Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with Version 7 Release 7.9.0 SP1

 


      Contents

The information in this Readme contains fix list and other package
information about the Hardware Management Console.

  * PTF MH01490 <#MH01490>
  * Package information <#package>
  * List of fixes <#fixes>
  * Installation <#install>
  * Additional information <#additional>


    PTF MH01490

This package includes a fix for HMC Version 9 Release 7.9.0 Service Pack
1.  You can reference this package by APAR# MB03875 and PTF MH01490.
This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 7 Release 7.9.0 SP1
(PTF MH01428).  This PTF supersedes MH01484.

/Package information/ Package name 	Size 	Checksum (sha1sum) 	APAR# 	PTF#
MH01490.iso 	1097633792 	b72c3e7d567700da3dd5d74bc76d8c49626beb24
	MB03875 	MH01490
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 7
 Release: 7.9.0
 Service Pack: 1
HMC Build level 20150204.1
MH01490: Fix for security updates (02-05-2015)
","base_version=V7R7.9.0
"


    List of fixes

*Enhancements*

  * This PTF disables SSLv3 protocol on HMC user interfaces.  It uses
    only TLSv1.2 for HMC/FSP connections for server firmware levels that
    support TLSv1.2.  After applying this PTF, remote access to the HMC
    (Browser, ASM, vterm, 5250 console) will require clients that
    support TLSv1.0 or TLSv1.2.

*Security Fixes*

This PTF includes fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:

  * Fix for GNU C library (glibc) vulnerability that has been referred
    to as GHOST: CVE-2015-0235
  * openssl security fixes for: CVE-2014-3570, CVE-2014-3571,
    CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2014-8275, CVE-2014-3569, CVE-2015-0205, CVE-2015-0206

*General fixes*

  * Fixed a problem where HMC reboot hangs at initializing or boots but
    fails to list any servers.
  * Fixed an issue where after an HMC upgrade, lshmcencr may list no
    active ciphers with weak ciphers enabled on the web GUI.
  * Fixed a problem where the HMC local login's browser session attempts
    to connect to external, non-IBM IP addresses.

*
Restrictions : *

  * Currently in legacy security mode of HMC, it supports TLSv1.0
    Protocol only, not TLSv1.1 nor TLSv1.2. When moved to NIST
    SP800-131a security mode, it supports only TLSv1.2.


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    Installation

Installation instructions for HMC Version 7 upgrades, updates and
corrective service can be found at these locations:

Installation methods for HMC Version 7 updates and fixes
<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012427>

Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 7
<file://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012390>

Instructions and images for upgrading via a remote network install can
be found here (for all HMC releases):

HMC network installation images
<file://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/netinstall/home.html>



    Additional information


      Notes:

 1. The Install Corrective Service task now allows you to install
    corrective service updates from the ISO image files of these
    updates. You can download these ISO image files for the HMC, and
    then use the ISO image file to install the corrective service
    update. You no longer need to burn CD-R or DVD-R media to use the
    ISO image file to install corrective service.
 2. This image requires DVD -R media.
 3. To install updates over the network, select the *.iso file on the
    "Select Service Package" panel of the Install Corrective Service
    task. The HMC application extracts the files needed to install the
    corrective service. If you are using USB flash media, copy the *.iso
    file to the flash media, and then select the file when prompted.
 4. The *updhmc* command line command has also been modified to use the
    *.iso file. To use the command, follow the syntax in this example:
    updhmc -t s -h <myservername> -f
    </home/updates/corrrective_service.iso> -u <HMC_username> -i

In all cases, the HMC application extracts the files needed to install
the corrective service.

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