(ID 323525) Technical bulletin: Service Pack 20.15.06 for BMC AMI Common Enterprise Services is available

Product	BMC AMI Common Enterprise Services
Version	20.15.06
Date	2023/12/12 00:00

We are announcing Service Pack version 20.15.06 for the BMC AMI Common Enterprise Services (CES) web suite.

This release also impacts the BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline and BMC AMI iStrobe web products.

For version 23.01 of BMC AMI Common Enterprise Services and BMC AMI DevX Workbench for Eclipse

Starting with the major version 23.01, which we released in October 2023:

BMC AMI Common Enterprise Services supports Eclipse Project 4.25 and JDK 11.
BMC AMI DevX Workbench for Eclipse supports Eclipse Project 4.23 and JDK 11.

Upgrading to JDK 11 effectively resolves numerous security vulnerabilities.

Starting with version 23.01, earlier versions of Eclipse Project and JDK are no longer supported.

Overview of the enhancement

For BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline, we have added the following new API, which you can use to restart or terminate a failed Deploy by using the Release ID:

/ispw/{srid}/releases/{releaseId}/deployments/{action}

Corrected issues

This section summarizes the following corrected issues in this version of CES:

The Strict HTTPS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) option is currently not supported in Web server settings > Server. Hence, the CES application runs on both HTTP and HTTPS, and you cannot run the application only on HTTPS.
Resolution: We have added the Strict HTTPS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) option in the Server UI. You can use this option to enforce running applications on HTTPS only.
The Security > Users UI does not display the full list of users. The UI displays only 10 records in the table at a time and you must click Next to view the next set of records.
Resolution: We have added the records per page option to choose the number of records that you want to view in the table in the UI.

Known issues

This section summarizes the known issues in this version.

Product	Issue
BMC AMI Common Enterprise Services	Even if you have configured the Kerberos security settings (Security Settings > Security > Kerberos protocol settings), the authentication might not work as expected. Best practice If you are using Kerberos as your authentication method, we recommend that you do not upgrade to CES version 20.15.01 or later.
BMC AMI iStrobe	The Db2 Top SQL Activity report provides the < and > navigation icons to move to the next SQL statement within the treemap. However, these icons do not work for profiles created by using iStrobe version 20.09.03 or earlier. Workaround: For navigational support, you must export these profiles and then reimport them.
	Upgrading iStrobe to version 20.11.01 might fail when the following conditions exist: You are upgrading from iStrobe version 20.10.03 or earlier to version 20.11.01. You have enabled SMF data collection. You have not configured to archive or delete SMF data at regular intervals. Workaround: Delete older records to make sure that the SMF_JOB_STEP_TERMINATION table has a maximum of 25 million records.
	Profiles transferred from Strobe to iStrobe do not appear in myStrobe when you use the Allow profiles to be processed asynchronously option (under iStrobe Administration > General Configuration). Workaround: Clear Allow profiles to be processed asynchronously and click Apply.

Downloading the Service Pack

Warning

If you are upgrading to CES 20.xx from version 19.xx or earlier, you must use a full CES installer. Using a 20.xx P2 update on a 19.xx or earlier installation might corrupt your installation.
Upgrades from these versions are not supported via the Update Center or the P2 Repository Update maintenance file. However, data from earlier versions is maintained during upgrades.
The execces.sh and execcesSystemD.sh files must reflect the change to the new Eclipse Launcher. You must update the version number to org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.5.0.v20180512-1130.jar to restart the CES job and complete your update.

Important

If you are upgrading a Unix System Services (USS) installation that uses CES version 20.06.03 or earlier, you must first update the version number of the CESAMN member in your CES JCL library to org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.5.0.v20180512-1130.jar to restart the CES job, complete your upgrade, and make sure that the CESAMN member in your CES JCL library reflects the change to the new Eclipse Launcher.
During the CES upgrade process, the installer might need to restart CES. If this does not happen automatically, manually restart CES after the upgrade.

You can download this release from the Update Center.

The following video (6:28) provides more detailed information about downloading service packs:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jvw6CIkiHBk?rel=0

To download this version of the product from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website, follow these steps:

Go toProduct Downloads in BMC Support Central. If the Export Compliance And Access Terms page is displayed, enter the relevant data and click Continue.
Important
You must enable pop-ups for this web page in your browser.
Locate the product name by browsing or searching in the Search for Product field. If you have marked the product as a favorite, click Favorites.
Under the product name, select the box containing the required supported version.
Select the required files and click Download.

Installing the Service Pack

For information about installing via Update Center, see Accessing-the-Update-Center. For detailed instructions, see BMC AMI Web Products Installation and Configuration.

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