IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.4.0 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-IF0001 Readme

IMPORTANT NOTE: To download this update, you must first login to IBM Fix Central. Once logged in, you may select from the individual download packages. When selecting fixes, ensure your download options are set to "Include requisites: Yes".
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

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

General description
This is an interim fix for the Response Time Monitoring agent provided with the IBM Cloud Application Performance Management version 8.1.4.0 family of products. It upgrades the Response Time Monitoring agent to version 08.14.00.01

Platforms and prerequisites
The Response Time Monitoring agent is supported on the platforms documented here.

The interim fix for the Response Time Monitoring agent is intended to be applied to the Response Time Monitoring agent which is provided with:

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Base, Version 8.1.4.0
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Advanced, Version 8.1.4.0

None

None

Prior to installation

The Response Time Monitoring agent must be installed before applying the agent interim fix.

Installing

Installing the agent interim fix

1. Download the patch bundle from Fix Central for each OS type where your agent is installed:
   
   • If the agent is installed on AIX, download 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-AIX-IF0001.tar
     
   • If the agent is installed on xLinux, download 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0001.tar
     
   • If the agent is installed on zLinux, download 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-ZLINUX-IF0001.tar
     
   • If the agent is installed on Windows, download 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-WIN64-IF0001.zip
     
   
   
2. If you are installing the patch on AIX as a non-root user, you must clear unused shared libraries from the kernel and library memory before you install the patch by following these steps:
   
   
   • Stop the Response Time Monitoring agent
     
   • Login as root, and run the slibclean command
     
   • Login as the non-root user who installed the agent and continue with the patch installation
     
   
   
3. Unpack the patch bundle on each computer system where the agent is already installed by using the tar utility on Linux/AIX or unzip on Windows.
   
   e.g.
   tar -xf 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0001.tar
   
   
4. Enter the created directory
   
   
5. Run the apmpatch.sh/bat tool as the same user who installed the agent:
   
   Linux/AIX:
   ./apmpatch.sh <APM-AGENT-HOME>
   
   Windows:
   ./apmpatch.bat <APM-AGENT-HOME>
   
   where the <APM-AGENT-HOME> value specifies the directory where the agent is installed. This value is a required parameter for Windows. However, for Linux and AIX, it only needs to be provided if the agent is installed in a non-default directory.
   
   

Performing the necessary tasks after installation

A successful installation modifies the Response Time Monitoring Agent version to 08.14.00.01.
On Linux or AIX:
- Ensure that the <APM-AGENT-HOME>/bin/cinfo -t output for the Response Time Monitoring agent is '08.14.00.01'.
- The agent interim fix installation logs are written to the <APM-AGENT-HOME>/logs/ directory.

On Windows:
- Ensure that version number 08.14.00.01 is displayed for the Response Time Monitoring agent on the Performance Management window.
- The agent interim fix installation logs are written to the <APM-AGENT-HOME>\INSTALLITM\ directory.

Troubleshooting installation problems from the Support site

For more detailed information, refer to the Troubleshooting and support Guide:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/trouble_intro.htm

Uninstalling if necessary

This agent maintenance package cannot be rolled back. If necessary you can uninstall and reinstall the monitoring agent and all appropriate patches.

For detailed instructions to Uninstall monitoring agents, please refer to the IBM Cloud Application Performance Management guide, here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/uninstall_agents.htm

The Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1) checksum of each image image is as follows:
SHA1(8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-AIX-IF0001.tar)= 94efa448f823c70be2842ebc2b7118c8621f6a3a
SHA1(8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0001.tar)= 67e681e667b9fdf144ea88ece6a6f507fe117bb3
SHA1(8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-ZLINUX-IF0001.tar)= 22b716377f79a146d33df8cc7d0651bbaa4a99a5
SHA1(8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-WIN64-IF0001.zip)= 5389407a035f538ae22faaea6e74416837005329

Image Contents
The following files implement this fix:
- 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-IF0001.readme.html - This README file

- 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-AIX-IF0001.tar - For extracting patch files use the tar utility

Extracting the above bundle (.tar) creates the following directory and patch files:

8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-AIX-IF0001/
|-- apmpatch.sh
|-- patches
|-- patch.properties

- 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0001.tar - For extracting patch files use the tar utility

Extracting the above bundle (.tar) creates the following directory and patch files:

8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0001/
|-- apmpatch.sh
|-- patches
|-- patch.properties

- 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-ZLINUX-IF0001.tar - For extracting patch files use the tar utility

Extracting the above bundle (.tar) creates the following directory and patch files:

8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-ZLINUX-IF0001/
|-- apmpatch.sh
|-- patches
|-- patch.properties

- 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-WIN64-IF0001.zip - For extracting patch files use the Windows extract utility

Extracting the above bundle (.zip) creates the following directory and patch files:

8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-RT-AGENT-WIN64-IF0001/
|-- apmpatch.bat
|-- patches
|-- patch.properties

New Features

The following changes are included in the IBM Response Time Monitoring agent 8.1.4.0 Interim Fix 01:

• Defect fixes and other stability improvements

The following problems are addressed by this interim fix.

APARs

• None.

• 124833: D - PSIRT ALERT: 9137 Open Source SQLite Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-10989 - 8.1.4

• None
  

• None