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IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact V7.1.0 Fix Pack 9(7.1.0-TIV-NCI-FP0009)

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Abstract

This fix pack is a cumulative fix release and addresses several APARs and internally found issues since the release of Tivoli Netcool/Impact Fix Pack 8.

Download Description

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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.
*
* A change introduced by this Fix Pack might negatively
* affect existing product function.
*
* Please refer to APAR IV97414 for a description of the
* problem and corrective action.
*
* Evaluate this APAR for the potential impact in your environment.
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7.1.0.9 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, 7.1.0.5, 7.1.0.6, 7.1.0.7, and 7.1.0.8. 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, 7.1.0.5, 7.1.0.6, 7.1.0.7, and 7.1.0.8).

Note: Impact 7.1.0.4 Release is both a Fixpack and also GA Install Refresh Release. If you are 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 7.1.0.9 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 7.1.0.9 Fixpack.

You can access the Impact 7.1.0.4 README here:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Netcool%20Impact/page/Impact%207.1.0.4%20README

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

PlatformFile
AIX7.1.0-TIV-NCI-AIX-FP0009.zip
Linux7.1.0-TIV-NCI-LINUX-FP0009.zip
Solaris7.1.0-TIV-NCI-SOLARIS-FP0009.zip
Windows7.1.0-TIV-NCI-WINDOWS-FP0009.zip
zLinux7.1.0-TIV-NCI-ZLINUX-FP0009.zip

all platforms * 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-FP0009.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_7.1.0.9/com.ibm.netcoolimpact.doc/admin/imag_start_c.html

4.0 Additional information

For Tivoli Netcool/Impact 7.1.0.9 Documentation, please refer to:

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.9/com.ibm.netcoolimpact.doc/welcome_kc.html

As of NOI 1.4.0.4 Q1 2017 / Impact 7.1.0.9, Impact will no longer automatically create indexes on the events history table for the filter date column (FIRSTOCCURRENCE by default) and the Identity field for Seasonality. It is the responsibility of the database admin to construct (and maintain) appropriate indexes on the REPORTER history database. It is recommended to review the filter fields for the reports as a basis for an index, plus review if an index is required for Identity fields.

Refer to: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSTPTP_1.4.0.4/com.ibm.netcool_ops.doc/soc/event_analytics/reference/soc_ea_tbr_event_analytics.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 9:

IV87831: OUT-OF-THE-BOX JARS COPIED FROM THE SOURCE SERVER WHEN MIGRATING

IV89098: JREXEC SERVER NOT WORKING VIA WINDOWS SERVICES

IV89129: SYBASE DATATYPE CONFIG DOES NOT WORK PROPERYLY UNDER IMPACT 7.1 WITH FIXPACK6

IV89131: AUTOMATIC ESCAPING FOR DB2 TABLE NAMES

IV89286: EMAILSENDER SERVICE FAILS TO SEND OUT EMAIL WHEN A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION OCCURS

IV89440: [NOI]: WHEN RE GROUPS ARE AUTO-DEPLOYED AND SUGGESTED PATTERNS ARE CREATED, THE PATTERNS GROUPS ALLOCATION IS NOT WORKING

IV89979: ROW SELECTION NOT WORKING FOR POLICY OUTPUT PARAMETERS ARRAY OF IMPACT OBJECT CREATED FIELDS

IV90657: [NOI]: REMOVAL OF INDEX CREATION

IV90875: [NOI]: FIX PACK 4 ONWARDS FORMAT CHANGE DATABASEEVENTREADER DATE HANDLING NOT DEFAULT IN NOI

IV91187: [NOI]: SE_PROCESSEVENT DOES NOT ESCAPE CARRIAGE RETURN/LINE FEED CHARS

IV91260: NEED TO DERBY LISTEN ON A REAL IP OTHER THAN 0.0.0.0

IV91519: [NOI]: PROBLEM WITH PG_PROCESSTYPES MAPPING OF HISTORICAL DB FIELDS AS TYPES

IV91549: INCREASING THREAD COUNT IN IMPACT

IV91629: [NOI]: ROLLUP COLUMNS NOT POPULATED WHEN MULTIPLE ROLLUP FIELDS ARE USED FOR SE AND FOR RE

IV91636: AFTER FIXPACK UPGRADE CORRUPTED THE JREXEC SERVER KEYSTORE

IV91667: NESTED POLICY EXITS PREMATURELY

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

IV90657: [NOI]: REMOVAL OF INDEX CREATION

IV93611: REFRESH OF “LOAD BALANCING AND HIGH AVAILABILITY UI DATA PROVIDER CONNECTIONS TO NETCOOL IMPACT.PDF”

IV89440: [NOI]: WHEN RE GROUPS ARE AUTO-DEPLOYED AND SUGGESTED PATTERNS ARE CREATED, THE PATTERNS GROUPS ALLOCATION IS NOT WORKING


To check the APARs that were part of the previous FixPack (7.1.0.8), please check this link:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Netcool%20Impact/page/Impact%207.1.0.8%20README


6.0 New support and features

6.1 Browser Support with Fix Pack 9

Impact 7.1.0.9 supports:

Firefox ESR 45
Internet Explorer 11

6.2 Component Updates

Java has been updated to version 7.0.9.60
WebSphere Application Server Liberty has been updated to version 16.0.0.4

6.3 Enhancements in Fix Pack 9


Fix Pack includes the following enhancements:

· Automate MWM creation (via csv file). See the MWM chapter of the Solutions guide, for more information: (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.9/com.ibm.netcoolimpact.doc/common/dita/create_multiple_mwm_from_file.html)



7.0 Known Issues in Fix Pack 9

· None

Prerequisites

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, 7.1.0.5, 7.1.0.6, 7.1.0.7 and 7.1.0.8).

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 7.1.0.8 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 7.1.0.9 Fixpack.

Installation Instructions

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* Before installing this Fix Pack, it is recommended to run the following health check script to verify the system.
*
* See Fix Central: *http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FTivoli%2FTivoli+Netcool+Impact&fixids=impact_server_health_check&source=SAR
* If any problem is reported by this script, it is essential that these are resolved before the Fix Pack is installed.
*
* Instructions for running Health Check Scripts:
* 1. unpack the zip to <Impact Install Directory>/install/configuration/cfg_scripts
* 2. For UNIX, make the script executable with either:
* chmod u+x impact_server_health_check.sh
* or
* chmod 744 impact_server_health_check.sh
* 3. Execute either the bat or sh script, from <Impact Install Directory>/install/configuration/cfg_scripts
* 4. For UNIX, run using
* <Impact Install Directory>/install/configuration/cfg_scripts/impact_server_health_check.sh
* 5. For WINDOWS , run using
* <Impact Install Directory>/install/configuration/cfg_scriptsimpact_server_health_check.bat
* 6. Scripts are successful, if the following is seen:
* On Unix:
* checkownership completed successfully!
* BUILD SUCCESSFUL
* On Windows:
* BUILD SUCCESSFUL
* Only install the Fix Pack if the script is successful.
* 7. Please NOTE!!!
* The Health Check will recycle the Impact server, therefore, it's recommended that you only run it during
* scheduled downtime.
*
* The Impact 7.1.0 FP 10 installer, will automatically run the same logic.
* Please refer to APAR IV95469 for a description of the problem and corrective action.
*
************************************************************************************************************************

3.0 Installation information
Note: If you plan to install 7.1.0.9 from Passport Advantage, the version of Installation Manager on your machine should be 1.8.3 or higher. Older Installation Manager (1.7.3 for example) will not work because of older SSL code.

3.1 Dependencies

This fixpack is a cumulative fixpack, in other words you can apply it to any of the previous 7.x releases (7.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.0.3, 7.1.0.4, 7.1.0.5, 7.1.0.6, 7.1.0.7, 7.1.0.8) including Intermix Fix releases (IF2, IF3 and IF4) for both Impact Core and Impact for NOI releases.
Note: If you plan to install 7.1.0.9 from Passport Advantage, the version of Installation Manager on your machine should be 1.8.3 or higher.

3.2 Before you begin applying the Fix Pack

1. Backing up Directories

To apply this Fix Pack you will need 3 GB of free disk space
Check Instructions mentioned here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.9/com.ibm.netcoolimpact.doc/admin/imag_upgrade_back_up_directories_t.html

2. Backup the entire Impact directory
This Fix Pack does not backup the entire Impact application. It only makes a backup of Impact configuration files.
A backup copy of Impact configuration files is located at [ImpactInstallDirectory]\backup\install



3.3 Extracting Fix Pack files

3.3.1 Extracting on Linux, Solaris, AIX , Windows and zLinux platforms

1. Copy the 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-<ARCH>-FP0009.zip file to your system.
2. Create a directory Impact_FP9 for example.
3. Unzip the file 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-<ARCH>-FP0009.zip to directory Impact_FP9.

3.3.2 Fix pack directories

When you extract the Fix Pack file, the following directories are created:
ImpactExtRepository (Contains Impact Extensions for NOI, Server and GUI Server updates)
ImpactRepository (Contains Impact Server and GUI Server updates)
response files (Contains response files for silent update)
scripts files (Contains installer update files)
and the following files are available:
update_console.sh (Update in console mode)
update_gui.sh (Update in GUI mode)
update_silent.sh (Update in Silent mode)

3.3.3 Installing Fix Pack in GUI and Console Mode
Check Instructions Here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.9/com.ibm.netcoolimpact.doc/admin/imag_upgrade_gui_and_console_t.html

3.3.4 Installing Fix Pack in Silent Mode
Check Instructions Here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.9/com.ibm.netcoolimpact.doc/admin/imag_upgrade_silent_mode_t.html


3.4 Installation in a Cluster Environment

Stop all Impact servers in a cluster environment before and after each update.
Example: A two server cluster would be updated as follows:
Stop all servers in the cluster
Update the primary
Stop the primary
Update the secondary
Stop the secondary
Start the primary
Start the secondary

3.5 Post Fix Pack Considerations

The Browser cookies and cache should be cleaned up before launching the UI. If you are using IE and have the Impact URL saved to your Favorites, then you must ensure that the "Preserve Favorites website data" is not enabled.

3.6 Rollback to previous version

You can remove the Fix Pack by doing a rollback to a previous version.
This rollback process is different from uninstall which removes Impact product entirely.
Check instructions here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.9/com.ibm.netcoolimpact.doc/admin/imag_rollback_to_prev_netcoolimpact.html

Note 1: If you are rolling back to Impact 7.1.0.1 or 7.1 GA, you must not run the Rollback feature directly from Installation Manager. Instead, the rollback scripts (rollback_gui/rollback_console) and restore script (restore_from_backup) scripts located at IMPACT_HOME/install/rollback should be run. Details here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.9/com.ibm.netcoolimpact.doc/admin/imag_rollback_to_prev_netcoolimpact.html

Note 2: If during rollback, you intent to skip multiple Fix Packs (for example, after upgrading from FP4 to FP5, and then to FP5 to FP7, and then FP9; and then rollback from FP9 all the way to FP4); you could potentially run into an issue where start/stop scripts for either Impact GUI and Impact server may no longer function properly. To correct the issue; run the restore_from_backup script (described above). Better yet, it is best to roll back one Fix Pack level at a time!

3.7 Recovering from a failed Fix Pack installation

Check instructions here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHYH_7.1.0.9/com.ibm.netcoolimpact.doc/admin/imag_restore_ni_backup_directories.html

3.8 Policies overwritten by this Fix Pack

When applying Test Fixes and Interim Fixes/Fix Packs to an existing system, the policies
provided by Netcool/Impact may be overwritten with newer versions to fix issues. If these policies contain custom changes, you will need to update these newer files with the custom changes.
If you are using a Netcool Operations Insight (NOI) install, the following policies would be overwritten:
NCI_acknowledgeSeasonalReportEntry.js
NCI_ConfigureResults.js
NCI_deleteSeasonalityReport.js
NOI_Constants.js
NCI_NOI_DB2QUERY.js
NCI_NOI_MSSQLQUERY.js
NCI_NOI_ORACLEQUERY.js
NCI_NOI_GETANALYTICSCONFIG.params
NCI_NOI_UTILS.js
NCI_PG_GETTYPES.js
NCI_PG_GETALLTYPES.js
NCI_PG_GETGENERALIZEDPATTERNS.js
NCI_PG_GETGENERALIZEDPATTERNS.params
NCI_PG_GETPATTERN.js
NCI_PG_PROCESSPATTERNS.js
NCI_PG_PROCESSTYPES.js
NCI_PG_SAVEPATTERN.js
NCI_PG_SAVEPATTERN.params
NCI_PG_UTILSGROUP.js
NCI_RE_ACT_GROUPSYNTHETIC.js
NCI_RE_CONFIGURE.js
NCI_RE_GETCONFIGS.js
NCI_RE_GETCONFIGS_ACTIVE.params
NCI_RE_GETCONFIGS_ARCHIVED.params
NCI_RE_GETCONFIGS_EXPIRED.params
NCI_RE_GETCONFIGS_WATCHED.params
NCI_RE_GETGROUPEVENTS.js
NCI_RE_GETGROUPINSTANCES.js
NCI_RE_GETGROUPINSTANCEV1.js
NCI_RE_GETGROUPS.js
NCI_RE_GROUPSOURCES.js
NCI_RE_PROCESS.js
NCI_RE_STARTPROCESSING.js
NCI_RE_RULE.js
NCI_RE_UTILS.js
NCI_seasonalityProcess.js
NCI_seasonalityStartProcessing.js
NCI_seasonalEventDatasource.js
NCI_SE_CONFIGRULES.js
NCI_SE_GETRULES.js
NCI_SE_GETRELATEDEVENTS.js
NCI_SE_GETHISTORICALEVENTS.js
NCI_SE_PROCESSCONFIG.js
NCI_SE_RULE_DAY_OF_WEEK_CONFIDENCE.js
NCI_SE_UTILS.js
NCI_unacknowledgeSeasonalReportEntry.js
NCI_visualizeDayOfWeek.js
and the following are the new policies shipped for a NOI install:
NCI_NOI_CLEANUP_REPORTS.js
NCI_NOI_MANAGE_EXPORT.js
NCI_NOI_MANAGE_EXPORT.params
NCI_NOI_MANAGE_EXPORT_DATASETS.js
NCI_NOI_MANAGE_EXPORT_DATASETS.params
NCI_NOI_MANAGE_EXPORT_FILES.js
NCI_NOI_MANAGE_EXPORT_STATUS.js
NCI_NOI_MANAGE_EXPORT_STATUS.params
NCI_NOI_MANAGE_TOKENS.js
NCI_NOI_MANAGE_TOKENS.params
NCI_PG_REGEX_FIELD_VALUES.js
NCI_PG_REGEX_FIELD_VALUES.params
NCI_SE_REINSERTDATA.js
NCI_SE_REINSERTDATA.params

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Problems (APARS) fixed
IV87831 IV89098 IV89129 IV89131 IV89286 IV89440 IV89979 IV90657 IV90875 IV91187 IV91260 IV91519 IV91549 IV91629 IV91636 IV91667 IV93611 IV90657 IV89440;IV85425 IV86760 IV87141 IV87548 IV87550 IV87987 IV88599 IV88725 IV88858 IV89194 IV89225 IV89384 IV89390 IV89410 IV89415 IV89425 IV89467 IV89653 IV89676 IV89768 IV89930 IV90357 IV90438 IV90659 IV89537 IV89425 IV89570 IV89847 IV90243 IV90408 IV89003 IV88914 IV87838 IV87240 IV87089 IV86146 IV87164 IV86919 IV86725 IV86762 IV86040 IV86253 IV84106 IV85981 IV85849 IV85669 IV85535 IV85284 IV84955 IV84125 IV85746 IV85304 IV84274 IV84201 IV84121 IV84040 IV83829 IV83725 IV83663 IV83127 IV83051 IV82945 IV82909 IV82883 IV82584 IV81912 IV81745 IV81409 IV80388 IV79350 IV81745 IV82883 IV83051 IV83127 IV81226 IV84040 IV81409 IV81625 IV82945 IV75602 IV78525 IV78678 IV79004 IV79133 IV79363 IV79827 IV79867 IV79910 IV80038 IV80183 IV80613 IV80747 IV80800 IV80818 IV80891 IV81135 IV81155 IV81630 IV81644 IV75734 IV79086 IV79133 IV79631 IV72531 IV74071 IV74485 IV74878 IV75552 IV75913 IV76395 IV76875 IV77882 IV77953 IV78327 IV79776 IV79806 IV60062 IV65958 IV66441 IV66950 IV68163 IV68195 IV68934 IV69164 IV69904 IV70656 IV70712 IV70836 IV71068 IV71157 IV71513 IV71554 IV72091 IV72486 IV72561 IV72673 IV73098 IV73376 IV73620 IV74071 IV74211 IV74300 IV74421 IV74765 IV75085 IV70628 IV68912 IV74334 IV70784 IV69906 IV55989 IV59886 IV60438 IV61084 IV61538 IV61725 IV61956 IV62792 IV63137 IV63138 IV63535 IV63942 IV64075 IV64152 IV64837 IV65055 IV65179 IV66164 IV66210 IV66337 IV67091 IV67829 IV67936 IV68383 IV55600 IV66968 IV67231 IV67839 IV67936 IV83358 IV83071 IV81613

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