HP WBEM Services Version A.02.07 Release Notes, September 2008, Second Edition

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1 HP WBEM Services Version A.02.07 Release Notes.......................................................................7
Announcement.....................................................................................................................8
What's in This Version..........................................................................................................9
Product Documentation.....................................................................................................11
Security ..............................................................................................................................11
Security Considerations................................................................................................11
SSL Support...................................................................................................................12
Local User Authentication.............................................................................................12
Remote User Authentication.........................................................................................12
More about using HTTP Basic Authentication........................................................13
More about using Client Certificate-Based Authentication.....................................14
Certificate Verification...................................................................................................14
CIM Clients..............................................................................................................14
wbemexec Client......................................................................................................14
Managing Certificates..............................................................................................15
Importing Server Certificates to the Trust Store.................................................16
Standards Conformance.....................................................................................................17
Compatibility Information and Installing Requirements...................................................17
WBEM Provider Compatibility.....................................................................................18
Compatibility...........................................................................................................23
Installing HP WBEM Services............................................................................................24
Running the HP WBEM Services CIM Server...............................................................26
Removing HP WBEM Services......................................................................................26
Patches and Fixes in this Version........................................................................................27
Required and Recommended Patches ..........................................................................27
Fixes in this Release.......................................................................................................27
Known Problems and Workarounds.............................................................................28
Warning message while cold-installing HP WBEM Services A.02.07.02.................28
Warning message while updating to HP WBEM Services A.02.07.02.....................29
Failure to configure WBEM-CORE fileset (Updating from A.02.00.08 and earlier
to A.02.05 and later).................................................................................................29
Software Availability in Native Languages........................................................................30
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