IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact V7.1.0 Fix Pack 6(7.1.0-TIV-NCI-FP0006)

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* NOTE !! Before installing this Fix Pack, a health check script MUST be
* executed. The purpose of this Health Check, is to detect potential issues
* on the environment, prior to the installation of a Fix Pack. Failing to
* perform a Health Check, could potentially affect the Fix Pack installation
* process; which might lead to a failed Fix Pack install. The health check
* script can be downloaded from the fixcentral link, detailed at start
* installation instructions below.
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* A change introduced by this Fix Pack might negatively
* affect existing product function.
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* Please refer to APAR IV97414 for a description of the
* problem and corrective action.
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* Please refer to APAR IV90357 for a description of the
* problem and corrective action.
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* Please refer to APAR IV89653 for a description of the
* problem and corrective action.
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* Please refer to APAR IV86760 for a description of the
* problem and corrective action. IMPACTUI DOES NOT HANDLE EAST
* ASIAN LANGUAGE IN UI DATA PROVIDER POLICY RELATED ACTIONS
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* Evaluate these APARs for the potential impact in your environment.
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7.1.0.6 Release addresses the problems that have been reported in IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact version 7.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.0.3, 7.1.0.4 and 7.1.0.5. This is a Fixpack only release and not a refresh of full installer (Impact 7.1.0.4 was both). It can only be applied on a previous Impact 7.x release (7.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.0.3, 7.1.0.4 and 7.1.0.5).

Note: Impact 7.1.0.4 Release is both a Fixpack and also GA Install Refresh Release. If you planning to Install Impact 7.1.x for the first time, you can do a direct 7.1.0.4 Full Install and then can apply Impact 7.1.0.6 on top of it (Instead of starting with Impact 7.1.0.1). For those migrating from previous releases (5.1.1 or 6.1/6.1.1), you can install Impact 7.1.0.4, migrate directly to 7.1.0.4 and then apply 7.1.0.6 Fixpack.

You can access the Impact 7.1.0.6 README here:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Netcool%20Impact/page/Impact%207.1.0.6%20README

The following table contains a list of files included in this Fix Pack and operating systems associated with these files:


Platform File
AIX 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-AIX-FP0006.zip
Linux 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-LINUX-FP0006.zip
Solaris 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-SOLARIS-FP0006.zip
Windows 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-WINDOWS-FP0006.zip
zLinux 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-ZLINUX-FP0006.zip

all platforms * 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-FP0006.README

Note: The installer only works for 64 bit architectures

Note: Whenever <ARCH> is used in the text of this readme, as part of the filename of the Fix Pack package, it refers to, and can be substituted for one of the following operating systems:

AIX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
zLinux


2.0 Hardware and software requirements

For information about supported hardware and software, check the Software Product Compatibility Reports (SPCR) here:

http://www-969.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity/index.html

And the Planning Section in the Netcool/Impact Administration Guide:

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.6/com.ibm.netcoolImpact.doc/admin/imag_start_c.html


4.0 Additional information

For Tivoli Netcool/Impact 7.1.0.6 Documentation, please refer to:

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.6/com.ibm.netcoolImpact.doc/welcome_kc.html


5.0 List of APARs


5.1 Fixes (APARs) Included in this Fix Pack.


The following Netcool/Impact APARs are delivered with Fix Pack 6:


IV85746: NEW PROPERTY IN IMPACTDAP.PROPERTIES FOR EXTERNALCONFIGURATION
IV85304: EXTRA SOFTWARE TAGS DISCOVERED BY SOFTARE ANALYSIS
IV84274: POLICY VARIABLE SCOPE IMPROVEMENTS
IV84201: NETCOOL IMPACT V7.1.0.2 VULNERABILITY CROSS FRAME SCRIPTING -VERSION 2 (XFSV2) - POST AUTHENTICATION
IV84121: NULL POINTER EXCEPTION IN GETALLNODES IN GUI SERVER
IV84040: DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR NEW FORCE SELECT PARAMETER IN DIRECTSQL
IV83829: UNABLE TO SEND INVALID XML CHARACTERS WITH WEB SERVICES
IV83725: RFC1213-MIB FILE IS CORRUPT
IV83663: POLICY INPUT PARAMETERS USING THE "TIMESTAMP" FORMAT DO NOT APPEAR IN INPUT FORM WIDGET CORRECTLY
IV83127: UPDATE EXPIRE CERTIFICATES ON IMPACT 7.1
IV83051: IN THE 7.1 DOCS WE NEED TO DOCUMENT THE FACT THAT ONE MUST DELETE THE JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION
IV82945: CONFAUTH4OMNIBUS SCRIPT FAILS
IV82909: CONFIGIMPACTSSL.SH ENABLE FAILS
IV82883: STARTTLS NOT WORKING FOR EMAIL SENDER SERVICE
IV82584: MISSING UI ENCODING FOR FORWARD SLASH
IV81912: UNABLE TO SEND NULL PARAMETERS USING THE CALLSTOREDPROCEDURE FUNCTION
IV81745: COMMAND LINE METHOD TO DELETE IMPACT ITEM (DATA MODEL/TYPE) IS NOT WORKING
IV81409: A javascript policy that returns a NULL value from database : field, results in a 'org.mozilla.javascript.undefined@f8bead21'
IV80388: THE "COMMONS-FILEUPLOAD-1.0.JAR" FILE IS VULNERABLE TO CVE-2013-0248
IV79350: EXCEPTION HANDLER UNABLE TO CATCH EXCEPTION WHEN POLICY IS EXECUTED FROM AN OPERATOR VIEW


List of Impact APARs that have documentation updates or have additional information:

IV81745: COMMAND LINE METHOD TO DELETE IMPACT ITEM (DATA MODEL/TYPE) IS NOT WORKING
IV82883: STARTTLS NOT WORKING FOR EMAIL SENDER SERVICE
IV83051: IN THE 7.1 DOCS WE NEED TO DOCUMENT THE FACT THAT ONE MUST DELETE THE JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION
IV83127: UPDATE EXPIRE CERTIFICATES ON IMPACT 7.1
IV81226: ONE MUST RECREATE THE CERTIFICATE, AS A POST INSTALL STEP, IF USING IP ADDRESS DURING INITIAL PRODUCT INSTALLATION
IV84040: DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR NEW FORCE SELECT PARAMETER IN DIRECTSQL
IV81409: A javascript policy that returns a NULL value from database : field, results in a 'org.mozilla.javascript.undefined@f8bead21'
IV81625: HIBERNATION FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK WITHIN CHAINED POLICIES AS IT CAUSES THE POLICY TO EXIT PRIOR TO COMPLETION
IV82945: CONFAUTH4OMNIBUS SCRIPT FAILS


To check the APARs that were part of the previous FixPack (7.1.0.5), please check this link:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Netcool%20Impact/page/Impact%207.1.0.5%20README


6.0 New support and features

6.1 Browser Support with Fix Pack 6

Impact 7.1.0.6 supports:

Firefox ESR 45
Internet Explorer 10 and 11

6.2 Component Updates

Java has been updated to version 7.0.9.40
Websphere Liberty has been updated to version 8.5.5.9 + PI63436

6.3 Enhancements in Fix Pack 6


Fix Pack includes the following enhancements:


RESTful Data Source Adaptor (DSA) – Ability to interact with RESTful web services using a Data Source and associated policy functions (RESTfulAPIGET, RESTfulAPIPOST, RESTfulAPIPUT and RESTfulAPIDELETE).

New Policy Editor (Beta) available when enabled from UI Preferences.

Policy Logger UI – Ability to exclude Strings when filtering in the Log Viewer.


Install

LDAP based authentication – support for Custom LDAP Attributes
Runbook Automation (RBA) – Automated scripts to ease setup process


7.0 Known Issues in Fix Pack 6

When using LDAP based authentication with more than one repositories, if any one of them is unreachable (ex: Network cable is out, Network Interface card is corrupted etc), then there could be problems during server initialization.
Note: This is only if one or more LDAP servers are unreachable. In this case, even a ping from the machine where Impact server is running to the target LDAP server machine hangs and never returns back.
Once the network communication problem in the machine where LDAP server is setup gets resolved, it should fix the Impact server startup issue. The other option is to comment out the rogue LDAP server information from ldapRegistry.xml and only use the LDAP server which is running and reachable.