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Upgrading from IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11.0.0.x to IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11.0.0.7

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Abstract

This document provides the instructions for upgrading existing installations of IBM Robotic Process Automation (IBM RPA) with Automation Anywhere 11.0.0.x to 11.0.0.7.

Content

Table of Contents

Fix list

The current release contains fixes for the following IBM APARs. For a complete list of Automation Anywhere fixes in IBM RPA V11, refer to the Automation Anywhere release notes.
11.0.0.7 fixes
APAR Security APAR Behavior Change Title
JR61359 GARBLED MESSAGES DISPLAY WHILE YOU INSTALL IBM RPA CLIENT V11.0.0.5
11.0.0.6 fixes
APAR Security APAR Behavior Change Title
JR60838 YOU SEE INTERMITTENT ERRORS WHILE SENDING EMAILS WHEN YOU USE THE SEND MAIL COMMAND
JR61284 UPGRADING FROM IBM RPA 11.0.0.4 INTERIM FIX 001 OR 11.0.0.4 INTERIM FIX 002 to 11.0.0.5 FAILS
JR61294 DOC - THE POST-UPGRADE CHECKLIST IS MISSING FOR IBM RPA
JR61301 DOC - PREREQUISITE STEPS ARE MISSING FOR UPGRADING IBM RPA
11.0.0.5 fixes
APAR Security APAR Behavior Change Title
Security Fixes
JR60971 SECURITY APAR CVE-2019-4298 - IBM RPA USES A HIGH-PRIVILEGE POSTGRESQL ACCOUNT FOR DATABASE ACCESS
JR60982 SECURITY APAR - CVE-2019-4297 - IBM RPA IS VULNERABLE TO LDAP INJECTION
JR60985 SECURITY APAR - CVE-2019-4295 - IBM RPA CREDENTIAL VAULT MIGHT LEAK SECRETS ON THE CLIENT
JR60991 SECURITY APAR - CVE-2019-4299 - THE IBM RPA CLIENT SECURITY TOKEN IS WRITTEN TO THE CLIENT LOG FILE
JR60992 SECURITY APAR - CVE-2019-4296 - IBM RPA PRINTS EMAIL CONTENT TO THE CLIENT DEBUG LOG FILE
JR61043 SECURITY APAR - CVE-2019-4337 - IBM RPA IGNITE NODES ARE MISSING AUTHENTICATION
JR61053 SECURITY APAR - CVE-2019-4336 - IBM RPA FORGOT-PASSWORD FUNCTION IS VULNERABLE TO BRUTE-FORCE ATTACKS
Other Fixes
JR60564 IBM RPA INSTALLER CREATES XXX.TMP.BAT FILES THAT MCAFEE ANTIVIRUS BLOCKS
JR60823 TASK SCHEDULES DISAPPEAR AND LATER REAPPEAR
JR61013 THE OBJECT CLONING COMMAND IN IBM RPA FAILS WITH "UNABLE TO PERFORM LEFT CLICK ACTION"
JR61029 THE CONTROL ROOM DASHBOARDS ARE BLANK AFTER YOU UPGRADE TO IBM RPA 11.0.0.4 INTERIM FIX 002
JR61225 AN ERROR OCCURS WHEN YOU TRY TO IMPORT A BAPI FROM SAP
11.0.0.4 fixes
APAR Security APAR Behavior Change Title
JR59711 YOU SEE A "JUST A MOMENT" MESSAGE WITH YOU TRY TO MAP A NETWORK DRIVE
JR59835 NUMEROUS AANOTIFICATION.EXE THREADS STARTED IN BOTRUNNER AND NOT TERMINATING WHEN COMPLETE
11.0.0.3 fixes:

None

 11.0.0.2 fixes:

APAR Security APAR Behavior Change Title
JR59512
SECURITY APAR CVE-2018-1552: ANY FILE TYPE CAN BE UPLOADED TO THE CONTROL ROOM
JR59621 YOU CANNOT RE-USE A TERMINAL EMULATOR SESSION IN A CHILD TASK BOT
JR59920 YOU SEE WRONG FILE NAMES AFTER YOU EXTRACT A ZIP FILE WITH JAPANESE CHARACTERS USING THE UNZIP COMMAND
JR60077 SECURITY APAR CVE-2018-1876: In certain cases, the password is displayed in log files
JR60078 SECURITY APAR CVE-2018-1877: Passwords are stored in plain text post Control Room Installation
JR60082 SECURITY APAR CVE-2018-1878: Control room divulges information (such as server type) in an error page

11.0.0.1 fixes:

APAR Security APAR Behavior Change Title
JR59475 YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE SCREEN RESOLUTION WHEN YOU RUN THE BOT RUNNER SESSION ON THE CONTROL ROOM
JR59946 WHEN YOU LOG IN TO THE CLIENT, THE APPLICATION HANGS FOR TWO MINUTES AND THEN DISPLAYS AN INCORRECT ERROR MESSAGE
JR59797 YOU SEE A STAGED ERROR WHEN A BOT RUNS AN INSERT WORKITEM STEP

Downloading the cumulative fix

The cumulative fix is available for download from IBM Support Fix Central. The fix contains separate upgrade packages for IBM RPA Control Room and IBM RPA clients.

Download packages

Download Release Date Language Size (Bytes) Download Options
IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere 11.0.0.7 - Control Room 22 October 2019 Multilingual 1,418,962,878 FC
IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere 11.0.0.7 - Client 22 October 2019 Multilingual 873,591,931 FC


How critical is this fix?
Recommended

Upgrading IBM RPA 11.0.0.x to IBM RPA 11.0.0.7

During the upgrade process, the previous version of IBM RPA is removed and then IBM RPA 11.0.0.7 is installed.

Before you upgrade

  • You are strongly advised to back up your existing IBM RPA environment so you can roll back your environment if you encounter issues during or after the upgrade.
  • If you're using SQL server 2014, install the SQL Server Express 2014 SP1 to upgrade the default SQLEXPRESS instance.

Upgrading your installation

To upgrade IBM RPA 11.0.0.x to 11.0.0.7, follow the instructions in Installing fix packs. There are separate procedures for upgrading IBM RPA Control Room and the IBM RPA clients. Upgrade Control Room before you upgrade Bot Creator and Bot Runner clients.

Resolving issues after upgrading

The following are resolutions to known issues that might occur after you upgrade your control room to the latest version of IBM RPA.

The "dual navigator" issue

You might encounter the “dual navigator" issue in the upgraded control room. This is a known issue and is documented on the Automation Anywhere web site, which outlines a suggested resolution. This issue was first found in IBM RPA 11.0.0.5 (AA 11.3.2) and might still occur when upgrading to IBM RPA 11.0.0.7 (AA 11.3.3). The root cause of the issue is currently unknown but IBM is working closely with Automation Anywhere to resolve the issue and provide a fix in a future IBM RPA update.

Connectivity issues

If you experience problems connecting to Control Room after you upgraded an IBM RPA Enterprise express installation, follow these steps to resolve problems related to HTTP port settings:

  1. Open the C:\Program Files\Automation Anywhere\Enterprise\traefik\traefik.toml file and your backup copy of the aae-installsummary.html file.
  2. Compare the HTTP port settings in both files. If the port number differs, change the value in the traefik.toml file to the value in the aae-installsummary.html backup file.
  3. Save the traefik.toml file and try connecting to Control Room again.

Post-upgrade tasks

Interim fix (APAR) Description Tasks to enable the function
JR59475 YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE SCREEN RESOLUTION WHEN YOU RUN THE BOT RUNNER SESSION ON THE CONTROL ROOM

Edit the deployment.properties file located in the config directory of the Control Room installation. The default absolute path is: C:\Program Files\Automation Anywhere\Enterprise\config\deployment.properties.

The file contains properties for defining the screen resolution and the port for the Remote Desktop Protocol. Control room uses these properties for the remote desktop connection to  bot runner clients.

You can find valid combinations of height and width values in the Display configuration of your operating system. The default port for the Remote Desktop Protocol is 3389.

Additional information

You can find additional information about IBM RPA in the IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 11.0 product documentation.

Trademarks and service marks

For trademark attribution, visit the IBM Terms of Use web site.

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Product Synonym

IBM Robotic Process Automation; IBM RPA; RPA

Document Information

Modified date:
22 October 2019

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ibm11071812