should be killed manually from the Task Manager and the FP\IF installation should be restarted.


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