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Management Central (MGTC) PTF Handling

How To


Summary

Management Central PTFs have been delivered that will automatically do the removal of all MGTC code.

Because of security issues with the code, loading and applying these PTFs is the only reliable way to make your system secure.

Objective

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The following PTFs completely remove Management Central from your system, and render it unusable. 
Management Central Security PTFs
7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2
Remove MGTC code from your IBM i
SI85339
code delete only. 
MGTC is not usable on this release
SI85338 SI85337 x
Once these PTFs are installed, your system is secure from any CVEs reported against Management Central.

To restore Management Central to your system:

Remove the above PTFs from your system.  Note that this makes your system vulnerable to security issues.

It is highly recommended that MGTC remain disabled and no longer used. 

Document Location

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 June 2024

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ibm17159168