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This section contains a cumulative list of new features introduced in the
previous interim fix and in the current fix pack.
The following features have been introduced in this fix pack:
Table 2. Customer enhancement request references
Description |
Feature |
Performing patch management using WSUS |
Feature 55317 |
Maintaining the access attributes of already existing
files and directories on a UNIX(R) target, a new attribute (preserve_unix) is available. |
Feature 55359 |
New 32-bit MRMBIOS.EXE |
Feature 180357 |
Running a program before the reboot of a commit |
Feature 55409 |
Managing software packages |
Feature 55487 |
Working with the Software Distribution Endpoint Notification
dialog |
Feature 55522 |
- Performing patch management using WSUS - Feature 55317
- You can perform patch management using WSUS to implement the approval
mechanism of patches and to download up-to-date patches from the Microsoft(R) Web
site. For more details on this new automated patch management solution, see
the updated version of the IBM(R) Tivoli(R) Patch Management Guide.
Important
To continue working with SUS, do not install the Patch Management fix pack
component and do not run the new inventory SQL scripts available with this
fix pack.
- Maintaining the access attributes of already existing files
and directories - Feature 55359
- You can maintain the access attributes of already existing files and
directories on UNIX. To enable this feature, select the Maintain existing value check box in the Add File System Objects Properties
- Advanced window, UNIX Attr. tab of Software Package
Editor or set preserve_unix to y in the add_directory
or add_file stanzas of the SPD file.
- A 32 bit scanner, mrmbios.exe, substitutes the 16
bit scanner - Feature 180357
- With this feature the Windows(R) 64-bit platforms support has been
extended. The old 16-bit mrmbios.exe file has been now replaced
by a 32-bit file having the same name, and using new device drivers. The new mrmbios.exe file allows you to scan, in addition to the old platforms,
new platforms such as AMD 64 and Itanium 64.
- Running a program before the reboot of a commit - Feature
55409
- You can run a program before the reboot of a commit by setting the following
variables in swdis.var:
- __COMMIT_REBOOT_FORCED__
- Specifies YES to force a reboot when a commit is run with -cr or -co parameters.
- __BEFORE_REBOOT_PROG_PATH__
- Specifies the path of the program to be run on the endpoints. If this
variable is empty no program is run.
- __BEFORE_REBOOT_PROG_ARGS__
- Specifies arguments passed to the program. Separate arguments with a
blank space.
- __BEFORE_REBOOT_PROG_TIMEOUT__
- Specifies the time, expressed in seconds, to wait for the completion
of the program. Default is 60.
To enable this feature, you must set at least __COMMIT_REBOOT_FORCED__ to YES and define the program path in __BEFORE_REBOOT_PROG_PATH__.
- Managing software packages - Feature 55487
- You can set the use_real_capabilities key to true with
the wswdmgr command to not distribute a software package
on targets belonging to policy regions where the administrator, submitting
the distribution, does not have the required roles. The default is false.
- Working with the Software Distribution Endpoint Notification
dialog - Feature 55522
- The Software Distribution Endpoint Notification dialog that pops up
on the screen of the endpoint when a software package is submitted for distribution
is changed. In the title bar the Close button (X) no longer appears. The Cancel
push button is replaced by the Reset push button that resets the changed
values in this dialog with the default values for this operation. To close
the dialog you must click OK.
The following features have been introduced in the previous interim fix:
Table 3. Customer enhancement request references
Description |
Feature |
Enabling proxy support for the SUS Patch Management
solution |
|
Avoiding concurrent logins during critical distributions |
Feature 54613 |
Performing the logoff operation on Windows endpoints |
Feature 55186 |
Displaying the .jar files version |
Feature 55204 |
Displaying the patch level for the Activity Plan Editor
and Activity Plan Monitor |
Feature 55205 |
Completing workflows separately |
Feature 55260 |
- Enabling proxy support for the SUS Patch Management solution
- You can use a proxy server to access the Microsoft Web site, or your local HTTP
server where the mssecure.cab file has been downloaded.
You can customize
the HTTP proxy server name (if enabled) and the related user ID and password
(if required by the proxy settings). Proxy parameters are defined at installation
time in the tpm_update.req file, as described in the readme of the interim
fix. This feature guarantees a higher security when accessing the Internet
or your local network.
- Avoiding concurrent logins during critical distributions -
Feature 54613
- On Windows operating systems, you can use the concurrent
login feature to prevent the end user from logging in to the workstation and
performing a shutdown while a distribution is taking place. This feature guarantees
that critical distributions are not interrupted. You can also define a maximum
number of logins that can be performed during a distribution. In this case,
the distribution is paused and restarts after the user logs off. For more
information, see Implementing the concurrent login feature.
- Performing the logoff operation on Windows endpoints -
Feature 55186
- You can perform the logoff operation on Windows endpoints. A new action has been
added to the software package definition file. You can define the logoff operation
in the following phases:
- during_install
- during_remove
- during_commit
- during_undo
For more information on this feature, see Documentation notes.
- Displaying the .jar files version - Feature 55204
- You can display the version of APM .jar files, if the version is indicated
in the .jar file. You can start the command on Tivoli servers and managed nodes after having
set the Tivoli environment, as described below:
- On UNIX operating systems:
- . ./wjarversion.sh jarfile
- On Windows operating systems:
- wjarversion.bat jarfile
where:
- jarfile
- Is the name of the .jar file for which you want to display the version.
The following are the .jar files supported for this feature:
- apm.jar
- apm_utils.jar
- swd_plugin.jar
- tl_plugin.jar
The files required for implementing this feature are located in the /JarVersion
folder in IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Fix Pack 4.2.3-TCM-FP01.
- Displaying the patch level for the Activity Plan Editor and
Activity Plan Monitor - Feature 55205
- You can display the patch level installed for the Activity Plan Editor
and Activity Plan Monitor by selecting the About menu
item in the Help menu.
- Completing workflows separately - Feature 55260
- You can decide whether patch management workflows are completed in one
or in two steps. This feature guarantees a higher flexibility in the workflow
process. For more information on this feature, see Documentation notes.
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