HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09.
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Contents 1 HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09.14 Release Notes....................................4 Announcement.........................................................................................................................4 What's new in this version?.......................................................................................................4 Security ..................................................................................................................................
1 HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09.14 Release Notes Announcement The following information is for HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09.14: HP WBEM Services for HP-UX is available from http://software.hp.com. HP-UX implements the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) WBEM standard and this enables HP WBEM Services to deliver increased control of enterprise resources at reduced cost.
For more information, see the HP WBEM Services for HP-UX System Administrator Guide. Table 1 HP WBEM Services releases WBEM version HP-UX version A.02.09.14 (Web release) HP-UX 11i v2 A.02.09.14 (September 2012 Application Release [AR]) HP-UX 11i v3 A.02.09.12 HP-UX 11i v3 A.02.09.10 HP-UX 11i v3 A.02.09.08 (Web release) HP-UX 11i v2 HP-UX 11i v3 A.02.09.06 HP-UX 11i v3 A.02.09.04 HP-UX 11i v2 HP-UX 11i v3 A.02.09.02 HP-UX 11i v2 HP-UX 11i v3 A.02.09 HP-UX 11i v2 HP-UX 11i v3 A.02.07.
◦ Network Information Service ◦ IP ◦ SD ◦ IOTree For information on installing HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09.14, see “Installation information” (page 11). Security HP WBEM Services supports the following connection points: • HTTP port • HTTPS (HTTP Secure) port • HTTPS port for Export Connections • UNIX domain socket for local connections HP WBEM Services uses dedicated ports for CIM-XML traffic.
To disable the Export HTTPS port, use the cimconfig command to set the value of the configuration property enableSSLExportClientVerification to false and restart the CIM Server. Local user authentication The CIM Server automatically authenticates local connections - that is connections established using the connectLocal method in the CIMClient interface. This eliminates the need to specify a user name or password when issuing management commands on the local system.
# Account management wbem account required libpam_hpsec.so.1 wbem account sufficient libpam_unix.so.1 wbem account required libpam_ldap.so.1 # Session management wbem session required libpam_hpsec.so.1 wbem session sufficient libpam_unix.so.1 wbem session required libpam_ldap.so.1 # Password management wbem password required libpam_hpsec.so.1 wbem password required libpam_ldap.so.1 try_first_pass wbem password required libpam_ldap.so.
Managing certificates During the installation process, if the /etc/opt/hp/sslshare/cert.pem and /etc/opt/ hp/sslshare/file.pem files are found on the system, the following messages is generated in the install log: NOTE: /etc/opt/hp/sslshare/cert.pem - SSL Certificate file already exists. New certificates are not created. The existing files, /etc/opt/hp/sslshare/cert.pem and /etc/opt/hp/sslshare/ file.pem might have been created by an earlier installation of HP WBEM Services A.02.
NOTE: Do not copy the key in the /etc/opt/hp/sslshare/file.pem, copy only the public certificate in the /etc/opt/hp/sslshare/cert.pem file. 2. Use the ssltrustmgr command to add the certificate (from cert.pem) to the trust store .pem on the client machine. NOTE: The wbemexec command uses the file /etc/opt/hp/sslshare/client.pem as its trust store. Import the server certificates for this client into the /etc/opt/hp/sslshare/ client.pem file.
1. 2. Change the InterfaceVersion from “2.1.0” to “2.5.0”. Add the new property UserContext = 4. Example using an updated PG_ProviderModule instance definition for the Operating System Provider Module: instance of PG_ProviderModule { Name = "OperatingSystemModule"; Vendor = "OpenPegasus"; Version = "2.0.0"; InterfaceType = "C++Default"; InterfaceVersion = "2.5.
for CIM-XML communications between the Indication sender and the Indication receiver (a CIM Server). ◦ HTTP port 5988 ◦ HTTPS port 5989 ◦ HTTPS port for Export Connections NOTE: The list of port assignments is available in the/etc/services file. Installing HP WBEM Services HP WBEM Services is part of the HP-UX Operating Environment and is installed automatically when you start the HP-UX system.
If HP WBEM services is correctly installed, the output of swverify does not show any errors or warnings. For HP-UX, the following providers are bundled with HP WBEM Services: • Computer System • Operating System • Process • Domain Name Service • Network Time Protocol • Network Information Service • IP • SD • IOTree After installing HP WBEM Services version A.02.09.14, the following filesets are visible on the system: • WBEM-CORE, A.02.09.
WARNING! HP recommends not to disable cimserver at startup. Doing so, will impact other HP products such as; iCOD/iCAP, HP SIM, VSE, and System Fault Management, as these HP solutions depend on HP WBEM Services (cimserver) to be running. Removing HP WBEM Services Before removing the software, back up any files that you want to retain, such as the repository, log files, configuration files, and certificate files. If these files are removed or overwritten during the re-installation, you cannot restore them.
Table 3 Defects fixed in HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09.xx (continued) Identifier Description Resolution opt/wbem changed to root:sys then for next cimserver start up, cimservermain will fall into a deadlock loop resulting in 100 percent cpu consumption. This is because the file /etc/ opt/wbem/cimserver_start.conf becomes inaccessible. etc/opt/wbem and /etc/opt/wbem/ cimserver_start.conf is changed to root:sys. Defects fixed in A.02.09.
Table 3 Defects fixed in HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09.xx (continued) Identifier Description Resolution QXCR1001113611 When you set the language to Japanese and execute wbemassist -h, the output displayed contains the character “^M”. This defect is fixed in the current release. The wbemassist.cat file is modified and provided without the “^M” character so that the correct output is displayed on the console. Defects fixed in A.02.09.06 This defect is fixed in the current release.
Table 3 Defects fixed in HP WBEM Services Version A.02.09.xx (continued) Identifier Description Resolution versions of the SCSI provider and SAS provider. correct versions of the SCSI and SAS provider. Defects fixed in A.02.09 QXCR1000890091 In the Networking page of HP System Management Homepage, the following error is displayed: This defect has been fixed to resolve this error message.
in use by other users. The duplication of user and group IDs results in a change in file ownership and can stop applications working correctly. IMPORTANT: This issue is only applicable for HP WBEM Services A.02.07 and later versions. What is the workaround? For systems using LDAP or other network services, before installing HP WBEM Services, you must manually add a local cimsrvr user and group using a unique UID and GID.
