IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions Response Time 7.4 Interim Fix 07 README Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions 7.4.0.1 7.4.0.1-TIV-CAMRT-IF0007 Readme

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

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 FP20
• Java 7.0 SR9 FP30

Related material:
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016 - details vulnerabilities addressed
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html

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

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 pxi3270sr9fp30-20160112_01(SR9 FP30))
IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.7.0 Linux x86-32 20151222_283043 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)
J9VM - R26_Java726_SR9_20151222_1626_B283043
JIT - tr.r11_20151209_107111.01
GC - R26_Java726_SR9_20151222_1626_B283043
J9CL - 20151222_283043)
JCL - 20160112_01 based on Oracle jdk7u95-b13

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 pxi3260sr16fp20-20160111_01(SR16 FP20))
     IBM J9 VM (build 2.4, JRE 1.6.0 IBM J9 2.4 Linux x86-32 jvmxi3260sr16fp20-20151221_282799 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)
     J9VM - 20151221_282799
     JIT - r9_20151217_107718
     GC - GA24_Java6_SR16_20151221_0938_B282799)
     JCL - 20160104_01
     > java70\jre\bin\java.exe -version
     java version "1.7.0"
     Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pxi3270sr9fp30-20160112_01(SR9 FP30))
     IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.7.0 Linux x86-32 20151222_283043 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled)
     J9VM - R26_Java726_SR9_20151222_1626_B283043
     JIT - tr.r11_20151209_107111.01
     GC - R26_Java726_SR9_20151222_1626_B283043
     J9CL - 20151222_283043)
     JCL - 20160112_01 based on Oracle jdk7u95-b13
     
• Restart Agent and ensure RPT Script playback works.
• (Optional) Delete the backup java runtimes.

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

7.4.0.1-TIV-CAMRT-AIX-IF0007.tar 55c1f6aab8d6fb549e5d6a07043c76f2d9a02f23
7.4.0.1-TIV-CAMRT-Linux-IF0007.tar e29f8b4b0d9d400650612524efef98527e80b2e5
7.4.0.1-TIV-CAMRT-Windows-IF0007.zip 3bdde97885e24b1c48459426682f6572596a16c9

A) APAR content:
IV81555 APARTEXT="PSIRT ALERT : 4587 IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Quarterly CPU - Jan 2016 - Includes Oracle Jan 2016 CPU + 3 IBM CVEs"
IV81569 APARTEXT="PSIRT ALERT : 4590 EXPEDITED Java specific SLOTH - Weak MD5 Signature Hash"

B) Additional Non APAR Defects:
N/A

C) Enhancements
N/A

Version	Date	Description of change
1.0	1 Jul 2015	Initial Version