Control-M/EM PANFT.9.0.21.322


BMC Software is releasing patch PANFT.9.0.21.322, which corrects the following problems in Control-M/EM on Linux and Windows.

Information
Important

Verify that Control-M/EM 9.0.21.300 and Control-M/EM patch PANFT.9.0.21.302 are installed before you install this patch. This patch includes Control-M/EM patch PANF.9.0.21.304.

Corrected Problems

The following table describes the problems that are corrected in Control-M/EM PANFT.9.0.21.322.

Tracking NumberPatchDescription
CTM-13980PANFT.9.0.21.322Control-M might experience slower response times when you load folders with many jobs into a workspace in Control-M Web, or export folders with many jobs via the Control-M Automation API ctm deploy jobs::get command, and there is a filter defined for the folder name or any of the job attributes.
CTM-13905PANFT.9.0.21.322Control-M GCS Server might stay up after a Stop command, in case of very high load of events (2 million global events, transferred to 10 Control-M Servers).
CTM-13652PANFT.9.0.21.322(Windows only) Hosts might require high CPU utilization when the Services Configuration Agent or Control-M/EM Configuration Agent uses PowerShell commands to detect running processes.
CTM-13334PANFT.9.0.21.322The Run service in the Monitoring domain of Control-M Web fails when the service contains z/OS jobs.
CTM-13328PANFT.9.0.21.322A host group update might fail in an environment with multiple Control-M/Servers when the user's authorization is set in the Agents, Agentless Hosts, and Host Groups instead of Admin Management.
CTM-13123PANFT.9.0.21.322

Processes such as GUI Server, CMS, BIM, Forecast, and Self Service crash when you use Smart Heap and start Control-M/EM 9.0.22 on AlmaLinux 9.5 or 9.6 after an OS upgrade or fresh installation or after you update Dynatrace.

CTM-12993PANFT.9.0.21.322An error appears if you configure Managed Time Zone on a Control-M/EM server that is connected to Microsoft SQL 2016 or lower.
CTM-12954PANFT.9.0.21.322The Control-M/EM util utility fails to export Oracle database tables with numeric values that are larger than the maximum integer value (2,147,483,647).
CTM-12944PANFT.9.0.21.322Control-M/Server cannot validate user permissions if a Self Service Server order service is initiated.
CTM-12813PANFT.9.0.21.322The GUI Server does not create audit records for z/OS job modifications if the AuditFullDefinitionChanges parameter is enabled.
CTM-12727PANFT.9.0.21.322High Availability automatic failover is not triggered when the primary Control-M/EM server is stopped with the stop_all command. The secondary Control-M/EM server does not assume the primary role, as expected.
CTM-12179PANFT.9.0.21.322False xAlerts might appear regarding synchronization of EM files. This occurs when you have High Availability (HA) secondary or distributed EM servers in your environment.
CTM-11952PANFT.9.0.21.322The Tools > Versions option in the Planning domain might become unresponsive when you apply a filter on databases with a large number of job version records.
CTM-11798PANFT.9.0.21.322The Host Groups table in the Configuration domain is empty when the CMSCtmNGRefreshInterval system parameter is set to 0.
CTM-10278PANFT.9.0.21.322Some job fields that are modified are not added to the Audit Report.
CTM-7876PANFT.9.0.21.322The Configuration Agent overwrites any changes applied to the FUTURE_USE1 field in CONFIG_HA.INI file after you run the restore_host_config -interface_name utility.
CTM-3289PANFT.9.0.21.322Control-M/EM sometimes duplicates multiple CHA processes in High Availability environments when there are network issues.

CTM-11984

PANFT.9.0.21.304

The following error message appears in the CCM when it opens in compatibility mode and after you upgrade to Control-M/EM 9.0.21.300 and install patch PANFT.9.0.21.302:
CCM Exception was raised. Action performed: Handle Properties Pane. Exception Message: Input string was not in a correct format.

CTM-11805

PANFT.9.0.21.304

The compatibility version number appears next to the Control-M/Server version number in the Version column in the CCM after you install patch PANFT.9.0.21.302, as follows:
9.0.21.300(Compatibility: 9.0.20.200)

CTM-11711

PANFT.9.0.21.302

The Configuration Management Server (CMS) and GUI Server has a memory leak that causes memory usage to slowly increase.

CTM-11657

PANFT.9.0.21.302

The Configuration Management Server (CMS) and the GUI Server experience performance issues in a Control-M environment with an extremely large number of users. 

CTM-10350

PANFT.9.0.21.302

Synchronization of connection profiles between Control-M/EM and the Control-M/Servers is slow or fails and, as a result, jobs fail. This occurs when a large number of centralized connection profiles are defined.

 Installing Control-M/EM Patch PANFT.9.0.21.322 on Linux

This procedure describes how to install Control-M/EM patch PANFT.9.0.21.322 on Linux.

Information

 

Important

  • You must install this patch on every host where Control-M/EM server is installed.
  • In a High Availability environment, you must install this patch on active and non-active hosts.

Before You Begin

  • Verify that Control-M/EM 9.0.21.300 is installed before you apply this patch. 

Begin

  1. Download the installation package from Control-M/EM 9.0.21 Patches.
  2. Log in to the account where Control-M/EM is installed, copy the installation package to a temporary directory on your local hard drive (not a network drive), and then extract the package.
  3. Set execution flags for the patch installation file using the following command:
    chmod +x <temporary directory>/PANFT.9.0.21.322_
    Linux-x86_64_INSTALL.BIN
  4. Stop all Control-M/EM components in all Control-M/EM environments.
  5. In a High Availability environment, stop the Control-M/EM Configuration Agent on the non-active environment to avoid automatic failover.
  6. Run the following script from the Control-M/EM Home directory:
    <temporary directory>/PANFT.9.0.21.322_Linux-x86_64_INSTALL.BIN
  7. Follow the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete.
  8. Start all Control-M/EM components.
  9. In a High Availability environment, do the following:
    1. Verify that the Control-M/EM Configuration Agent on the non-active environment is up after the installation completes.
    2. Repeat the entire procedure on the non-active environment.

Installing Control-M/EM Patch PANFT.9.0.21.322 on Windows

This procedure describes how to install Control-M/EM patch PANFT.9.0.21.322 on Windows.

Information
Important
  • You must install this patch on every host where Control-M/EM server is installed.
  • In a High Availability environment, you must install this patch on active and non-active hosts.

Before You Begin

  • Verify that Control-M/EM version 9.0.21.300 is installed before you apply this patch.
  • If Control-M High Availability is enabled, shut down the secondary Control-M/EM to prevent automatic failover.

Begin

  1. Download the installation package from Control-M/EM 9.0.21 Patches.
  2. Log in to the account where Control-M/EM is installed, copy the installation package to a temporary directory on your local hard drive (not a network drive), and then extract the package.
  3. Stop all Control-M/EM components in all Control-M/EM environments.
  4. In a High Availability environment, stop the Control-M/EM Configuration Agent on the non-active environment to avoid automatic failover.
  5. Double-click the PANFT.9.0.21.322_windows_x86_64.exe file.
  6. Follow the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete.
  7. Start all Control-M/EM components.
  8. In a High Availability environment, do the following:
    • Verify that the Control-M/EM Configuration Agent on the non-active environment is up after the installation completes.
    • Repeat the entire procedure on the non-active environment.

Uninstalling Control-M/EM Patch PANFT.9.0.21.322 from Linux

This procedure describes how to uninstall Control-M/EM patch PANFT.9.0.21.322 from Linux. 

Information

 

Important

In a High Availability environment, you must uninstall this patch from active and non-active hosts.

Begin

  1. Stop all Control-M/EM components in all Control-M/EM environments.
  2. In a High Availability environment, stop the Control-M/EM Configuration Agent on the non-active environment to avoid automatic failover.
  3. Navigate to the following directory:
    <USER_HOME>/install/PANFT.9.0.21.322 
  4. Run the following script:
    uninstall.sh
  5. In a High Availability environment, run the same command on the non-active environment.
  6. Start all Control-M/EM components.
  7. In a High Availability environment, verify that the Control-M/EM Configuration Agent on the non-active environment is up after the installation completes.

Uninstalling Control-M/EM Patch PANFT.9.0.21.322 from Windows

This procedure describes how to uninstall Control-M/EM patch PANFT.9.0.21.322 from Windows. 

Information

 

Important

In a High Availability environment, you must uninstall this patch from active and non-active hosts.

Begin

  1. Stop all Control-M/EM components in all Control-M/EM environments.
  2. In a High Availability environment, stop the Control-M/EM Configuration Agent on the non-active environment to avoid automatic failover.
  3. From Windows Settings > Apps > Apps & Features, select Control-M/Enterprise Manager 9.0.21.300 patch 22 (<instance name>).
  4. Select Uninstall.
  5. In a High Availability environment, repeat the previous steps on the non-active environment.
  6. Start all Control-M/EM components.
  7. In a High Availability environment, verify that the Control-M/EM Configuration Agent on the non-active environment is up after the installation completes.

 

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