Generating an audit report of fix management records for a server

You can generate an audit report that shows the fix management records for a server in your inventory in comma-separated value (CSV) format.

Before you begin

You must have a user profile with the View security data permission or the Manage security data permission. For more information, see Configuring roles and permissions.

About this task

Note: Beginning in WebSphere Automation 1.6.4, audit reports contain information about registered servers and servers that are no longer registered with WebSphere Automation.

Procedure

  1. Log in to WebSphere Automation.
    For more information, see Accessing the WebSphere Automation UI.
  2. Choose a server by clicking the server name in the Server column on the Security page or Server management page, then click the Vulnerabilities tab in the server details page, then click Fix management.
    Figure 1. Example Server page that lists fix management records
    Example Server page showing fix management records. Column headings include Fix number, Fix package name, Action, Status, Initiation time, and Completion time.
    If you do not see a listing of fix management records, either no servers are registered, or you have insufficient permissions. For instructions on registering servers, see Registering a server. For more information about permissions, see Roles and permissions.
  3. Click Download audit report.
    In the system dialog that opens, you can open or save the audit report to your local computer.
  4. Open the audit report by using a program capable of viewing CSV files, such as a spreadsheet editor.
    The data looks similar to the following image:
    Figure 2. Viewing example audit report of security status of servers in CSV format
    Example audit report showing fix management records for a registered server. Column headings include Fix ID, Package name, Action, Status, Hostname, Installation directory, WebSphere version, Java SDK version, Initiation time (UTC), and Completion time (UTC).
    Note the column headings:
    Fix number
    Fix numbers are arbitrary values that are assigned to the job of downloading and applying a fix to one or more managed servers.
    Fix package name
    The ID for the interim fix or fix pack that is installed or uninstalled as part of this fix management record.
    Action
    Indicates whether the fix management record involves installing or uninstalling the fix package.
    Status
    The state of the fix. The possible states are:
    • Ready to install. WebSphere Automation has the fix and is ready to install it. To begin the installation of the fix, click the Install fix link in the same row.
    • Fetching fix. WebSphere Automation is still receiving the fix. The timeout value for this state is 7 days, although the download terminates long before this timeout occurs.
    • Installing fix. The fix is being installed. The timeout value for this state is 24 hours.
    • Succeeded. Depending on the indicated action, the fix is either successfully installed on, or successfully uninstalled from, the selected servers.
    • Pending. The fix is fetched but not yet installed. Installation must be manually initiated. The timeout value for this state is 30 minutes.
    • Failed. The installation of the fix failed. Check the runbook.log file for more information about the cause of the failure.
    • Uninstalling package. The uninstallation of the fix package is in progress.
    Hostname
    The hostname of the server.
    Installation directory
    The directory where the server software is installed.
    WebSphere version
    The version of WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Liberty that is used by the server.
    Java SDK Version
    The version of Java™ that is installed on the server.
    Initiation time (UTC)
    The date and time that the action indicated for the fix management record was started, in ISO standard yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm (UTC time) format. The editor that you import the data into might convert the date to a different format. If the completion date shows Pending for a fix management record, the fix is fetched but is not automatically installed.
    Completion time (UTC)
    The date and time of the completion of the action indicated for the fix management record, in ISO standard yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm (UTC time) format. The editor that you import the data into might convert the date to a different format. If the completion date shows Pending for a fix management record, the fix is fetched but is not automatically installed.