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Readme file for: 7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-IF0032
Product/Component Release: 7.4.0.0
Update Name: 7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-IF0032
Fix ID: 7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-AIX-IF0032, 7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-LINUX-IF0032, 7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-WINDOWS-IF0032
Publication Date: 23 June 2015
Last modified date: 23 June 2015

Download location

The information included in this document is published at product release time. For the latest updates on this release please refer to the on-line document: To download this update you must first login to IBM FixCentral. Once logged in, you may select from the individual download packages. HPUX and Solaris downloads are no longer provided.
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

Below is a list of components, platforms, and file names that apply to this Readme file.

Fix Download for AIX

Product/Component Name: Platform: Fix:
Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions AIX
7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-AIX-IF0032

Fix Download for Linux

Product/Component Name: Platform: Fix:
Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions Linux
7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-LINUX-IF0032

Fix Download for Windows

Product/Component Name: Platform: Fix:
Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions Windows
7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-WINDOWS-IF0032

Prerequisites and co-requisites

This upgrade for the Robotic Response Time agents , which is part of ITCAM for Transactions: Response Time, may be applied to the following base versions.

  • 7.3.0.x - AIX, Windows, Linux
  • 7.4.0.x - AIX, Windows, Linux
Notes:
  1. Supported base versions include interim fixes applied to any of the above release levels.

This patch replaces the two JREs shipped with the Robotics Response Time (T6) agent, bringing them to the latest level. This remediates multiple security issues.

This patch is applicable for T6 agents:

  • versions 7.4.0.x, 7.3.0.x
  • Windows, AIX and Linux platforms.
The T6's JREs are only used when playing back Rational Performance Tester (RPT) scripts, thus not available on Solaris and HPUX (RPT playback is not supported on Solaris and HPUX).
7.4 and 7.3 agents need to update both java60 and java 70 JREs.These variations are noted in the installation steps below.
Any customisations done to the existing JREs needs to be preserved. Since these JREs are product specific (ie only used by the T6 agent), there should only be at most one customisation as instructed by IBM support; which is to enable strong encryption by updating the JRE's encryption policy (see technote in Related Material).
After the patch, the Java versions will be:
  • Java 6.0 SR16 FP5
  • Java 7.0 SR9 FP1

Related material:
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 - details vulnerabilities addressed
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html


Details on Strong Encryption keys
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695474

Installation information

Before Installing

Validate pre-existing java is older than ones delivered in this IFix.
The RRT Agent's javas are located in

  • Windows:
    • java60: $ITMHOME\tmaitm6\java60
    • java70: $ITMHOME\tmaitm6\java70 - only in 7.3.0.1-LA2 and later
  • Unix:
    • java60: $ITMHOME/tmaitm6/java60
    • java70: $ITMHOME/tmaitm6/java70 - only in 7.3.0.1-LA2 and later

Check their versions, for example
C:\ibm\itm\TMAITM6> .\java70\jre\bin\java.exe -version

java version "1.7.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pwi3270sr7fp1-20140712_01(SR7 FP1))
IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.7.0 Windows 7 x86-32 20140627_204598 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)
J9VM - R26_Java726_SR7_20140627_0924_B204598
JIT - r11.b06_20140409_61252.04
GC - R26_Java726_SR7_20140627_0924_B204598
J9CL - 20140627_204598)
JCL - 20140707_01 based on Oracle 7u65-b16


Installing

Notes

  1. For 7.3 onwards agents, please unarchive both JREs.
  2. If you have updated the T6 jre to use strong encryption, you must migrate the policy files to the new JREs. The two files are:
    • \lib\security\local_policy.jar
    • \lib\security\US_export_policy.jar
See:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21245273


  • Back up existing java
    1. Stop the T6 agent
    2. Backup existing java jres, for example
      > c:
      > cd c:\ibm\itm\tmaitm6\
      > move java60 java60.old
      > move java70 java70.old - only in 7.3.0.1-LA and later.
  • Replace the JREs
    1. Unzip/Untar the archive to the same directory, for example, after unarchiving your directory structure should be like:
      c:\IBM\ITM\TMAITM6>dir java*
      Volume in drive C has no label.
      Volume Serial Number is 44AB-01FC

      Directory of c:\IBM\ITM\TMAITM6

      29/05/2013 02:02 PM <DIR> java60
      12/03/2012 04:08 PM <DIR> java60.old
      29/05/2013 02:04 PM <DIR> java70
      13/02/2013 02:14 PM <DIR> java70.old
      0 File(s) 0 bytes
      4 Dir(s) 30,808,731,648 bytes free

  • Validate the update JRE version/function
    1. Check version number of JRE 6.0, for example
      > c:
      > cd c:\ibm\itm\tmaitm6
      > java60\jre\bin\java.exe -version
      java version "1.6.0"
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pwi3260sr16fp5-20150602_01(SR16 FP5))
      IBM J9 VM (build 2.4, JRE 1.6.0 IBM J9 2.4 Windows 7 x86-32 jvmwi3260sr16fp4-20150406_242976 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)
      J9VM - 20150406_242976
      JIT - r9_20150402_88984
      GC - GA24_Java6_SR16_20150406_1410_B242976)
      JCL - 20150602_01
      > java70\jre\bin\java.exe -version
      java version "1.7.0"
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pwi3270sr9fp1-20150602_01(SR9 FP1))
      IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.7.0 Windows 7 x86-32 20150406_242981 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)
      J9VM - R26_Java726_SR9_20150406_1443_B242981
      JIT - tr.r11_20150401_88894
      GC - R26_Java726_SR9_20150406_1443_B242981
      J9CL - 20150406_242981)
      JCL - 20150601_01 based on Oracle 7u79-b14
  • Restart Agent and ensure RPT Script playback works.
  • (Optional) Delete the backup java runtimes.

Additional information

The Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1) checksum of the images are as follows:

7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-AIX-IF0032.tar 62f67922b4082072f460ec4818012ed4179e0f89
7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-Linux-IF0032.tar 2a4f7d5c8c83f87379da0da4efec1dd3a59ff90d
7.4.0.0-TIV-CAMRT-Windows-IF0032.zip 2fa06dce171c443b267b266b34776657cc46c89a

List of fixes

A) APAR Content:
IV74412: PSIRT 3328 - CODE BLUE EXPEDITED: Logjam

B) Additional Non APAR Defects:
N/A

C) Enhancements
N/A

Document change history


Version Date Description of change
1.0 1 Apr 2015 Initial Version


















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Document Information

Modified date:
06 July 2015

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