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IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.4.0 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-EVENTS-AGENT-IF0003 Readme

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Abstract

Readme file for: Synthetic Event Agent for IBM Cloud Application Performance Management 8.1.4.0 Interim Fix 3
Product/Component Release: 8.1.4.0
Update Name: 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-EVENTS-AGENT-IF0003
Fix ID: 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-EVENTS-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0003
Publication Date: 14 January 2020

Content

Download location
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Known issues
Known limitations
Installation information
Installing
Troubleshooting installation problems from the Support site
Additional information
New Features
List of fixes
Document change history

Download location

IMPORTANT NOTE: To download this update, you must first login to IBM Fix Central using the link below . 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/

Fix Download for Linux

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

Product / Component Name Platform Fix
IBM Application Performance Management Linux x86_64

Prerequisites and co-requisites

General description 

This is an interim fix for the Synthetic Event Agent provided with IBM Cloud Application Performance Management family of products, Version 8.1.4.0.

It includes fixes for the Synthetic Event Agent and upgrades the data collector from version 01.00.05.00, 01.00.05.01, 01.00.05.02 to 01.00.05.03

The files for previous Synthetic Event Agent must exist before you can apply this patch.

Platforms and prerequisites 

The Synthetic Event Agent is supported on the platforms documented here.

Prerequisites for this interim fix 

The interim fix for the Synthetic Event Agent is intended to be applied to the Synthetic Event Agent version 01.00.05.00, 01.00.05.01, 01.00.05.02 which is provided with:

IBM Cloud Application Performance Monitoring Base Private, Version 8.1.4.0
IBM Cloud Application Performance Monitoring Advanced Private, Version 8.1.4.0.

IBM Cloud Application Performance Monitoring Base, Version 8.1.4.0
IBM Cloud Application Performance Monitoring Advanced, Version 8.1.4.0.

Known issues

None

Known limitations

None

Installation information

Prior to installation

The Synthetic Event Agent version 01.00.05.00 , 01.00.05.01 or 01.00.05.02 must be installed before applying the interim fix.

The files for previous Synthetic Event Agent must exist before you can apply this patch.

Installing

Installing the interim fix

 1. Download the patch bundle from Fix Central:
     Download 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-EVENTS-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0003.tar
 2. Unpack the patch bundle on each computer system where the data collector is already installed by using the tar utility on Linux.
     e.g.
     tar -xf 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-EVENTS-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0003.tar
 3. Enter the created directory
 4. Run the apmpatch.sh script to apply the patch:
     Linux:
     ./apmpatch.sh  [<event agent install directory>] 
     e.g.
     ./apmpatch.sh /opt/ibm/serveragents

Uninstalling if necessary

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

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

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 

Additional information

The Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1) checksum of the image is as follows:
SHA1( 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-EVENTS-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0003.tar) = a62069bf48047ea234258056ba2976d6d0010d836e439ac23cd8ed004ab1c75f

Image Contents 


he following files implement this fix.
- 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-EVENTS-AGENT-README-IF0003.readme.html - This README file

- 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SYNTHETIC-EVENTS-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0003.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-SYNTHETIC-EVENTS-AGENT-XLINUX-IF0003/
|-- apmpatch.sh
|-- patches
|-- patch.properties

New Features
None

List of fixes

The following problems are addressed by this interim fix.

Defect 140498: Synthetics Event agent is logging the MongoDB password in the clear

APARs

None

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Synthetic Playback agent defects: 

None

Enhancements included from previous interim fixes: 
None

APARs and defects included in previous interim fixes: 

Document change history

Version Date Description of change
1.0 14 Jan 2020 Initial Version

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 January 2020

UID

ibm11171690

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