NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager UNIX Agent

Version 7.4

Release Notes

Date Published: March 2014

 
 

 

NetIQ® Secure Configuration ManagerTM UNIX Agent version 7.4 (UNIX agent) resolves several issues. 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 our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the Secure Configuration Manager product forum on NetIQ Communities, our online community that also includes product information, blogs, and links to helpful resources.

This version of the UNIX agent does not include files required for an AppManager or Security Manager environment. If you need to use the UNIX agent with Security Manager, continue to use the 7.3 version. If you need to use the UNIX agent with AppManager, download that version from the AppManager Suite Product Upgrades page.

The documentation for this product is available on the NetIQ Web site in HTML and PDF formats on a page that does not require you to log in. If you have suggestions for documentation improvements, click Add Comment at the bottom of any page in the HTML version of the documentation posted at the NetIQ Documentation page. To download this product, see the Secure Configuration Manager Product Upgrade Web site.

What's New?

This version of the UNIX Agent and UNIX Agent Manager include support for NetIQ Sentinel and software fixes that resolve previous issues.

Cannot Identify Disk Space on IBM AIX with Workload Partitioning

The UNIX agent no longer reports an Unable to obtain disk space error when you attempt to apply a patch to IBM AIX computers that use Workload Partitioning (WPAR). ENG323237

Cannot Import Extremely Large List of Agents

UNIX Agent Manager no longer has an extremely slow response time when importing more than 500 agents. ENG329423

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System Requirements

For the most recently updated list of supported application versions, see the Secure Configuration Manager Technical Information page. Unless noted otherwise, the agent supports all updates, hotfixes, and service packs for the releases listed below.

Secure Configuration Manager UNIX agent has the following system requirements:

  • Secure Configuration Manager version 5.9 or later
  • One of following operating systems on the computers you want to monitor:
    • CentOS on x86_32 or x86_64 (32-bit agent): 4, 5, and 6
    • CentOS on x86_64 (64-bit kernel, 32-bit agent): 4, 5, and 6
    • CentOS on Itanium (64-bit kernel, 64-bit agent): 4, 5, and 6
    • IBM AIX on IBM Power (32-bit kernel): 5.3, 6, and 7.1
    • IBM AIX on IBM Power (64-bit kernel, 32-bit agent): 5.3, 6, and 7.1
    • HP-UX on PA-RISC (64-bit kernel): 11.1x, 11iv2, and 11iv3
    • HP-UX on Itanium (64-bit kernel, 64-bit agent): 11iv2 and 11iv3
    • Oracle Linux on x86_32, x86_64, or PowerPC (32-bit agent): 4, 5, and 6
    • Oracle Linux on x86_64 or PowerPC (64-bit kernel, 32-bit agent): 4, 5, and 6
    • Oracle Linux on Itanium (64-bit kernel, 64-bit agent): 4, 5, and 6
    • Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit kernel): 9, 10, and 11
    • Oracle Solaris on x86 (32-bit kernel): 10 and 11
    • Red Hat Advanced Server on x86_32, x86_64, or PowerPC (32-bit agent): 4, 5, and 6
    • Red Hat Advanced Server on x86_64 or PowerPC (64-bit kernel, 32-bit agent): 4, 5, and 6
    • Red Hat Advanced Server on Itanium (64-bit kernel, 64-bit agent): 4, 5, and 6
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on x86, x86_64, or PowerPC (32-bit agent): 9, 10, and 11
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on x86_64 or PowerPC (64-bit kernel, 32-bit agent): 9, 10, and 11
  • One of the following operating systems installed on the UNIX Agent Manager computer:
    • CentOS 6
    • Oracle Linux 6
    • Red Hat Advanced Server 6
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
    • Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • Windows 2008 Server R2
    • Windows 2008 Server (32-bit and 64-bit)
    • Windows 2012 Server

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Installing This Version

The following steps provide an overview of how install the UNIX agent:

  1. Install the UNIX Agent Manager Server.
  2. On the computers where you want to monitor agents, install the UNIX Agent Manager Console.
  3. On the UNIX and Linux computers you want to manage using Secure Configuration Manager, install UNIX agent 7.4.
  4. Add the computers you want to monitor to the list of computers in the Secure Configuration Manager console.

For more information about installing these components, or if you are upgrading from a previous release, see the Secure Configuration Manager UNIX Agent Installation and Configuration Guide on the NetIQ Documentation page.

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Known Issues

NetIQ Corporation strives to ensure our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. You might encounter problems when running security checks that use the following objects and attributes.

  • The RouteTable check does not report the first two characters of the Interface field. (ENG322523)
  • The Last Password Change Date parameter does not report correct the date for Red Hat computers. (ENG257354)

If you need further assistance with any issue, please contact Technical Support.

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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.

For detailed contact information, see the Support Contact Information Web site.

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