Control-M/Server PACTV.9.0.21.002

BMC Software is releasing Control-M/Server patch PACTV.9.0.21.002, which corrects the following problems in Control-M/Server on UNIX and Windows.

Corrected Problems

The following table describes the problems that are corrected in Control-M/Server PACTV.9.0.21.002.

Tracking Number	Description
CTM-7515	A cyclic job stops cycling. The job remains in ‘Wait Time’ state and is not submitted, even though all its perquisites are met.  For more information see Knowledge Article 000403662.
CTM-7500	The bmcryptpw utility for password encryption fails after an upgrade to version 9.0.21.000.
CTM-7496	The CVE-2015-7501 vulnerability was detected in the commons-collections library used by various Control-M installer JAR files.
CTM-7487	Jobs fail to run when Control-M/Server is hosted on a Linux machine and the /tmp directory is mounted with the noexec property.
CTM-7398	A search in Control-M Workload Archiving 9.0.21.000 does not return all rows of job logs for cyclic jobs with a rerun count greater than 5.
CTM-7300	Control-M/Server on Windows fails to connect to the Control-M/Agents through a TCP connection after an upgrade to version 9.0.21.000 that was performed from a network drive without write permission. This occurs due to a problem in the SSL upgrade step during the product upgrade. An error message regarding the failed connection notifies you that the system cannot find the ess_key.txt file.

Installing Control-M/Server Patch PACTV.9.0.21.002 on UNIX

This procedure describes how to install Control-M/Server patch PACTV.9.0.21.002 on UNIX.

Before You Begin

• Verify that Control-M/Server 9.0.21.300 is installed.

Begin

1. Download the installation package from Control-M/Server 9.0.21 Patches.
2. Log in to the account where Control-M/Server is installed and copy the installation package to a temporary directory on your local hard drive (not a network drive).
3. Extract the patch installation file that you obtained into a temporary directory. Use one of the following commands:
   • Linux: zcat PACTV.9.0.21.002.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
   • AIX: gzip PACTV.9.0.21.002.tar.gz -dc | tar -xvf -
4. Log in as the Control-M/Server user and navigate to the $HOME directory.
5. Shut down both the Control-M/Server and the Control-M/Server Configuration Agent with the following commands:
   • shut_ca
   • shut_ctm
6. Run the following command:
    <temporary directory>/install_patch.sh
7. Restart both the Control-M/Server and the Control-M/Server Configuration Agent with the following commands:
   • start_ctm
   • start_ca

Installing Control-M/Server Patch PACTV.9.0.21.002 on Windows

This procedure describes how to install Control-M/Server patch PACTV.9.0.21.002 on Windows.

Before You Begin

• Verify that Control-M/Server 9.0.21.300 is installed.

Begin

1. Download the installation package from Control-M/Server 9.0.21 Patches.
2. Log in to the account where Control-M/Server 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. From a command prompt, navigate to the Control-M/Server home directory.
4. Shut down both the Control-M/Server and the Control-M/Server Configuration Agent with the following commands:
   • shut_ca
   • shut_ctm
5. Run the following command:
    <temporary directory>\install_patch.bat
6. Restart both the Control-M/Server and the Control-M/Server Configuration Agent with the following commands:
   • start_ctm
   • start_ca

Uninstalling Control-M/Server Patch PACTV.9.0.21.002 from UNIX

This procedure describes how to uninstall Control-M/Server patch PACTV.9.0.21.002 from UNIX.

Begin

1. Log in as the Control-M/Server user and navigate to the Control-M/Server home directory.
2. Shut down both the Control-M/Server and the Control-M/Server Configuration Agent with the following commands:
   • shut_ca
   • shut_ctm
3. Run the following command:
   ${HOME}/patches/PACTV.9.0.21.002/uninstall_patch.sh
4. Restart both the Control-M/Server and the Control-M/Server Configuration Agent with the following commands:
   • start_ctm
   • start_ca

Uninstalling Control-M/Server Patch PACTV.9.0.21.002 from Windows

This procedure describes how to uninstall Control-M/Server patch PACTV.9.0.21.002 from Windows.

Begin

1. From a command line, navigate to the Control-M/Server home directory.
2. Shut down both the Control-M/Server and the Control-M/Server Configuration Agent with the following commands:
   • shut_ca
   • shut_ctm
3. Run the following command:
   "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\BMC Software\PACTV.9.0.21.002\uninstall_patch.bat"
4. Restart both the Control-M/Server and the Control-M/Server Configuration Agent with the following commands:
   • start_ctm
   • start_ca