[AIX-Announcements] BES Auto Notification: New Fixlets Published in Fixlet Site: 'Patches for AIX'

Tue Jul 10 03:00:38 PDT 2012

Fixlet Site - 'Patches for AIX'
Current Version: 286	Published: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:39:27  GMT

New Fixlets:
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Title: AIX: Enable NFS Services
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 47
Fixlet Link: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-net_file.html

Fixlet Description: Use this Fixlet to enable Network File System (NFS) services on targeted AIX systems.

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Title: AIX: Disable NFS Services
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 48
Fixlet Link: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-net_file.html

Fixlet Description: Use this Fixlet to disable Network File System (NFS) services on targeted AIX systems.

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Title: AIX: Add NFS Share
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 49
Fixlet Link: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-net_file.html

Fixlet Description: Use this Fixlet to export a new directory to the Network File System (NFS) client making the directory accessible to other systems across the network.

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Title: AIX: Remove NFS Share
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 50
Fixlet Link: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-net_file.html

Fixlet Description: Use this Fixlet to remove a directory from the Network File System (NFS) client to stop sharing the directory to other systems across the network.

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Title: AIX NFS Service Information
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 51

Fixlet Description: Use this analysis to display Network File System (NFS) daemon status and list of shares on AIX endpoints. Since this evaluation can be resource intensive, these properties are only evaluated once per day. After activating this analysis, you will see the following properties:  NFS Daemon Installed NFS Daemon State NFS Shares: Permanent NFS Shares: Current Session

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Title: Generate Fileset Repository TOC File
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 55

Fixlet Description: Use this task to generate a Table of Contents (.toc) file for a reporitory.

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Title: AIX: Increase Disk Space - BES Data Folder
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 57
Fixlet Link: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/sites/aixpatches.html

Fixlet Description: Some AIX FixPack bundled updates require large amounts of available disk space for the BES Data directory. Use this Task to adjust the free space of the file system of the BES Data folder.

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Title: AIX: Change BES Client Download Limits
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 59

Fixlet Description: Some AIX FixPack bundled updates require large amounts of available disk space for the BES Data directory. These large files exceed the default download file sizes allowed by the BES Client. Use this Task to increase the BES Agent Download limits to allow for downloads upto 10 GB in size.

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Title: AIX: Remove File Size Limit for Root User
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 60

Fixlet Description: Some AIX FixPack bundled updates require large files to be handled by the root user through the BES Agent. Use this Task to remove the file size limit for the root user.

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Title: Uninstall All Interim Fixes
Severity: <N/A>
Fixlet ID: 63

Fixlet Description: It is recommended that all interim fixes be removed prior to deploying new Service Pack or Technology Level Updates. Deploying this Fixlet will remove all interim fixes on targeted AIX systems.

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Title: AIX 5.3: Recommended Service Pack 5300-12-06
Severity: Technology Level / Service Pack
Fixlet ID: 530943
Fixlet Link: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/pseriesfixpackinformation/5300-12-06-1216
Fixlet Link: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/fixes/en/fixcentral/help/entitlement_sw.html

Fixlet Description: IBM has released a new Service Pack. This is a bundled set of recommended preventative maintenance packages for AIX 5.3.

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Title: AIX 6.1: Security Advisory: Vulnerability in AIX sendmail
Severity: Security Advisory
Fixlet ID: 61120625
Fixlet Link: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=5869&myns=paix61&mync=E
Fixlet Link: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/sites/aixpatches.html
Fixlet Link: http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=319

Fixlet Description: IBM has released a bulletin for AIX 6.1: Vulnerability in AIX sendmail, which details several security vulnerabilities. To view more information about this issue, please select the link below.

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Title: AIX 6.1: High Impact: SYSTEM HANGS OR CRASHES WHEN APP USES SHARED SYMTAB CAPABILITY
Severity: High Impact/Highly Pervasive
Fixlet ID: 61120627
Fixlet Link: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV20880
Fixlet Link: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/sites/aixpatches.html
Fixlet Link: http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=319

Fixlet Description: IBM has released a bulletin for AIX 6.1: SYSTEM HANGS OR CRASHES WHEN APP USES SHARED SYMTAB CAPABILITY, which details several security vulnerabilities. To view more information about this issue, please select the link below.

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Title: AIX 7.1: Security Advisory: Vulnerability in AIX sendmail
Severity: Security Advisory
Fixlet ID: 71120613
Fixlet Link: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=5868&myns=paix71&mync=E
Fixlet Link: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/sites/aixpatches.html
Fixlet Link: http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=319

Fixlet Description: IBM has released a bulletin for AIX 7.1: Vulnerability in AIX sendmail, which details several security vulnerabilities. To view more information about this issue, please select the link below.

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Title: AIX 7.1: High Impact: SYSTEM HANGS OR CRASHES WHEN APP USES SHARED SYMTAB CAPABILITY
Severity: High Impact/Highly Pervasive
Fixlet ID: 71120615
Fixlet Link: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21116
Fixlet Link: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/sites/aixpatches.html
Fixlet Link: http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=319

Fixlet Description: IBM has released a bulletin for AIX 7.1: SYSTEM HANGS OR CRASHES WHEN APP USES SHARED SYMTAB CAPABILITY, which details several security vulnerabilities. To view more information about this issue, please select the link below.