NetIQ Change Guardian 4.1 SP 1 Hotfix 2 Release Notes

May 2015

This hotfix requires NetIQ Change Guardian 4.1 SP 1 Hotfix 1 to be installed. If your environment uses a traditional installation, you must install it manually. If your environment uses an appliance, this will happen automatically.

This hotfix resolves specific previous issues. This document outlines why you should install this hotfix.

Many of these improvements were made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure that our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the Change Guardian forum on NetIQ Communities, our online community that also includes product information, blogs, and links to helpful resources.

1.0 What’s New?

This hotfix resolves the following issues.

1.1 Delta Attachment Missing from Some Events

Issue: The performance impact of storing and retrieving large numbers of delta attachments causes delta information to sometimes not be available for events. (Bug 914534)

Fix: Change Guardian now retrieves small delta information directly from the event store and queries attachments only for large delta values. As a result, retrieving delta information is more reliable.

After you install this hotfix, the missing delta attachments are available.

NOTE:In an environment where Change Guardian forwards events to a separate Sentinel server, Sentinel will require a similar fix. Please contact Technical Support to see whether this fix is publicly available yet.

1.2 Change Guardian Server is Unresponsive and Requires a Restart

To resolve an issue where the Change Guardian server does not respond to the Web console, this hotfix reduces the amount of logging for the Web server and message bus. (Bug 930474)

2.0 Installing This Hotfix

You can install Change Guardian 4.1 SP 1 Hotfix 2 using one of the following methods:

  • Appliance installation

  • Manual installation

2.1 Appliance Installation

When you update the appliance, the appliance installation program automatically ensures all previous patches are applied.

To upgrade the appliance using Zypper:

  1. Back up your configuration and event information using the backup_util.sh script. For information about using the backup utility, see Backing Up and Restoring Data in the NetIQ Sentinel Administration Guide.

  2. Log in to the appliance console as the root user

  3. To check for available updates, run the command zypper lp.

  4. Install the updates by running the command /usr/bin/zypper patch.

  5. Restart the Change Guardian appliance by running the command reboot.

For more information, see “Upgrading Change Guardian” in the User Guide for NetIQ Change Guardian.

2.2 Manual Installation

Before you install Change Guardian 4.1 SP 1 Hotfix 2, ensure you have installed Change Guardian 4.1 SP 1 Hotfix 1.

To install the hotfix manually:

  1. Log on to the Change Guardian server computer as root.

  2. Copy the cgserver-4.1.1.2-668.x86_64.tgz file to the Change Guardian server.

  3. Open a command prompt and type the following commands:

    • tar xzvf cgserver-4.1.1.2-668.x86_64.tgz

    • cd cgserver-4.1.1.2-668.x86_64

    • ./upgrade-changeguardian.sh

3.0 Verifying the Installation

Complete the following steps to verify that the installation was successful.

To check the installed version:

  1. Open a command prompt on the Change Guardian server.

  2. Run the following command: rpm –qa | grep ncgPolicyRepository

  3. Ensure the result is 4.1.1.2-1103.

4.0 Contact Information

Our goal is to provide documentation that meets your needs. If you have suggestions for improvements, please email Documentation-Feedback@netiq.com. We value your input and look forward to hearing from you.

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