Access Manager 4.0 Hotfix 3 Readme

April 2014

The Access Manager 4.0 Hotfix 3 supercedes Access Manager 4.0 Hotfix 2.

1.0 What’s New in Access Manager Hotfix 3?

This version has been compiled with additional security flags for the new packages that provide support for TLS (Transport Layer Security) 1.1 and 1.2 and also includes all the software fixes in Hotfix 2.

For the list of software fixes, enhancements and known issues in the previous releases, see Access Manager 4.0 Readme, Access Manager 4.0 Hotfix 1 Readme and Access Manager 4.0 Hotfix 2 Readme.

2.0 Upgrading to Hotfix 3

NOTE:Ensure that you are currently on one of these following releases before upgrading to Access Manager Hotfix 3 :

  • Access Manager 4.0

  • Access Manager 4.0 Hotfix 1

  • Access Manager 4.0 Hotfix 2

To upgrade to Access Manager 4.0 Hotfix 3, download the AM_400_HF3.zip file that contains the Access Manager Patch Tool and the patch file using the following steps:

  1. Go to NetIQ downloads page.

  2. Under Patches, click Search Patches.

  3. Specify AM_400_HF3.zip in the search box and download the Hotfix file.

  4. Upgrade using the procedure described in Upgrading Access Manager Using the Patch Process for Linux and Upgrading Access Manager 4.0 Using the Patch Process for Windows.

  5. On the Access Gateway server, execute the following command:

    rpm -qa|grep nacm

    If the output of the command includes the novell-nacm-apache-openssl101*-2.2.24-* packages, then it is necessary to reinstall the Access Gateway packages delivered with Hotfix 3 to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2. For more information about this, see Enabling TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 for Access Manager 4.0

2.1 Verifying Version Numbers Before Upgrading

Before upgrading, it is important to verify the version number of the existing Access Manager components. This ensures that you have the correct version of files on your system.

Refer the following table to determine if you have the correct version installed.

Access Manager Version

Value in the Version field

(Access Manager > Auditing > Troubleshooting> version)

Access Manager 4.0

4.0.0-110

Access Manager Hotfix 1

4.0.0-110 + HF1-139

Access Manager Hotfix 2

4.0.0-110 + HF1-139, HF2-141

2.2 Verifying Version Numbers After Upgrading

After upgrading to Access Manager 4.0 Hotfix 3, verify the version number of the components using the following table:

Base Access Manager Version

Value in the Version field After Upgrading to Hotfix3

(Access Manager > Auditing > Troubleshooting> version)

Access Manager 4.0

4.0.0-110 + HF3-142

Access Manager 4.0 + Hotfix 1 and then upgrade to Hotfix 3

4.0.0-110 + HF1-139, HF3-143

Access Manager 4.0 + Hotfix 2 and then upgrade to Hotfix 3

4.0.0-110 + HF2-141, HF3-143

Access Manager 4.0 + Hotfix 1 + Hotfix 2 and then upgrade to Hotfix 3

4.0.0-110 + HF1-139, HF2-141, HF3-143

3.0 Contact Information

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