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Prerequisite Scanner: What's New in Versions 1.2.0.3 to Version 1.2.0.12

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IBM® Prerequisite Scanner Versions 1.2.0.3 to Version 1.2.0.12 provide enhancements, including new and modified prerequisite properties and configuration files. It also contains fixes for defects and service requests, previously known as PMRs.

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Fix pack enhancements: 1.2.0.11 | 1.2.0.10 | 1.2.0.9 | 1.2.0.8 |1.2.0.7 | 1.2.0.6 | 1.2.0.5 | 1.2.0.4 | 1.2.0.3


Enhancements in Version 1.2.0.11

Ability to display a shortened version of the Prerequisite Scanner scan results

Prerequisite Scanner introduces the -s option with the detail input parameter that you can specify to output the shortened results to the command window, displaying the overall result and any prerequisite properties with FAIL or WARN results.

Ability to check the version of Prerequisite Scanner

Prerequisite Scanner introduces the version input parameter that you can specify by itself to output the tool's version and build ID to the command window.

Support for Tivoli Process Automation Engine

Prerequisite Scanner enhances support for Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.6. It includes new PAC and PRX product codes and the configuration files for the version in the ips_root/UNIX_Linux and ips_root/Windows directories.

Support for CentOS Linux

Prerequisite Scanner now supports checking for the CentOS operating system.

Support for IBM Tivoli® Netcool/Impact Version 7.1

Prerequisite Scanner includes the configuration file for Tivoli Netcool/Impact Version 7.1.

Documentation changes in this modification

The Prerequisite Scanner collection that is published to IBM Knowledge Center is not updated for Version 1.2.0.11.

A Quick Start Guide is also available for download. To obtain the Quick Start Guide in different languages, access the PDF files from the Translated IBM Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.2.0.12 Quick Start Guide document

Fixed defects

For a list of defects fixed in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

Known issues

For a list of known issues in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

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Enhancements in Version 1.2.0.10

No enhancements in this fix pack except for 3 new properties.


Documentation changes in this modification

The Prerequisite Scanner collection that is published to IBM Knowledge Center is not updated for Version 1.2.0.10.

A Quick Start Guide is also available for download. To obtain the Quick Start Guide in different languages, access the PDF files from the Translated IBM Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.2.0.10 Quick Start Guide document.

Fixed defects

For a list of defects fixed in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

Known issues

For a list of known issues in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

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Enhancements in Version 1.2.0.9

Support for alternative home location for the configuration files

Prerequisite Scanner now allows users to set the home location of their product's configuration files, by specifying the location with the configHomeDir input parameter when they run the tool from the command line. If this optional input parameter is not set, the tool uses the configuration files from the default locations, the ips_root/UNIX_Linux and ips_root/Windows directories.


Support for Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager

Prerequisite Scanner introduces support for Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager Versions 6.4.0 and 6.4.1. It includes a new NCM product code and the configuration files for these versions in the ips_root/UNIX_Linux directory. It also includes a convenience script, ips_root/NCM.sh, to run the scan for Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager. This script prompts you to choose which components to run the scan for, and automatically sets the environment variables that determine the set of prerequisite properties to check.


Support for Tivoli Network Manager

Prerequisite Scanner introduces support for Tivoli Network Manager Version 3.9. It includes a new TNM product code and the configuration files for these versions in the ips_root/UNIX_Linux and ips_root/Windows directories.


Support for IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2.2

Prerequisite Scanner includes the configuration files for Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2.2.


Documentation changes in this modification

The Prerequisite Scanner documentation will be updated for Version 1.2.0.9, but it will be published in IBM Knowledge Center after GA.

Fixed defects

For a list of defects fixed in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

Known issues

For a list of known issues in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

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Enhancements in Version 1.2.0.8

Severity levels for prerequisite properties

Prerequisite Scanner provides a set of severity levels for its prerequisite properties. A severity level represents an attribute of the prerequisite property that Prerequisite Scanner uses to flag how critical the prerequisite property is to the success of a product's or component's installation or runtime environment. If a prerequisite property has a warning severity and the scan returns a WARNING result, the overall scan result is WARNING; unless another prerequisite property has a FAIL result and then the overall result is FAIL. The product's or component's installation can continue when the overall scan result is WARNING; however, the product's or component's performance and the runtime environment might be impacted by the associated missing or incorrect prerequisite.

A prerequisite property can have a severity level of WARNING. It must be explicitly specified for the prerequisite property in the configuration file, unless the prerequisite property supports a range for the expected value and a range is specified. When a supported prerequisite property has an expected value range, the warning severity level is implicit. The list of prerequisite properties that have been updated in Version 1.2.0.8 to support expected value ranges are as follows:

  • db2.home.space
  • Disk for all platforms
  • intel.cpu
  • Memory
  • risc.cpu
  • Temp
  • os.availableMemory
  • os.RAMSize
  • os.space.dir_name
  • os.space.dir_name_nonroot
  • os.space.dir_name_root
  • os.swapSize
  • os.totalMemory
  • os.totalPhysicalMemory

For examples of expected value ranges for these prerequisite properties, see the Modified prerequisite properties in Fix Pack 8 section in the Modified prerequisite properties tab.

For example, by setting the following prerequisite property in a configuration file, the prerequisite check returns a WARNING result if the number of logical processors on the target machine is less than 4. The overall result is WARNING, unless there is a FAIL result for another prerequisite property.

numLogicalCPU=[sev:WARNING]4

Important: By default, all prerequisite properties have severity level of FAIL. It is implicit and is not specified for the prerequisite properties in the configuration files.


Globalization support

Prerequisite Scanner output and messages have been translated into the following languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese. The translated messages files are located in the /nls subdirectory after you have extracted the contents of the platform-specific Prerequisite Scanner installation packages.

Serviceability

Prerequisite Scanner provides message IDs, prefixed with CTGPR, and improved text for its error, warning, and informational messages.

Support for Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.2

Prerequisite Scanner includes the configuration files for Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.2, including Dashboard Application Services Hub Version 3.1.0.2 and Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.2.

Support for IBM Tivoli® Integrated Portal Version 2.2.0.13

Prerequisite Scanner includes the configuration file for Tivoli Integrated Portal Version 2.2.0.13.

Documentation changes in this modification

The Prerequisite Scanner Information Center is not updated for Version 1.2.0.8.

Fixed defects

For a list of defects fixed in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

Known issues

For a list of known issues in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

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Enhancements in Version 1.2.0.7

Support for Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.2

Prerequisite Scanner provides initial support by using the same set of 1.1.0.1 configuration files for Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.2, including Dashboard Application Services Hub Version 3.1.0.2 and Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.2.

Documentation changes in this modification

The Prerequisite Scanner Information Center is not updated for Version 1.2.0.7.

Fixed defects

For a list of defects fixed in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

Known issues

For a list of known issues in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

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Enhancements in Version 1.2.0.6

New information message for user environment variables

Detailed results of the scan now contain an information message that specifies the environment variables associated with section evaluation in the configuration files of the scanned products or components: Environment Variable Settings: [Environment_Variable_Name=Environment_Variable_Value,Environment_Variable_Name=Environment_Variable_Value, ..]

  • Environment_Variable_Name is the name of the environment variable.
  • Environment_Variable_Value is the value that was set for the environment variable, or [Not_Found] if no value has been set.

New check for corrupted configuration files that contain CTRL-M characters

Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.2.0.6 checks whether the configuration files are corrupted because CTRL-M characters exist in the files. If the tool detects CTRL-M characters in a configuration file, the corruption is temporarily handled during parsing to allow the tool to complete the scan. After the scan is run, the tool displays a message that the configuration file is corrupted. The user needs to fix the corrupted file before the scan is run again.

Removal of the restriction associated with for reserved keyword in product code values in the codename.cfg file

Before Version 1.2.0.6, the use of the for keyword was restricted because it impacted how Prerequisite Scanner ran. The restriction has now been removed.

Addition of Prerequisite Scanner configuration files for component verification testing

A new CVT product code and the CVT_01010000.cfg configuration files for each platform have been added to allow the Prerequisite Scanner team to run component verification testing.

Support for IBM® Security Directory Server Version 6.3.1

Prerequisite Scanner includes the configuration file for IBM Security Directory Server Version 6.3.1.

Documentation changes in this modification

The Prerequisite Scanner Information Center is not updated for Version 1.2.0.6.

Fixed defects

For a list of defects fixed in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

Known issues

For a list of known issues in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

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Enhancements in Version 1.2.0.5

New disk space prerequisite

Prerequisite Scanner 1.2.0.5 now checks whether the target system has sufficient disk space to run the tool. If the tool detects that there is insufficient disk space, it displays an error message and exits.

Removal of Bash shell as a prerequisite

Prerequisite Scanner no longer requires Bash shell to be installed on the target system.

Support for IBM Tivoli® Monitoring Version 6.3

Prerequisite Scanner includes configuration files for IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3.

Support for IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2

Prerequisite Scanner includes configuration files and convenience scripts for IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2. The convenience scripts are in the ips_root/TADDMScripts directory.

Support for IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler Version 9.1

Prerequisite Scanner includes configuration files, convenience scripts, and native scripts for IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler Version 9.1. The convenience and native scripts are in the ips_root/TWSScripts directory.

Documentation changes in this modification

The Prerequisite Scanner Information Center is not updated for Version 1.2.0.5.

Fixed defects

For a list of defects fixed in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

Known issues

For a list of known issues in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

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Enhancements in Version 1.2.0.4

Enhancements to support Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.1

New configuration files have been added and the existing convenience scripts have been modified to support the Jazz for Service Management Fix Pack 1. The new configuration files support both a fresh installation of Jazz for Service Management and an update from an existing Jazz for Service Management 1.1 installation to Jazz for Service Management Fix Pack 1.

Jazz for Service Management Fix Pack 1 uses a new environment variable to indicate whether it is a fresh Jazz for Service Management installation, JazzSM_FreshInstall=True, or an update to an existing Jazz for Service Management installation, JazzSM_FreshInstall=False.

The convenience scripts have also been updated to support the Jazz for Service Management update scenario. Users can specify the optional update parameter when they manually run a convenience script. When this parameter is specified, Prerequisite Scanner sets the value of the JazzSM_FreshInstall environment variable to false. It then scans the target system for the prerequisite properties associated with the Jazz for Service Management update scenario. If the parameter is not specified, Prerequisite Scanner sets the value of the JazzSM_FreshInstall environment variable to true and scans the target system for the prerequisite properties associated with the fresh installation scenario.

The following convenience scripts have been updated to support the optional update parameter:

  • ips_root/JazzSMScripts/Scenario1_DB_Server.bat|sh
  • ips_root/JazzSMScripts/Scenario1_EntUI_Server.bat|sh
  • ips_root/JazzSMScripts/Scenario2_Typical.bat|sh
  • ips_root/JazzSMScripts/Scenario2_Typical_noTCR.bat|sh
  • ips_root/JazzSMScripts/Scenario3_DB_Server.bat|sh
  • ips_root/JazzSMScripts/Scenario3_Ent_Server.bat|sh
  • ips_root/JazzSMScripts/Scenario3_UI_Server.bat|sh

For example, to check the target Jazz for Service Management UI and reporting server before an update to this server, run the convenience script with the optional parameter from the ips_root/JazzSMScripts directory as follows:

Scenario1_EntUI_Server.bat update

To maintain backward compatibility with earlier stand-alone versions of IBM Tivoli Common Reporting, the ips_root/TCR.bat|sh script has also been updated to support this optional parameter.


Message enhancements

Some WARNING and ERROR messages have been enhanced to include the product code and version to assist users in locating the issue in the relevant configuration file. If a problem occur during the scan, for example incorrect syntax for a prerequisite property or section title in a configuration file, Prerequisite Scanner generates a WARNING message with the product code and version. This message is displayed in the command window and logged to the plain text and XML result files.

Documentation changes in this modification

The Prerequisite Scanner Information Center is not updated for Version 1.2.0.4.

Fixed defects

For a list of defects fixed in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

Known issues

For a list of known issues in this fix pack, see the Readme.html file in the ips_root directory.

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Enhancements in Version 1.2.0.3

Removal of the Microsoft .NET Framework prerequisite

Previous versions of Prerequisite Scanner required an existing installation of Microsoft .NET Framework on Windows systems. This prerequisite has removed in Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.2.0.3.

Removal of temporary prerequisites for Windows 2012 support

In the Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.2.0.2, Prerequisite Scanner had a temporary set of prerequisites for Windows 2012 support, that is, either install Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5 or use a Windows activation configuration script. For Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.2.0.3, the VBScript code no longer uses the System.Collections.ArrayList class. Prerequisite Scanner no longer requires these prerequisites to support Windows 2012.

Support for Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1

Prerequisite Scanner provides a set of convenience scripts in the ips_root/JazzSMScripts directory that specify the required and optional parameters to run Prerequisite Scanner and scan for the prerequisites required for each installation scenario and server topology.

This table outlines the convenience scripts for each Jazz for Service Management installation scenario. For more information about running these convenience scripts, see the Jazz for Service Management Information Center.

Attention: The Prerequisite Scanner configuration files for Jazz for Service Management contain default values for installation paths, thereby assuming that you install the integration services and middleware to these default installation locations.

Jazz for Service Management convenience scripts

Installation scenario

Jazz for Service Management server

Installed integration services

Convenience script
Custom installation (two server topology) Database server only

Registry Services database

 Scenario1_DB_Server.sh|bat
 Composite server (enterprise and UI and reporting servers)

Administration Services application

Administration Services UI

Dashboard Application Services Hub

Registry Services application

Security Services

Tivoli Common Reporting

 Scenario1_EntUI_Server.sh|bat
Simple installation (single server topology) Combined database, enterprise, and UI server

Database and all integration services

 Scenario2_Typical.sh|bat
Simple installation (single server topology) Combined database, enterprise, and UI server

Database and the integration services except Tivoli Common Reporting

 Scenario2_Typical_NoTCR.sh|bat
Custom installation (three server topology) Database server only

Registry Services database

 Scenario3_DB_Server.sh|bat
  Enterprise server only

Administration Services application

Registry Services application

Security Services

 Scenario3_Ent_Server.sh|bat
  UI and reporting server only

Administration Services UI

Dashboard Application Services Hub

Tivoli Common Reporting

 Scenario3_UI_Server.sh|bat

Documentation changes in this fix pack

Prerequisite Scanner Information Center is not updated for Version 1.2.0.3. This news announcement describes all updates that would otherwise be included in the information center.

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This fix pack and previous fix packs contain new configuration files. These files were added to the ips_root\Windows and ips_root/UNIX_Linux directories. The following table lists the new configuration files. For each configuration file, it outlines the associated platform, product version, and the fix pack in which it was added.

New configuration files

File name

Platforms

Product version, platform, operating system

Introduced in

NCI_07010000.cfg All Tivoli Netcool/Impact Version 7.1 1.2.0.11
PAC_07060000.cfg All Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.6 and later – Common 1.2.0.11
PRX_07060000.cfg Windows Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.6 – RXA 1.2.0.11
NCM_06040000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool® Configuration Manager Version 6.4 1.2.0.9
NCM_06040100.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool® Configuration Manager Version 6.4.1 1.2.0.9
TNM_03090000.cfg All Tivoli Network Manager Version 3.9 1.2.0.9
TPM_07020200.cfg All Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2.2 1.2.0.9
TIP_02020013.cfg All Tivoli Integrated Portal Version 2.2.0.13 1.2.0.8
DSH_03010002.cfg All Dashboard Application Services Hub Version 3.1.0.2 1.2.0.8
ESS_01010002.cfg All Security Services Version 1.1.0.2 1.2.0.8
FAS_01010002.cfg All Administration Services Version 1.1.0.2 1.2.0.8
FRS_01010002.cfg All Registry Services Version 1.1.0.2 1.2.0.8
ODP_01010002.cfg All Common prerequisites in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.2 1.2.0.8
TCR_03010002.cfg All Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.2 1.2.0.8
CVT_01010000.cfg All Prerequisite Scanner Component Verification Test, internal use only 1.2.0.6
IDS_06030100.cfg UNIX Security Directory Server Version 6.3.1 1.2.0.6
DA1_09010000.cfg All Tivoli Workload Scheduler Dynamic Agent Version 9.1 1.2.0.5
FTA_09010000.cfg All Tivoli Workload Scheduler Fault-Tolerant Agent Version 9.1 1.2.0.5
TWA_09010000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Workload Automation Version 9.1 1.2.0.5
TS1_07020200.cfg All IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Domain Server - Small
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TS1_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TS1_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TS2_07020200.cfg All Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Domain Server - Large
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TS2_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TS2_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TS3_07020200.cfg All Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Domain Server - Enterprise
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TS3_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TS3_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TS4_07020200.cfg All Database Server for Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Domain Server - Small
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TS4_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TS4_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TS5_07020200.cfg All Database Server for Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Domain Server - Large
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TS5_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TS5_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TS6_07020200.cfg All Database Server for Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Domain Server - Enterprise
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TS6_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TS6_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TS7_07020200.cfg All Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Discover or Storage Server - Small
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TS7_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TS7_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TS8_07220000.cfg All Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Discover or Storage Server - Large
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TS8_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TS8_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TS9_07020200.cfg All Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Discover or Storage Server - Enterprise
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TS9_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TS9_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TSA_07220000.cfg All Database Server for Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Storage Server - Small
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TSA_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TSA_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TSB_07020200.cfg All Database Server for Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Storage Server - Large
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TSB_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TSB_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
TSC_07020200.cfg All Database Server for Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 Storage Server - Enterprise
Attention: In the version of Prerequisite Scanner that was bundled with Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager Version 7.2.2 installation media, the name of the configuration file was TSC_07220000.cfg. It has been bundled and renamed in Version 1.2.0.5 to TSC_07020200.cfg.
 1.2.0.5
KAS_06300000.cfg All Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Automation Server Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
KCJ_06300000.cfg All Tivoli Enterprise Portal Client Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
KCQ_06300000.cfg All Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
KHD_06300000.cfg All Warehouse Proxy Agent Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
KLZ_06300000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Monitoring Operating System Agent for Linux Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
KMS_06300000.cfg All Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
KNT_06300000.cfg Windows Tivoli Monitoring Operating System Agent for Windows Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
KPA_06300000.cfg All Tivoli Performance Analyzer Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
KSY_06300000.cfg All Summarization and Pruning Agent Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
KUX_06300000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Monitoring Operating System Agent for UNIX Version 6.3 1.2.0.5
DSH_03010001.cfg All Dashboard Application Services Hub Version 3.1.0.1 1.2.0.4
ESS_01010001.cfg All Security Services in Jazz™ for Service Management Version 1.1.0.1 1.2.0.4
FAS_01010001.cfg All Administration Services in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.1 1.2.0.4
FRS_01010001.cfg All Registry Services in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.1 1.2.0.4
ODP_01010001.cfg All Common prerequisites in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.1 1.2.0.4
TCR_03010001.cfg All Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.1 1.2.0.4
PAD_07050100.cfg All Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.5.1–DB2® 1.2.0.4
PAM_07050100.cfg All Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.5.1–WebSphere® Application Server Version 7.5.1 1.2.0.4
PAW_07050100.cfg All Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.5.1–Maximo® Asset Management 1.2.0.4
AMA_07000000.cfg All Security Access Manager Authorization Server 1.2.0.3
AMP_07000000.cfg All Security Access Manager Policy Server 1.2.0.3
AMW_07000000.cfg All Security Access Manager WebSEAL 1.2.0.3
DSH_03010000.cfg All Dashboard Application Services Hub Version 3.1 1.2.0.3
ESS_01010000.cfg All Security Services in Jazz™ for Service Management Version 1.1 1.2.0.3
FAS_01010000.cfg All Administration Services in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1 1.2.0.3
FRS_01010000.cfg All Registry Services in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1 1.2.0.3
ODP_01010000.cfg All Common prerequisites in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1 1.2.0.3
TCR_03010000.cfg All Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1 1.2.0.3

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The fix packs contain modified configuration files. These files are in the ips_root\Windows and ips_root/UNIX_Linux directories. This table lists the modified configuration files. For each configuration file, it outlines the associated platform, product version, and the release in which it was modified.

Modified configuration files

File name

Platforms

Product version, platform, operating system

Modified in

NOC_07040000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server, desktop, and probe components Version 7.4 1.2.0.10–Updated expected values for the os.space.opt to 5.5.
NOD_07040000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus desktop component Version 7.4 1.2.0.11–added sections to support checking for libraries for different operating systems
NOP_07040000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus probe components Version 7.4 1.2.0.11–added sections to support checking for libraries for different operating systems /td>
NOS_07040000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server components Version 7.4 1.2.0.11–added sections to support checking for libraries for different operating systems
PAD_07060000.cfg All Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.6 – DB2 1.2.0.11–Renamed from PAD_07050100.cfg
PAM_07060000.cfg All Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.6 – WebSphere Application Server 1.2.0.11–Renamed from PAM_07050100.cfg
PAW_07060000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.6 – Maximo Asset Management 1.2.0.11–Renamed from PAW_07050100.cfg
TCR_03010001.cfg UNIX Tivoli® Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.1 1.2.0.10–Updated expected values for the os.space.opt to 5.5.
TCR_03010001.cfg Windows Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.1 1.2.0.10–Updated expected values for the Disk to 5461.
TCR_03010002.cfg UNIX Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.2 1.2.0.10–Updated expected values for the os.space.opt to 5.5.
TCR_03010002.cfg Windows Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.2 1.2.0.10–Updated expected values for the Disk to 1024 and 5461.
TCR_03010002.cfg UNIX Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.2 1.2.0.9–Added os.lib.libXm.so.4_64 prerequisite property to the RedHat Enterprise Linux Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server sections
ODP_01010001.cfg UNIX Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.1 1.2.0.7–Added os.servicesTCPavailablePorts prerequisite property
TCR_03010001.cfg UNIX Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.1 1.2.0.7–Replaced Disk with os.space.opt prerequisite properties
TCR_03010001.cfg Windows Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.1 1.2.0.5–Replaced user.isAdmin with user.hasAdminPrivileges
ODP_01010001.cfg Windows Common prerequisites in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0.1 1.2.0.5–Replaced user.isAdmin with user.hasAdminPrivileges prerequisite property.
ODP_01010000.cfg All Common prerequisites in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1.0 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to remove Installation Manager 32-bit libraries checks for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Version 6.0 operating systems.
BSM_06010100.cfg UNIX Tivoli Business Service Manager Version 6.1.1 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
CDB_06220000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for Applications: DB2 Version 6.2.2 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COA_07200000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for UNIX 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COB_07200000.cfg AIX Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for AIX 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COC_07200000.cfg AIX Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for AIX V5.3.0.0 {64 bit} 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COD_07200000.cfg AIX Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for AIX 6.1 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COE_07200000.cfg Linux Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for Linux 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COF_07200000.cfg Linux Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for Red Hat Linux 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COG_07200000.cfg Linux Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x86 64 bit 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COH_07200000.cfg Linux Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 System z® 64 bit 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COI_07200000.cfg Linux Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for SUSE 10 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COJ_07200000.cfg Solaris Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for Solaris 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COK_07200000.cfg HP-UX Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for HP-UX 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COL_07200000.cfg Linux Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for SUSE zSeries® 10 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COM_07200000.cfg Linux Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for SUSE 11 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
CON_07200000.cfg Linux Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for SUSE zSeries 11 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
COZ_07200000.cfg Windows Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2 for Windows 1.2.0.4–Updated os.isServiceRunning prerequisite properties to use the actual Windows service name as the suffix identifier in the property name.
DMO_07020000.cfg UNIX Prerequisite Scanner demo 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
DMO_07050000.cfg UNIX Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.0 demo 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
NCI_06010100.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/Impact Version 6.1.1 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
NOC_07030100.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server components and desktop component Version 7.3.1 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
NOC_07040000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server, desktop, and probe components Version 7.4 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
NOD_07030100.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus desktop component Version 7.3.1 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
NOD_07040000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus desktop component Version 7.4 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
NOP_07040000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus probe components Version 7.4 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
NOS_07030100.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server components Version 7.3.1 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
NOS_07040000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server components Version 7.4 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
ODP_01010000.cfg UNIX Common prerequisites in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character
PAE_07050000.cfg UNIX Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.5 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character.
TPM_07210000.cfg All Tivoli Provisioning Manager Version 7.2.1 1.2.0.4–Updated os.package prerequisite properties to use the + special character and os.isServiceRunning prerequisite properties to use the actual Windows service name as the suffix identifier in the property name.
FRS_01010000.cfg All Registry Services in Jazz for Service Management Version 1.1 1.2.0.4–Updated prerequisite properties
BSM_06010100.cfg All Tivoli Business Service Manager Version 6.1.1 1.2.0.3–Updated prerequisite properties
NCI_06010100.cfg All Tivoli Netcool/Impact Version 6.1.1 1.2.0.3–Updated prerequisite properties
DMO_07020000.cfg UNIX Prerequisite Scanner demo Version 7.2 1.2.0.3–Renamed from DMO_0720000.cfg
DMO_07050000.cfg UNIX Prerequisite Scanner demo Version 7.5 1.2.0.3–Renamed from DMO_0750000.cfg
NOC_07030100.cfg All Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server components and desktop component Version 7.3.1 1.2.0.2–Renamed from NOC_07310000.cfg
NOD_07030100.cfg All Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus desktop component Version 7.3.1 1.2.0.2–Renamed from NOD_07310000.cfg
NOS_07030100.cfg All Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server components Version 7.3.1 1.2.0.2–Renamed from NOS_07310000.cfg
BSM_06010000.cfg All Tivoli Business Service Manager Version 6.1 1.2.0.1–Renamed from BSM_06100000.cfg
NCI_06010000.cfg All Tivoli Netcool/Impact Version 6.1 1.2.0.1–Renamed from NCI_06100000.cfg
PAE_07050000.cfg All Tivoli Process Automation Engine Version 7.5 1.2.0.0–Renamed from PAE_07500000.cfg

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The fix packs contain new prerequisite properties.

New prerequisite properties: Fix pack 10 | Fix pack 7 | Fix pack 6 | Fix pack 5 | Fix pack 4 | Fix pack 3

New prerequisite properties in fix pack 10

This table lists the new prerequisite properties for Version 1.2.0.10. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform, description, and valid values.



Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid Values

 
Property_Name
 Platform

Description

Valid format and values

 
HWType
 Linux, Windows Checks the type of hardware. The tool currently supports checking for:
  • Virtual machines
  • Bare machines
 String representing a supported hardware type:
  • Virtual for virtual machines
  • BareMetal for bare machines
 
network.firewallEnabled
 Linux Checks whether the firewall is enabled Boolean value, for example, False 
VMHypervisor
 Linux, Windows Checks the type of hypervisor. The tool currently supports checking for:
  • VMWare Type-1 hypervisors
  • Unspecified hypervisors
 String representing a supported hypervisor:
  • VMWare for VMware vSphere ESX and VMware vSphere ESXi hypervisor
  • Other for a hypervisor that is not a VMWare hypervisor Type-1 hypervisor

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New prerequisite properties in fix pack 7

This table lists the new prerequisite properties for Version 1.2.0.7. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform, description, and valid values.



Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid Values
os.registry.
user_defined_id		 Windows

Checks whether the key_value value for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subkey has specified value data in the Windows Registry, based on the following qualification attributes:

  • path attribute, to determine which path for the subkey to check, for example, SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
  • keyValue attribute, to determine which key value for the subkey to check, for example, DisplayVersion, or Domain

user_defined_id represents a unique identifier suffix to support multiple prerequisite properties checking the same key value but for different subkeys.

The prerequisite property supports the following data types for the key value data:

  • REG_SZ
  • REG_EXPAND_SZ
  • REG_BINARY
  • REG_DWORD as a decimal value
  • REG_MULTI_SZ as a set of strings, each terminated by a null character, and a final null character to flag the end of the expected value; for example, SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege\0
    SeAuditPrivilege\0
    SeChangeNotifyPrivilege\0
    SeCreateGlobalPrivilege\0
    SeDebugPrivilege\0
    SeImpersonatePrivilege\0
    SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege\0\0

Restriction: This prerequisite property supports subkeys of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE root key only.

String with the following qualifier format for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subkey:

os.registry.
user_defined_id=
[path:subkey_path,
keyValue:key_value]
value_data

For example, to check whether the 1433 and 1434 ports are specified for the ReservedPorts key value associated with the SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters subkey:

os.registry.tcpPorts=
[path:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters,
keyValue:ReservedPorts]1433-1434

For example, to check whether a set of privileges has been specified for the RequiredPrivileges key value associated with the SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\COMSysApp subkey:

os.registry.COMSysApp=
[path:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\COMSysApp,
keyValue:RequiredPrivileges]
SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege\0
SeAuditPrivilege\0
SeChangeNotifyPrivilege\0
SeCreateGlobalPrivilege\0
SeDebugPrivilege\0
SeImpersonatePrivilege\0SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege\0\0 
os.servicesTCPavailablePorts. 

service_type
 UNIX

Checks whether the TCP port for the service_type service or a TCP port from the specified range of ports is absent from the /etc/services file. service_type refers to a user-defined name for the service; for example, os.servicesTCPavailablePorts.
db2c_db2inst1_tcp_port checks whether the TCP port for the db2c_db2inst1 service is absent, where service_type is db2inst1_tcp_port.

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use in the file, as the actual value. If the expected port is not in the list, then the port is available.

Single positive integers, for example:

os.servicesTCPavailablePorts. 

db2_tcp_port=50000

A range of positive integers that is specified by using the - character or a comma separated list, for example:

  • os.servicesTCPavailablePorts. 
    
db2_tcp_port=50000-50005
  • os.servicesTCPavailablePorts. 
    
db2_tcp_port=50000,50005
 
os.servicesUDPavailablePorts. 

service_type
 UNIX

Checks whether the UDP port for the service_type service or a UDP port from the specified range of ports is absent from the /etc/services file. service_type refers to a user-defined name for the service; for example, os.servicesUDPavailablePorts.
objcall_udp_port checks whether the UDP port for the objcall Tivoli Management Framework daemon service is absent, where service_type is objcall_udp_port.

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use in the file, as the actual value. If the expected port is not in the list, then the port is available.

Single positive integers, for example:

os.servicesUDPavailablePorts. 

objcall_udp_port=94

A range of positive integers that is specified by using the - character or a comma separated list, for example:

  • os.servicesUDPavailablePorts. 
    
service_type=712-728
  • os.servicesUDPavailablePorts. 
    
service_type=712,728

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New prerequisite properties in fix pack 6

This table lists the new prerequisite properties for Version 1.2.0.6. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform, description, and valid values.



Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid Values

 
os.virtualMemoryTuningParameter. 

parameter_name

AIX®

Checks whether the value for the parameter_name Virtual Memory Manager tuning parameter is specified on the target machine.

parameter_name represents the Virtual Memory Manager tuning parameter that is configured by using the vmo command, for example:

  • maxclient%, the maximum number of client pages that can be used for buffer cache if the strict_maxclient parameter is set to 1, which is the default value
  • minperm%, the point below which the page-stealer will steal file or computational pages regardless of repaging rates

If the parameter_name Virtual Memory Manager tuning parameter is not valid, the check logs an error message. It returns Not Found for the actual value and the check fails.

Restriction: The path to the vmo binary must be set in the PATH environment variable; if the path is not set, the check logs an error message. It returns Not Found for the actual value and the check fails.

Numeric format, for example:

  • 80 when the maxclient% setting is specified

    Note: The check supports using the special characters + in the expected value.

 
os.networkTuningParameter. 
parameter_name

AIX

Checks whether the value for the parameter_name network option tunable parameter is specified on the target machine.

parameter_name represents the network option tunable parameter that is configured by using the no command, for example:

  • sb_max, the upper limit on the number of socket buffers queued to an individual socket

If the parameter_name network option tunable parameter is not valid, the check logs an error message. It returns Not Found for the actual value and the check fails.

Restriction: The path to the no binary must be set in the PATH environment variable; if the path is not set, the check logs an error message. It returns Not Found for the actual value and the check fails.

Numeric format, for example:

  • 6192000 when the sb_max setting is specified

    Note: The check supports using the special characters + in the expected value. 

os.kernelTuningParameter.

setting_name

Linux

Checks whether the value for the setting_name kernel performance and tuning setting is specified on the target machine.

setting_name represents the kernel performance and tuning setting that is configured by using the sysctl command, for example:

  • kernel.threads-max, the maximum number of processes allowed on the system
  • net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range, the local IPv4 port range

If the setting_name kernel performance and tuning setting is not valid, the check logs an error message. It returns Not Found for the actual value and the check fails.

Restriction: The path to the sysctl binary must be set in the PATH environment variable; if the path is not set, the check logs an error message. It returns Not Found for the actual value and the check fails.

String or numeric format depending on valid values for the specified setting, for example:

  • Numeric format, for example: 45728 when the kernel.threads-max setting or a setting that has a single numeric value is specified

    Note: The check supports using the special character, +, in the expected value.

  • String format with two numeric values to represent a range, for example: 1024 65535 when the net.ipv4.
    ip_local_port_range     setting or a setting that has a range specified
 
os.version
 All The full name and version of the operating system that is running on the machine; alternatively, you can use a regular expression to pass a string that represents the multiple variants of an operating system.

Tip: Use this prerequisite property in conjunction with os.servicePack (Windows) or os.ServicePack (UNIX), and os.architecture to check the current service pack and system architecture.

 The value can be any of the following types:
  • String that can represent multiple versions, with each version separated by a comma, for example:
    RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.*, 
    SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11,

    SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 

    SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9,

    AIX V6.1,AIX V5.3

    Restriction: On Windows systems, the * wildcard is only supported within a regular expression.

  • regex{str}, a regular expression with the input parameter, str, representing the search pattern for the version, for example:
    regex{Windows 200[3-8]}
    Checks whether the actual OS matches any version from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008.
    regex{Red Hat*.*}
    Checks whether the actual OS matches a variant of Red Hat Linux.

Note: The values can use the special characters.

Attention:This prerequisite property supersedes the OS Version prerequisite property that will be deprecated in a future release.

 
netFrameworkVersion
 Windows Checks whether Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5 or 4.5 is installed on the machine Numeric format, for example:
  • 4.5
  • 3.5+, checks whether Version 3.5 or 4.5 is installed

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New prerequisite properties in fix pack 5

This table lists the new prerequisite properties for Version 1.2.0.5. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform, description, and valid values.



Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid Values

 
browser.Version
 UNIX

Checks whether any of the specified web browser versions are installed on the machine. The web browser type is specified by browser_name in the expected value and can be one of the following types:

  • Firefox
  • Mozilla
  • SeaMonkey

String to represent any of the required browser versions that must be installed on the machine, in the following formats:

  • browser_name version_number[+]

    For example: Firefox 10.1

  • browser_name version_number[+],browser_name version_number[+],[browser_name version_number[+]]

    For example: Firefox 10.1+,SeaMonkey 1.1.13+

Note: The values can use the + special character.

 
browser.Version
 Windows

Checks whether any of the specified web browser versions are installed on the machine. The web browser type is specified by browser_name in the expected value and can be one of the following types:

  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • SeaMonkey

String to represent any of the required browser versions that must be installed on the machine, in the following formats:

  • browser_name version_number[+]

    For example: Firefox 10.1

  • browser_name version_number[+],browser_name version_number[+],[browser_name version_number[+]]

    For example: Firefox 10.1+,Internet Explorer 9.0+

Note: The values can use the + special character.

 
winPcapVersion
 Windows Checks whether the specified WinPCap version is installed on the machine; it returns Not Found if WinPCap is not installed on the machine. Numeric format, for example, 4.1.1

Note: The check supports using the special character + in the expected value.

user.hasAdminPrivileges Windows

Checks whether the logged in user has elevated, administrative privileges to run a task

 Boolean value, for example, True

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New prerequisite properties in fix pack 4

This table lists the new prerequisite properties for Version 1.2.0.4. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform, description, and valid values.



Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid Values

 
os.iFix
 AIX

Checks whether the specified iFix or iFixes are installed on the machine. When multiple iFixes are specified, all iFixes must be installed; otherwise the check fails.

Restriction: The prerequisite property has the following restrictions:

  • Ensure that there are no spaces between the commas in the comma separated iFix; otherwise, the check does not return a valid result.
  • The tool uses the emgr command and requires that the logged in user is a root user. If the logged in user is a non-root user, then the check fails.

String in the following format:

  • IV12342s01 to check whether the IV12342s01 iFix is installed
  • IV12342s01,
    IV09002s11     to check whether both IV12342s01 and IV09002s11 iFixes are installed
 
os.fileInfo.file_name
 UNIX

Checks whether the file_name file has the relevant specifications based on the following qualification attributes:

  • file attribute, to determine the name of the file to check; you can optionally specify the fully qualified path to the file if the path is not specified in the PATH environment variable.
  • type attribute, to determine which specification to check for the file; for example, the permission type checks the access permissions based on octal_digits octal digit representation for file permissions.

String with the following qualifier format:

[file:optional_path_file_name,
type:permission]octal_digits+

For example, to check whether the owner, groups, and other users have read and execute permissions to the nmap binary, when the path to the binary is set in the PATH environment variable:

os.fileInfo.nmap=
[file:nmap,type:permission]755

Note: This prerequisite property supports using the special character + in the expected value.

For example, to check whether the owner, groups, and other users have read, execute, and optionally write permissions to the nmap binary, when the path to the binary is not set in the PATH environment variable:

os.fileInfo.nmap=
[file:/usr/sbin/nmap,type:permission]755+

The check also passes when the octal digit representation is 777, because the + symbol is specified.
network.ipv4Available All

Checks whether there is at least one available non-loopback Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) interface on the machine.

 Boolean value, for example, True 
os.ibmLibraryVersion.
IBM_lib_name
 Linux PowerPC®

Checks whether the specified version of the IBM_lib_name IBM library is installed on the machine based on the following qualification attributes:

  • path_to_library, the fully qualified path to the library
  • version_number, the supported version

The qualification attributes are delimited by the semi colon ; character.

String in the following format:

path_to_library;
Version=version_number

For example:

os.ibmLibraryVersion.libibmc++=
/opt/ibmcmp/lib64/libibmc++.so.1;
Version=11.1
 
os.pageSizeEnabled
 AIX

Checks whether the required page size is enabled on the computer based on the following segments:

  • small, to represent 4 KB page size
  • medium, to represent 64 KB page size
  • large, to represent 16 MB page size
  • supreme, to represent 16 GB page size
 Strings to represent valid page size segments:
  • small
  • medium
  • large
  • supreme

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New prerequisite properties in fix pack 3

This table lists the new prerequisite properties for Version 1.2.0.3. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform, description, and valid values.

Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid Values
numLogicalCPU All

The number of logical processors available to the operating system on the computer. The check can run under the following conditions:

  • On Windows 2003, hotfix 932370 must be installed.
  • On Windows XP, either SP3 and later or hotfix 93270 must be installed.
  • ON UNIX systems, the binary for the command to return the number of logical processors must be available on the local system and set in the PATH environment variable.

Note: This property is not supported on Windows 2000 operating systems.

 Number, for example, 2

os.isUnixServiceRunning.
daemon_name

UNIX

Checks whether the daemon_name daemon or service is running on the machine. daemon_name represents the following daemon processes or services for which the tool checks:

  • SSHD for the sshd daemon process

The tool requires that the path to the following command, which checks the status of the daemon process or service, is set in the PATH environment variable:

  • On AIX systems: lssrc
  • On Linux systems: service
  • On HP-UX: ps
  • On Solaris: svcs

Note: If the tool runs the scan on a UNIX system that has the running daemon process or service, it returns a PASS result; otherwise, it returns a FAIL result.

Boolean value, for example:

True

os.UACEnabled

Windows

Checks whether User Account Control (UAC) is enabled on the target computer

Note: If the tool runs the scan on a Windows system that does not have this security component, it returns a FAIL result, with [Not Found] as the actual value.

Boolean value, for example:

True

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This fix pack and previous fix packs contain modified prerequisite properties to support enhancements or to fix documentation and code defects.

Modified prerequisite properties: Fix pack 8 | Fix pack 6 | Fix pack 5 | Fix pack 4 | Fix pack 3

Modified prerequisite properties in fix pack 8

This table lists the modified prerequisite properties in Version 1.2.0.8. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform and description.

Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid values
db2.home.space UNIX The available disk space for the DB2 home directory The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in GBs, for example:8GB
  • A range of positive integers in GBs to represent the minimum and recommended disk space, which is specified by using the - character, for example:3-5GB 
Disk
 Windows The amount of free disk space, with the following optional qualification attributes:
  • dir attribute, to determine which path to the directory to check
  • unit attribute, to determine which units for disk space to use

If you do not the specify dir attribute or set the path parameter when running the Prerequisite Scanner script, the tool checks the default installation directories for IBM Tivoli products:

  • On Windows systems: C:\IBM\ITM
 The value can be any of the following types:
  • String with the following qualifier format:[dir:dir_path, unit:unit_name]disk_space

    For example: 

    Disk=
[dir:C:\Program Files\IBM\SQLLIB,
    unit:MB]1431
  • Numeric format in MBs or GBs:
    disk_spaceMB|GB

    For example:

    Disk=250MB
  • A range of positive integers in MBs or GBs to represent the minimum and recommended disk space, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    Disk=3-5GB

Disk=
[dir:C:\Program Files\IBM\Prerequisite Scanner,
    unit:MB]100-400
 
Disk
 UNIX

The amount of free disk space

If you do not set the path parameter when running the Prerequisite Scanner script, the tool checks the default installation directories for IBM Tivoli products:

  • On UNIX systems: /opt/IBM/ITM
 The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in MBs or GBs, for example:
    2GB
  • A range of positive integers in MBs or GBs to represent the minimum and recommended disk space, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    3-5GB
 
intel.cpu
 All The speed of the Intel processor The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in GHz and also in MHz on Windows only, for example: 
    2GHz
  • A range of positive integers, in GHz and also in MHz on Windows only, to represent the minimum and recommended processor speed, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    2.4-2.8GHz
 
Memory
 All The total amount of physical memory that is currently available on the machine.
Tip: Separately check for the amount of physical and virtual memory available by the using predefined prerequisite properties in the operating system category.

On AIX systems only, the following conditions apply:

  • For AIX 5.3 TL9 or later, the prerequisite property checks for the available memory; For AIX 5.3 TL8 or earlier, it checks for the free physical memory.
  • For AIX 6.1 TL2 or later, the prerequisite property checks for the available memory; For AIX 6.1 TL1 or earlier, it checks for the free physical memory.
 The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in MBs or GBs, for example:
    300MB
  • A range of positive integers in MBs or GBs to represent the minimum and recommended physical memory, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    500-900MB
 
risc.cpu
 UNIX The speed of a RISC processor The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in GHz, for example: 
    2GHz
  • A range of positive integers in GHz to represent the minimum and recommended processor speed, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    2.4-2.8GHz
 
Temp
 UNIX The available disk space for the specified Temp file system The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in MBs or GBs, for example:
    300MB
  • A range of positive integers in MBs or GBs to represent the minimum and recommended disk space, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    500-900MB
 
os.availableMemory

Windows

Checks the amount of virtual memory that is currently available but unused by the operating system

 The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in MBs, for example:
    900MB
  • A range of positive integers in MBs to represent the minimum and recommended available memory, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    500-900MB
 
os.RAMSize

UNIX

Checks the RAM that the operating system can access and report on the machine, which might be less than the actual number of GBs of installed RAM depending on the operating system type

 The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in GBs, for example:
    2.8GB
  • A range of positive integers in GBs to represent the minimum and recommended RAM size, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    2-3GB
 
os.space.dir_name

UNIX

Checks the available disk space for the specified dir_name file system based on one or more of the following qualification attributes:

  • dir attribute, to determine which path to the file system to check
  • unit attribute, to determine which units for disk space to use

The value for dir attribute is dependant on the logged on user; thus, the value is a name value pair to represent the user type, that is, root or non-root, and the associated path.

dir_name can represent for example:

  • home
  • opt
  • tmp
  • usr
  • var

Note: You cannot use this variant twice for the same file system but different user types in a single configuration file. Use a combination of the os.space.dir_name_nonroot and os.space.dir_name_root variants.

String with the following qualifier format for the file system of a root user:

[dir:root=
dir_path, unit:unit_name]disk_space|
minimum_value-recommended_value

For example: 

os.space.usr=
[dir:root=/usr/ibm/common/acsi,
unit:GB]2
os.space.usr=[dir:root=/usr/ibm/common/acsi,
unit:GB]2-3

String with the following qualifier format for the file system of a non-root user:

[dir:non_root=
dir_path,unit:unit_name]disk_space|
minimum_value-recommended_value

For example:

os.space.home=
[dir:non_root=USERHOME/.acsi_HOST,
unit:MB]200
os.space.home=
[dir:non_root=USERHOME/.acsi_HOST,
unit:MB]200-500

String with the following qualifier format for the file system of any user, using only one qualifier:

[dir:dir_path]disk_space|
minimum_value-recommended_value MB

For example:

os.space.home=[dir:/home/sat]250MB

String with the following qualifier format for the file system of both users, using only one qualifier:

[dir:root=
dir_path;
non_root=dir_path]disk_space|
minimum_value-recommended_value MB

For example:

os.space.home=
[dir:root=/usr/ibm/common;
non_root=USERHOME]250MB
os.space.home=
[dir:root=/usr/ibm/common;
non_root=USERHOME]250-500MB

Numeric format in MB or GBs, for example:

os.space.opt=11GB

A range of positive integers in MBs or GBs to represent the minimum and recommended disk space, which is specified by using the - character, for example:

os.space.opt=500-900MB

 
os.space.dir_name_nonroot

UNIX

Checks the available disk space for the dir_name file system of the non-root user, based on one or more of the following qualification attributes:

  • dir attribute, to determine which path to the file system to check
  • unit attribute, to determine which units for disk space to use

dir_name can represent for example:

  • home
  • opt
  • tmp
  • usr
  • var

String with the following qualifier format for the file system of a non-root user:

[dir:non_root=dir_path,
unit:unit_name]disk_space|
minimum_value-recommended_value

For example: 

os.space.home_nonroot=
[dir:non_root=USERHOME/.acsi_HOST,
unit:MB]200
os.space.home_nonroot=
[dir:non_root=USERHOME/.acsi_HOST,
unit:MB]200-500

String with the dir qualification attribute only for the file system of a non-root user:

[dir:non_root=
dir_path]disk_space|
minimum_value-recommended_valueGB|MB

For example: 

os.space.opt_nonroot=
[dir:non_root=/opt/IBM/ITM]1024MB
os.space.opt_nonroot=
[dir:non_root=/opt/IBM/ITM]1-2GB
 
os.space.dir_name_root

UNIX

Checks the available disk space for the dir_name file system of the root user, based on one or more of the following qualification attributes:

  • dir attribute, to determine which path to the file system to check
  • unit attribute, to determine which units for disk space to use

dir_name can represent for example:

  • home
  • opt
  • tmp
  • usr
  • var

String with the following qualifier format for the file system of a root user:

[dir:root=dir_path, unit:unit_name]disk_space|
minimum_value-recommended_value

For example:

os.space.usr_root=
[dir:root=/usr/ibm/common/acsi,unit:GB]1
os.space.usr_root=
[dir:root=/usr/ibm/common/acsi,unit:GB]1-2

String with the dir qualification attribute only for the file system of a root user:

[dir:root=dir_path]disk_space|
minimum_value-recommended_valueGB|MB

For example: 

os.space.opt_root=
[dir:root=/opt/IBM/ITM]1024MB
os.space.opt_root=
[dir:root=/opt/IBM/ITM]1-2GB
 
os.swapSize

UNIX

Checks whether the swap space must be greater than the RAM size or the total amount of swap space

Note: On AIX systems only: If you are logged in as a non root user, you must have permissions to run the bootinfo command; otherwise, the returned results might be unexpected.

 The value can be any of the following types:
  • Boolean value, for example:
    True
  • Numeric format in MBs or GBs, for example: 2GB
  • A range of positive integers in MBs or GBs to represent the minimum and recommended swap size, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    1-2GB
 
os.totalMemory

Windows

The total amount of virtual memory to which the operating system can access

 The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in MBs or GBs, for example:
    2030MB
  • A range of positive integers in MBs or GBs to represent the minimum and recommended total virtual memory, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    1-2GB
 
os.totalPhysicalMemory

Windows

The total amount of physical memory that the operating system can access, but it does not indicate the true amount of physical memory on the target computer

 The value can be any of the following types:
  • Numeric format in MBs or GBs, for example:
    2030MB
  • A range of positive integers in MBs or GBs to represent the minimum and recommended total physical memory, which is specified by using the - character, for example:
    1-2GB

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Modified prerequisite properties in fix pack 6

This table lists the modified prerequisite properties in Version 1.2.0.6. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform and description.

Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid values

 
os.fileInfo.file_name
 UNIX

Checks whether the file_name file has the relevant specifications based on the following qualification attributes:

  • file attribute, to determine the name of the file to check; you can optionally specify the fully qualified path to the file if the path is not specified in the PATH environment variable.
  • type attribute, to determine which specification to check for the file as follows:
    • permission type checks the access permissions based on octal_digits octal digit representation for file permissions.
    • existence type checks whether the file exists in the specified path or PATH environment variable.

String with the following qualifier formats:

[file:optional_path_file_name,

type:existence]

For example, to check whether the password file exists in the specified path:

os.fileInfo.passwdfile=

[file:/etc/passwd,type:existence]    
[file:optional_path_file_name,

type:permission]octal_digits+

For example, to check whether the owner, groups, and other users have read and execute permissions to the nmap binary, when the path to the binary is set in the PATH environment variable:

os.fileInfo.nmap=

[file:nmap,type:permission]755

Note: This qualifier format supports using the special character + in the expected value.

For example, to check whether the owner, groups, and other users have read, execute, and optionally write permissions to the nmap binary, when the path to the binary is not set in the PATH environment variable:

os.fileInfo.nmap=

[file:/usr/sbin/nmap,

type:permission]755+

The check also passes when the octal digit representation is 777, because the + symbol is specified.

 
os.file.binary_name

UNIX

 Checks whether the binary_name binary is available on the machine. binary_name can represent any binary, for example:
  • bash
  • expect
  • gzip
  • tar

Boolean value, for example: 

True
 
os.package.package_name

UNIX

Checks that the supported version of the package_name package is installed on the machine.

String to represent package_name, for example, in bold:

  • bash shell
  • expect for the TCL extension package
  • libgcc for GCC low-level runtime package
  • openssh for the Open Source secure shell
  • openssl for the Open Source toolkit for SSL/TLS
  • perl for the Perl scripting package
  • rpm for the RPM or RPM Build packages
  • telnet for the Telnet package
  • wget for the GNU file retrieval package

Restriction: On HP-UX systems only, the tool uses the following command and flag, swlist -l, to retrieve the list of installed packages. This command requires that the logged in user has at least super user access. If the logged in user is non-root user, then the check fails.

String to represent the required version that must be installed, for example:

  • bash-3.2 for bash shell
  • expect-1.2.0 for Expect
  • libgcc-3.4.3-9 for libgcc
  • openssh-5.0.0.5301 for openssh
  • openssl-4.2.0 for OpenSSL
  • perl-5.8.2 for Perl
  • rpm
  • telnet
  • wget

Note: This variant of the prerequisite property supports using the special character + or - in the expected value. For example:

  • bash-3.2+

    If the expected value is bash-3.2+, then the scan returns a PASS result if the actual value is 3.2.48.

  • bash-3.2-

    If the expected value is bash-3.2-, then the scan returns a PASS result if the actual value is 3.1.

  • bash-

    If the expected value is bash-, then the scan returns a PASS result if no version of the Bash package is installed; otherwise, it returns a FAIL result if any version of the Bash package is installed.

os.space.dir_name prerequisite properties

The dir_path value for the dir qualification attribute that specifies the file system can have any of the following formats:
  • Fully qualified path, for example, /usr/ibm/common/acsi
  • An environment variable for the file system that has been set on the target system, for example, $TEMP or $TMP

    Note: If the $TEMP or $TMP environment variables are not set on the machine, Prerequisite Scanner uses /tmp as the default value. If you want to specify another file system, set the environment variable with a non-default value, and run the scan again. After the scan is run, the tool displays a message that it used the default value for the environment variable.

  • A path that includes an environment variable, for example, /opt/IBM/$WASPROFILE or $HOME/IBM/app1

All variants of the os.space.dir_name prerequisite property support the use of environment variables:

  • os.space.dir_name
  • os.space.dir_name_nonroot
  • os.space.dir_name_root
 
network.availablePorts.app_type
 All Use this naming convention for checking whether the TCP port or range of TCP ports are available for the app_type application type. Check which TCP ports are not being listened to, for example:
  • network.availablePorts.DB2 checks TCP ports for DB2® database server, where app_type is DB2
  • network.availablePorts.WAS checks TCP ports for WebSphere® Application Server, where app_type is WAS

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use, as the actual value. If the expected port is not in the list, then the port is available.

Single positive integers, for example:

network.availablePorts.WAS=8080

A range of positive integers that is specified by using the - character or a comma separated list, for example:

  • network.availablePorts.

    DB2=50900-50905
  • network.availablePorts.

    RXA=445,137,139
network.portsInUse.app_type All Use this naming convention for checking whether the TCP port or range of TCP ports are in use for the app_type application type. Check which TCP ports are being listened to, for example:
  • network.portsInUse.DB2 checks TCP ports for DB2 database server, where app_type is DB2
  • network.portsInUse.WAS checks TCP ports for WebSphere Application Server, where app_type is WAS

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use, as the actual value.

Single positive integers, for example:

network.portsInUse.WAS=8080

A range of positive integers that is specified by using the - character or a comma separated list, for example:

  • network.portsInUse.

    DB2=50900-50905
  • network.portsInUse.

    RXA=445,137,139
 
network.UDPavailablePorts.app_type
 All Use this naming convention for checking whether the UDP port or range of UDP ports are available for the app_type application type. Check which UDP ports are not being listened to, for example:
  • network.UDPavailablePorts.TCR checks UDP port for Tivoli Common Reporting logging features, where app_type is TCR.
  • network.UDPavailablePorts.WAS checks UDP ports for multicasting between Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment servers, where app_type is TPM_MCAST.

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use, as the actual value. If the expected port is not in the list, then the port is available.

Single positive integers, for example:

network.UDPavailablePorts.TCR=9362

A range of positive integers that is specified by using the - character or a comma separated list, for example:

  • network.UDPavailablePorts.

    TPM_MCAST=10000-10500
  • network.UDPavailablePorts.

    TPM_MCAST=10000,10100,10500
network.UDPportsInUse.app_type All Use this naming convention for checking whether the UDP port or range of UDP ports are in use for the app_type application type. Check which UDP ports are being listened to, for example, for example:
  • network.UDPportsInUse.TCR checks UDP port for Tivoli Common Reporting logging features, where app_type is TCR.
  • network.UDPportsInUse.WAS checks UDP ports for multicasting between Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment servers, where app_type is TPM_MCAST.

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use, as the actual value.

Single positive integers, for example:

network.UDPportsInUse.TCR = 9362

A range of positive integers that is specified by using the - character or a comma separated list, for example:

  • network.UDPportsInUse.

    TPM_MCAST=10000-10500
  • network.UDPportsInUse.

    TPM_MCAST=10000,10100,10500

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Modified prerequisite properties in fix pack 5

This table lists the modified prerequisite properties in Version 1.2.0.5. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform and description.

Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid values

 
network.dns

UNIX

Checks whether the information for host machine is correct, including when the host machine is identified by an alias domain name

 Boolean value, for example, True 
os.hostformat

UNIX

Checks whether the entries in /etc/host are in the correct format, for example: IP_Address Host_Name Short_Name_Alias1 [Short_Name_AliasN] where:

  • IP_Address is the IP for the machine, for example, 127.0.0.1
  • Host_Name is the fully qualified host name of the machine, for example, localhost.localdomain
  • Short_Name_Alias1 is the short name or DNS alias for the name, for example, localhost
  • Short_Name_AliasN are other aliases for that host

Boolean value, for example:

True

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Modified prerequisite properties in fix pack 4

This table lists the modified prerequisite properties in Version 1.2.0.4. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform and description.

Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid values

 
os.isServiceRunning.service_name

Windows

Checks whether the service_name service is running on the machine. service_name represents the valid Windows service name that does not contain spaces or the % character, for example:

  • LanmanServer, the service name for the Windows server service
  • RemoteRegistry, the service name for the Windows Remote Registry service
  • Dnscache, for the for the DNS Client service
  • TermService, for the Remote Desktop Services or Terminal Services

If you use spaces or an % character in the service_name suffix, the check logs a warning message. It returns Not Found for the actual value and the check fails.

Attention: You must use the actual Windows service name. If you use the display name of the service as the service_name suffix, the scan assumes that the service is not running and returns False for the actual value and the check fails or passes depending on the expected value.

Note: This version of the prerequisite property supersedes earlier versions.

Boolean value, for example:

True

os.space.dir_name prerequisite properties

The dir_path value for the dir qualification attribute that specifies the file system can have any of the following formats:

  • Fully qualified path, for example, /usr/ibm/common/acsi
  • An environment variable for the file system that has been set on the target system, for example, $TEMP
  • A path that includes an environment variable, for example, /opt/IBM/$WASPROFILE or $HOME/IBM/app1

All variants of the os.space.dir_name prerequisite property support the use of environment variables:

  • os.space.dir_name
  • os.space.dir_name_nonroot
  • os.space.dir_name_root

os.package.package_name prerequisite properties

Prerequisite Scanner now has two variants of the os.package.package_name property:

  • os.package.package_name that checks whether the specified package version is installed.
  • os.package.package_name[lower_range-upper_range] that checks whether a version within a specified range is installed.

You can specify both variants in the same configuration file.

 
os.package.package_name

UNIX

Checks that the supported version of the package_name package is installed on the machine. It returns a PASS result when the required version or a later one is found.

String to represent package_name, for example, in bold:

  • bash shell
  • expect for the TCL extension package
  • libgcc for GCC low-level runtime package
  • openssh for the Open Source secure shell
  • openssl for the Open Source toolkit for SSL/TLS
  • perl for the Perl scripting package
  • rpm for the RPM or RPM Build packages
  • telnet for the Telnet package
  • wget for the GNU file retrieval package

Restriction: On HP-UX systems only, the tool uses the following command and flag, swlist -l, to retrieve the list of installed packages. This command requires that the logged in user has at least super user access. If the logged in user is non-root user, then the check fails.

String, for example:

  • bash-3.2+ for bash shell
  • expect-1.2.0 for Expect
  • libgcc-3.4.3-9 for libgcc
  • openssh-5.0.0.5301- for openssh
  • openssl-4.2.0- for OpenSSL
  • perl-5.8.2 for Perl
  • rpm
  • telnet
  • wget

Note: This variant of the prerequisite property supports using the special character + in the expected value. 

os.package.package_name
[lower_range-upper_range]
;

UNIX

Checks whether the package_name package within the specified version range is installed on the machine.

package_name represents the short name of the package and [lower_range-upper_range] represents the version range.

Examples of package_name include:

  • libgcc, short package name for GCC low-level runtime package
  • gtk, short package name for the GIMP Toolkit

Restriction: On HP-UX systems only, the tool uses the following command and flag, swlist -l, to retrieve the list of installed packages. This command requires that the logged in user has at least super user access. If the logged in user is a non-root user, then the check fails.

  • String to represent the short package name and version range, for example: 

    os.package.libgcc[43-46]=libgcc[43-46]
    os.package.Java[5-7].sdk=Java[5-7].sdk

    Tip: Although no validation occurs to check whether the range qualifier [lower_range-upper_range] is the same as the expected range, you should use the same range on either side of the equals symbol, otherwise unexpected results might occur.

 
os.swapSize

UNIX

Checks whether the swap space must be greater than the RAM size or the total amount of swap space

Note: On AIX systems only: If you are logged in as a non root user, you must have permissions to run the bootinfo command; otherwise, the returned results might be unexpected.

 The value can be any of the following types:
  • Boolean value, for example:
    True
  • Numeric format in MBs or GBs, for example: 2GB

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Modified prerequisite properties in fix pack 3

This table lists the modified prerequisite properties in Version 1.2.0.3. For each prerequisite property, it outlines the associated platform and description.

Property name

Platforms

Description

Valid values

 
numCPU
 All

The number of independent physical processors on the computer. If the tool scans the computer and does not find any physical processors, it returns a Not Found result.

Restriction: The prerequisite property is not supported on HP-UX 11i v2, Linux virtual machines, Linux for System z, and Linux PowerPC.

 Number, for example, 4
DB2 Version All The version of DB2 that is currently installed on the machine The value can be any of the following types:
  • String, for example: 
    v9.5.100.179FP4
  • Comma separated list of strings, for example: 
    v9.1 FP1+, V9.5 FP0+

You can use the + special character with the fix pack number to indicate a fix pack of this level or later is acceptable. For example, FP5+, checks whether fix pack 5 or later is installed.

Important: Unlike other properties that use the + special character to check for that version number or later, this property supports the special character on the fix pack number only. For example, if you specify an expected value of v9.5+, and you have DB2 Version 9.7 installed, the check fails; If you specify an expected value of V9.7 FP1+, and you have DB2 Version 9.7 FP4 installed, the check passes.

 
Memory
 All

The total amount of physical memory that is currently available on the machine.

Tip: Separately check for the amount of physical and virtual memory available by the using predefined prerequisite properties in the operating system category.

On AIX systems only, the following conditions apply:

  • For AIX 5.3 TL9 or later, the prerequisite property checks for the available memory; For AIX 5.3 TL8 or earlier, it checks for the free physical memory.
  • For AIX 6.1 TL2 or later, the prerequisite property checks for the available memory; For AIX 6.1 TL1 or earlier, it checks for the free physical memory.
 Numeric format in GBs or MBs, for example: 
300MB
 
network.availablePorts.
app_type
 All

Use this naming convention for checking whether the TCP port or range of TCP ports are available for the app_type application type. Check which TCP ports are not being listened to, for example:

  • network.availablePorts.DB2 checks TCP ports for DB2 database server, where app_type is DB2
  • network.availablePorts.WAS checks TCP ports for WebSphere Application Server, where app_type is WAS

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use, as the actual value. If the expected port is not in the list, then the port is available.

Single positive integers, for example:

network.availablePorts.
WAS=8080

A range of positive integers, for example:

network.availablePorts.
DB2 =50900-50905
network.portsInUse.
app_type		 All

Use this naming convention for checking whether the TCP port or range of TCP ports are in use for the app_type application type. Check which TCP ports are being listened to, for example:

  • network.portsInUse.DB2 checks TCP ports for DB2 database server, where app_type is DB2
  • network.portsInUse.WAS checks TCP ports for WebSphere Application Server, where app_type is WAS

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use, as the actual value.

Single positive integers, for example:

network.portsInUse.
WAS=8080

A range of positive integers, for example:

network.portsInUse.
DB2=50900-50905
 
network.UDPavailablePorts.app_type
 All

Use this naming convention for checking whether the UDP port or range of UDP ports are available for the app_type application type. Check which UDP ports are not being listened to, for example:

  • network.UDPavailablePorts.TCR checks UDP port for Tivoli Common Reporting logging features, where app_type is TCR.
  • network.UDPavailablePorts.
    WAS     checks UDP ports for multicasting between Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment servers, where app_type is TPM_MCAST.

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use, as the actual value. If the expected port is not in the list, then the port is available.

Single positive integers, for example:

network.UDPavailablePorts.
TCR=9362

A range of positive integers, for example:

network.UDPavailablePorts.
TPM_MCAST=10000-10500
network.UDPportsInUse.
app_type		 All

Use this naming convention for checking whether the UDP port or range of UDP ports are in use for the app_type application type. Check which UDP ports are being listened to, for example, for example:

  • network.UDPportsInUse.TCR checks UDP port for Tivoli Common Reporting logging features, where app_type is TCR.
  • network.UDPportsInUse.WAS checks UDP ports for multicasting between Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment servers, where app_type is TPM_MCAST.

The scan returns the PortsInUse: prefix and list of ports in use, as the actual value.

Single positive integers, for example:

network.UDPportsInUse.
TCR=9362

A range of positive integers, for example:

network.UDPportsInUse.
TPM_MCAST=10000-10500
 
os.isServiceRunning.
service_name

Windows

Checks whether the service_name service is running on the machine. service_name represents the following services for which the tool checks:

  • remoteRegistry for the Remote Registry Service
  • DNSClient for the DNS Client Service
  • terminalServices for Remote Desktop Services or Terminal Services

Note: Ensure this prerequisite property is located after network.UDPportsInUse.app_type or network.UDPavailableports.app_type prerequisite properties. The os.isServiceRunning.service_name collector uses UDP ports temporarily and might return invalid results for the UDP port prerequisite properties.

Note: Changes in this version of the prerequisite property have been superseded in 1.2.0.4

Boolean value, for example:

True
 
os.kernelversion

UNIX

Checks the release of the kernel for UNIX operating systems

String, for example:

  • For AIX 6.1: 6.1.6.2+
  • For HP-UX 11: B.11.23+
  • For Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0: 2.6.32
  • For Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.x and 6.x: 2.6.*
  • For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 2.6.27.19
  • For Solaris 10: 5.10

Note: The check supports using the special characters + and * in the expected value. 

os.shell.default

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Checks whether the default system shell is installed

String to represent the default system shell, for example, bash

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This section provides information about any removed features or changes in behavior that impact compatibility with configuration files from earlier versions or product usage.


os.isServiceRunning.service_name

Before Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.2.0.3, the prerequisite property used predefined suffix identifiers to check whether only the following Windows services are running in the target environment: Remote Registry, DNS Client service, and Remote Desktop Services or Terminal Services. In 1.2.0.4, the prerequisite property requires that the actual Windows services name is used as the suffix identifier in the property name. The relevant configuration files have been updated to use the actual service name in the prerequisite properties.

Deprecation of the optional trace input parameter and the prs.trc file

Before Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.2.0.1, Prerequisite Scanner supported an optional trace parameter that logged the trace information in the ips_output_dir/temp/prs.trc file. The input parameter and trace file are deprecated. If you specify the trace parameter in the command line, a warning message is displayed.

Deprecation of the prs.debug file

Before Prerequisite Scanner Version 1.2.0.1, the tool logged the debugging information in the ips_output_dir/temp/prs.debug file on UNIX systems only. This file is now deprecated, with the contents logged to the precheck.log file.

[{"Product":{"code":"SS2RKB","label":"IBM Prerequisite Scanner"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU054","label":"Systems w\/TPS"},"Component":"--","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"},{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"}],"Version":"1.2.0.3;1.2.0.4;1.2.0.5;1.2.0.6;1.2.0.7;1.2.0.8;1.2.0.9;1.2.0.10;1.2.0.11;1.2.0.12","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"}}]

Product Synonym

PRS

Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21624769

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