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IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.3 SP3 Readme

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Abstract

This readme file contains guidance for the installation of 11.7.1.3 SP3

Content

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11.7.1.3 Service Pack 4 contains additional fixes for log4j vulnerabilities and should be installed at some point in time.
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A vulnerability (Log4Shell) in Apache log4j used by IBM InfoSphere Information Server was addressed. Various components in Information Server use log4j to log messages for diagnostics.

This Service Pack is solely for the remediation of the log4j vulnerability.  The installation of the Service pack upgrades log4j to 2.17.1.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.3 SP3 can ONLY be installed as a Service Pack on existing IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.3 environments.

The installation files that comprise 11.7.1.3 SP3 are as follows:

servicepack_11.7.1.3_SP3_aix64_11713.tar.gz
servicepack_11.7.1.3_SP3_linux64_11713.tar.gz
servicepack_11.7.1.3_SP3_win_11713.zip
servicepack_11.7.1.3_SP3_zlinux_11713.tar.gz
servicepack_11.7.1.3_SP3_microservices_11713.tar.gz

 

Installation instructions for Service Pack 3 can be found in 6551276.

Important:  Update Installer 11.7.1.099 is required to install this Service Pack.

The ISPKG can be applied by using the guidance on how to install fix packs found here:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27050613

Known Issues

  • Under some circumstances, you might see an error when opening the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Console for the first time.  This problem can occur with certain .NET Framework versions and has been observed on other versions of IBM InfoSphere Information Server. It can be resolved by following the steps in this technote.
  • Use the 11.7.1.1 client to optimize jobs in IBM Information Server 11.7.1.3 SP2.  See this technote for more information.
  • Importing metadata from the InformaticaBDM, SAS DI, InformaticaPowerCentre and Talend OpenIGC bridges encounters error 400. There is no solution for this problem. The affected bridges are:  
    • InformaticaBDM
    • SAS DI
    • InformaticaPowerCentre
    • Talend
  • In an IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.3 environment, installation of 11.7.1.3 Service Pack 3 fails while the Update Installer is running prerequisite checks of the Microservices tier.  This can be resolved by following the steps in this technote. 

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 June 2022

UID

ibm16552620

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