Downloading the IBM Hyper Secure Build fix pack

You can download the IBM Hyper Protect Secure Build (HPSB) fix pack from IBM Fix Central.

This procedure is intended for users with the role Private cloud operations administrator.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have a system that meets the requirements as detailed in System requirements.

Procedure

Complete the following steps.

  1. Go to the IBM Fix Central website.

  2. Locate IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers fix packs either by entering IBM Hyper Protect Secure Build on the Find product panel, or select IBM Hyper Protect Secure Build under the z Systems product group on the Select product panel.

  3. Select the version and platform, and then click Continue.

  4. Select the fix pack from the list on the Select fixes page, and then click Continue.

  5. Log in to the IBM Fix Central site with your IBM ID and password as prompted, and then download the selected fix pack installation image.

  6. Create a directory to store the IBM Hyper Protect Secure Build fix pack installation image. Change to the directory, and extract the compressed file by using the following commands.

    mkdir /opt/<installation_directory>
cd /opt/<installation_directory>
gunzip IBM_Hyper_Protect_Secure_Build_1.3.0.16.tar.gz
tar -xvf IBM_Hyper_Protect_Secure_Build_1.3.0.16.tar

    You will get the following files in the current directory:

    • IBM_Hyper_Protect_Secure_Build_1.3.0.16.tar.gz, the offering image tar file.
    • IBM_Hyper_Protect_Secure_Build_1.3.0.16.tar.gz.sig, the signature file for the offering image.
    • publickey.pem, the public key to verify the signature.

  7. To verify the integrity of Hyper Protect Secure Build image tar file, run the following example command by using the signature file with the .sig suffix, and the public key file publickey.pem, along with the image tar file.

    openssl dgst -sha256 -verify publickey.pem -signature IBM_Hyper_Protect_Secure_Build_1.3.0.16.tar.gz.sig IBM_Hyper_Protect_Secure_Build_1.3.0.16.tar.gz

  8. Extract the compressed tar file by using the following commands.

    cd /opt/<installation_directory>
tar -xvzf IBM_Hyper_Protect_Secure_Build_1.3.0.16.tar.gz

    Note: Some of the extracted files are in *.gz format, and they should be used as is and should not be extracted once again.

Next

You can register the Hyper Protect Secure Build base image or update the existing Hyper Protect Secure Build server. For more information, see Registering the Hyper Protect Secure Build base image or Upgrading the Hyper Protect Secure Build server.