Access Manager Appliance 4.5 Service Pack 3 Patch 2 Release Notes

March 2021

Access Manager Appliance 4.5 Service Pack 3 Patch 2 (4.5.3.2) supersedes Access Manager Appliance 4.5.3. Hotfix 1.

For the list of software fixes and enhancements in the previous release, see Access Manager Appliance 4.5 Service Pack 3 Hotfix 1 Release Notes.

For information about Access Manager support lifecycle, see the Product Support Lifecycle page.

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1.0 What’s New?

This release adds support for upgrading the base operating system of Access Manager Appliance from SLES 11 SP4 to SLES 12 SP5. A fresh installation is not supported. This upgrade involves the following actions:

  1. Upgrading the base operating system.

  2. Running the product upgrade script.

This upgrade is supported from Access Manager 4.5 and later versions.

For more information about the upgrade process, see Upgrading the Base Operating System in the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 4.5 Installation and Upgrade Guide.

1.1 Updates for Dependent Components

This release adds support for the following software:

  • Apache http version 2.4.43

  • Tomcat 8.5.57

  • Open JDK 1.8 Update 252

2.0 Verifying Version Numbers After Upgrading to 4.5.3.2

To verify the version numbers, perform the following steps:

  1. In Administration Console Dashboard, click Troubleshooting > Version.

  2. Verify that the Version fields display as follows:

Component

Version

Administration Console

4.5.3.2.31

Identity Server

4.5.3.2-31

Access Gateway

4.5.3.2.31

3.0 Operating System Channel Registration

You need to procure the license key from the Software License and Download portal to register to the 4.5.3 Patch 2 channel. For information about how to download the product from this portal, watch the following video:

4.0 Supported Upgrade Paths

To upgrade to Access Manager Appliance 4.5.3.2, you must be on one of the following versions of Access Manager:

  • 4.5 Service Pack 3 Hotfix 1

  • 4.5 Service Pack 3

  • 4.5 Service Pack2 Hotfix 2

  • 4.5. Service Pack 2 Hotfix 1

  • 4.5 Service Pack 2

  • 4.5 Service Pack 1 Hotfix 2

  • 4.5 Service Pack 1 Hotfix 1

  • 4.5 Service Pack 1

  • 4.5 Hotfix 1

  • 4.5

5.0 Known Issues

There are no known issues at this time.

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6.0 Contacting Micro Focus

For specific product issues, contact Micro Focus Support at https://www.microfocus.com/support-and-services/.

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