HP WBEM Services Version A.02.07 Release Notes, March 2009

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1 HP WBEM Services Version A.02.07 Release Notes.................................................5
Announcement.......................................................................................................................................6
What's in This Version............................................................................................................................6
Product Documentation..........................................................................................................................8
New Options for the gen_wbem_certs Tool...........................................................................................8
Security ..................................................................................................................................................8
Security Considerations....................................................................................................................9
SSL Support.......................................................................................................................................9
Local User Authentication.................................................................................................................9
Remote User Authentication.............................................................................................................9
More about using HTTP Basic Authentication..........................................................................10
More about using Client Certificate-Based Authentication.......................................................11
Certificate Verification.....................................................................................................................11
CIM Clients................................................................................................................................11
wbemexec Client........................................................................................................................11
Managing Certificates................................................................................................................11
Importing Server Certificates to the Trust Store...................................................................12
Standards Conformance.......................................................................................................................13
Compatibility Information and Installing Requirements.....................................................................13
WBEM Provider Compatibility.......................................................................................................14
Compatibility.............................................................................................................................19
Installing HP WBEM Services...............................................................................................................19
Running the HP WBEM Services CIM Server.................................................................................21
Removing HP WBEM Services........................................................................................................21
Patches and Fixes in this Version..........................................................................................................21
Required and Recommended Patches ............................................................................................21
Fixes in this Release.........................................................................................................................22
Known Problems and Workarounds...............................................................................................24
HP WBEM Services is not installed appropriately on systems that use NIS.............................25
Message while cold-installing HP WBEM Services A.02.07.04..................................................25
Failure to configure WBEM-CORE fileset (Updating from A.02.00.08 and earlier to A.02.05
and later)....................................................................................................................................25
Software Availability in Native Languages..........................................................................................26
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