IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, Readme

About this interim fix

This readme file contains the latest information about Tivoli^® Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, including fixes since Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Fix Pack, Version 5.1.0.3.

Fixes in this interim fix

Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, contains the following fixes since Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Fix Pack, Version 5.1.0.3:

• APAR IZ01685: Fixed some SQL queries with erroneous syntax for MySQL databases.
• Fixed a Denial Of Service vulnerability on HTTP server (iDefense Vendor Notification [CVE-2007-5763])

Known problems in this interim fix

Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, contains the following known issues:

• On SuSE Linux^® Enterprise Server 10, including the Mail Server cluster seems to confuse AutoYast. However, if you need it, install the Mail Server cluster as a software package rather than during the initial operating system installation.
• Support for Windows^® Vista is restricted to NTFS partitions. FAT 32 partitions are not supported.
• When installing Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment on a UNIX^® computer with a MySQL database, use MySQL version 4.1 exclusively.
• The Linux cloning support expects the boot loader to be GRUB (installed in the MBR). Other boot loaders are not supported.
• The Xen virtualization package that is part of RHEL5 is not supported in this Fix Pack.
• When using the product with an Apache Derby database, ensure that you always start the database server from the same directory, otherwise Derby might not be able to find back the existing database.
• When importing deployment objects from a RAD archive, the byte ordering must be the same as the one used for the export. To be able to import a RAD archive created using a byte ordering different than the receiving server, you must perform the import using the Web interface extension, running on a platform with the original byte ordering.
• CD or DVD-based deployments have a few limitations in this Fix Pack. In particular, the Microsoft^® Vista scripted install and SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop cloning are not supported.
• Globalization is not complete:
  • Some parts of the user interface might appear in English only.
  • The Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment User's Guide has been updated in English only.
  • The Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment Developer's Guide is available in English only.

Additional advice

Review the following information before proceeding with the installation of Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3.

Creating Windows Vista unattended setup and WIM cloning images

Use of these functions is possible only for users that have separately obtained the Microsoft Windows Automated Imaging Kit (WAIK) and installed it on the computer running the Web interface extension. The WAIK is licensed to you by the code's owner and not by IBM^®; it is your responsibility to determine whether the license terms offered by the code's owner are acceptable to you. YOUR USE OF THE WAIK AND ANY URL'S OR MATERIALS ON THIRD PARTY WEBSITES ("THIRD PARTY MATERIALS") IS "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY FROM IBM OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IBM DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE THIRD PARTY MATERIALS.

Product key for Windows Vista

In some circumstances, Windows Vista might ask for a product key during deployment. This is a known issue with Windows Vista, which occurs only if you are not deploying an Enterprise volume license of Windows Vista with a license server. If the product key was provided in the configuration, you do not have to enter the key, you can simply click to continue. If Windows Vista prompts you for an Administrator user name, it is because Windows Vista requires a new local account when starting for the first time. If you want to avoid being prompted for an Administrator user name, provide it in the configuration.

Creating Windows Vista WIM images and Windows Vista setup images on a Windows 2000 server

The driver required to manipulate WIM images and Vista setup images does not work properly on Windows 2000 servers (this problem is specific to Windows 2000 and does not occur with Windows 2003). If you want to create Windows WIM images or Windows Vista setup images on a Windows 2000 server, you must install the Web interface extension on another Windows XP or Windows 2003 machine and work from that machine.

Deploying Windows Vista 64-bit setup images and Windows Vista WIM images

To be able to deploy Windows Vista 64-bit setup images and Windows Vista WIM images, your Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment server must contain a Windows Vista 32-bit image and its associated WinPE2 software package in the same language as the 64-bit image. This WinPE2 software package must be bound to the Windows Vista profile to ensure proper deployment. In most cases, the binding is automatic.

Creating SuSE Linux Enterprise Server profiles including service packs

For SuSE Linux Enterprise Server unattended installation, the automated creation of profiles including service packs is not supported. The wizard does not prompt for service pack CD-ROMs.

Installing Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment on Windows 2000

To install Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment on a Windows 2000 operating system, you must have installed Service Pack 4 and Windows Installer 3.1.

Redeployment requires network connectivity

Redeployment is an optimization allowing an operating system to be installed on the computer without having to be downloaded over the network. All the necessary files are pre-loaded and stored locally on the computer. Nevertheless, redeployment activities are tracked on the Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment server, which implies that the redeployed computer must have network connectivity.

Incoherent timestamps on Linux with an Apache Derby database

Java^™ processes may experience difficulties in providing accurate timestamps. Thus, activities may appear with erroneous dates and times in the Web interface. To make sure Java processes are able to find the correct timestamps, you can choose one of the following two options:

• Set the TZ variable. To do so
  1. Use the tzselect tool to help you find your appropriate time zone
  2. Set the TZ environment variable to the appropriate value
  3. Export the TZ variable in the Apache Derby environment
  Example for steps 2 and 3 in Switzerland:

  TZ='Europe/Zurich'; export TZ

• Modify your Apache Derby startup script, if you have one. Include the -Duser.timezone command line option line in your script. For instance, if you want to use UTC, type -Duser.timezone=UTC.

Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information

Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, is a cumulative differential image, installed on top of Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 5.1, that patches or replaces all binaries as needed. Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, can also be uninstalled to return to the GA version of Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 5.1.

Windows installation

Installing Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3

To install Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, on Windows computers, follow these steps:

1. If you had installed a fix pack or an interim fix on top of Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Version 5.1, you must uninstall it first.

   To uninstall a fix pack or an interim fix from Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, from Windows computers, use the Add or Remove Programs tool in the Windows Control Panel:

   1. From the Windows desktop, click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
   2. From the list, select Add or Remove Programs.
   3. In the list of currently installed programs, find IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment Fixpack. Click Remove to initiate the uninstallation.
2. Run the 5.1.0-TIV-TPMOSD-windows-IF0003.exe executable file located at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/tivoli_support/patches/patches_5.1.0/5.1.0-TIV-TPMOSD-IF0003/.
3. It is recommended to restart your computer.

Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, supports unattended install for Windows computers.

UNIX installation

The following files are available for UNIX installation at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/tivoli_support/patches/patches_5.1.0/5.1.0-TIV-TPMOSD-IF0003/:

• 5.1.0-TIV-TPMOSD-linux-IF0003.tar.gz
• 5.1.0-TIV-TPMOSD-solaris-IF0003.tar.gz

To install Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, on UNIX computers, follow these steps:

1. If they are running, stop the rbagent, rembo and dbgw daemons.
2. If you had installed a fix pack or an interim fix on top of Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Version 5.1, you must uninstall it first.

   To uninstall a fix pack or an interim fix from UNIX computers and return to Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 5.1 GA version, navigate to tpmfos-5.1/ and run ./ifixremove.

3. Extract the interim fix on top of Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 5.1, for example in the /usr/local directory.
4. Navigate to tpmfos-5.1/ and run the command ./ifixapply. The interim fix patches or replaces all binaries as necessary.
5. It is recommended to restart your computer.

Uninstallation information

Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, can be uninstalled to return to Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 5.1 GA version.

Windows uninstallation

To uninstall Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, from Windows computers, use the Add or Remove Programs tool in the Windows Control Panel:

1. From the Windows desktop, click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. From the list, select Add or Remove Programs.
3. In the list of currently installed programs, find IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment Fixpack. Click Remove to initiate the uninstallation.

UNIX uninstallation

To uninstall Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Interim Fix 3, Version 5.1.0.3, from UNIX computers, and return to Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 5.1 GA version, follow these simple steps:

1. If they are running, stop the rbagent, rembo, and dbgw daemons.
2. Navigate to tpmfos-5.1/
3. Run ./ifixremove

Documentation updates

There is no updated version of the User's Guide or of the Developer's Guide for this interim fix. You can view the latest version of the User's Guide and of the Developer's Guide for Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, on ibm.com^® by visiting http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/tividd/td/IBMTivoliProvisioningManagerforOSDeployment5.1.0.3.html. There you can also find links to documentation for the 5.1 GA release of Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, as well as for the 5.1.0.1 and 5.1.0.2 fix packs and interim fixes of Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment.

Contacting customer support

IBM Software Support provides assistance with product defects.

Before contacting IBM Software Support, your company must have an active IBM software maintenance contract, and you must be authorized to submit problems to IBM. The type of software maintenance contract that you need depends on the type of product you have:

• For IBM distributed software products (including, but not limited to, Tivoli, Lotus^®, and Rational^® products, as well as DB2^® and WebSphere^® products that run on Windows or UNIX operating systems), enroll in IBM Passport Advantage^® in one of the following ways:
  • Online: Go to the Passport Advantage Web page (http://www.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage/) and click How to Enroll
  • By phone: For the phone number to call in your country, go to the IBM Software Support Web site (http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/guides/contacts.html) and click the name of your geographic region.

• For IBM eServer^™ software products (including, but not limited to, DB2 and WebSphere products that run in IBM zSeries^®, IBM pSeries^®, and IBM iSeries^® environments), you can purchase a software maintenance agreement by working directly with an IBM sales representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information about support for eServer software products, go to the IBM Technical Support Advantage Web page (http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/techsupport.html).

If you are not sure what type of software maintenance contract you need, call 1-800-IBMSERV (1-800-426-7378) in the United States or, from other countries, go to the contacts page of the IBM Software Support Handbook on the Web (http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/guides/contacts.html) and click the name of your geographic region for phone numbers of people who provide support for your location.

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