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Release of Guardium Data Protection universal connector patch 11.0p1051

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Abstract

This technical note provides guidance for installing IBM Guardium Data Protection universal connector patch 11.0p1051, including any new features or enhancements, resolved or known issues, or notices associated with the patch.

Content

Patch information
  • Patch file name: SqlGuard-11.0p1051_Nov_21_2024.tgz.enc.sig
  • MD5 checksum: 227f3319400cd8473e3633115642811e
Finding the patch 
Make the following selections to locate this patch for download on the IBM Fix Central website:
 
  • Product selector: IBM Security Guardium
  • Installed version: 11.0
  • Platform: All
Click Continue.
On the Identify fixes page, select Browse for fixes and click Continue.
Select Appliance patch (GPU and ad hoc). Then, enter the patch information in the Filter fix details field to locate the patch.
For information about Guardium patch types and naming conventions, see the Understanding Guardium patch types and patch names support document.
Prerequisites
Guardium 11.0p555 (see release notes) or later
Installation
Notes:
  • This patch is only for Guardium universal connector customers and can be installed on all releases of Guardium 11.x.
  • Starting with the release of 11.0p555 (see release notes), Guardium Data Protection appliance bundle patches no longer include universal connector fixes. Do not install earlier appliance bundle patches on top of this universal connector patch.
  • This patch restarts the Tomcat processes (through the CLI) .
Overview:
  1. Download the patch and extract the compressed package outside the Guardium system.
  2. Be sure to check the latest version of this patch release note online just before you install this patch.
  3. Pick a "quiet" or low-traffic time  to install the patch on the Guardium system.
  4. Install patches in a top-down manner on all Guardium systems: start with the central manager, then aggregators, then the collectors.
For information, see How to install patches in the Guardium documentation.
Attention
Renewed Guardium patch signing certificate
Guardium appliance patches are signed by an internal certificate to validate that the patch is created by Guardium. Unsigned patch files cannot be installed. This patch is signed by a new patch signing certificate. Therefore, to install this patch, the patch signing certificate on your Guardium appliance must first be updated by installing ad hoc patch 11.0p1057 (see release note) or an appropriate appliance bundle listed in IBM Guardium - Patch signing certificate set to expire in March 2025.
Enhancements
This patch includes the following enhancements.
Issue key Summary
GRD-82763
Release universal connector fixes in a patch separate from Guardium Data Protection appliance patches.
Resolved issues
This patch resolves the following issues.
Issue key
Summary
APAR
GRD-88205
Universal connector ICD Postgres connections exceeded max limit 30. To fully resolve this issue, install Guardium Data Protection universal connector patch 11.0p1051 after you install Guardium Data Protection patch 11.0p555 (see release notes).
DT408991
Known limitations
This patch provides the following known limitations.
Issue key Summary
GRD-88488
For 11.0p535 and 11.0p540, if universal connector (UC) is disabled on a managed unit after the UC configuration is created, then UC will automatically be enabled after patch 11.0p1051 is applied on the managed unit.
Workaround: Disable UC after applying the patch if you do not want it to be up and running.
GRD-91491
When patch 11.0p1051 is applied on top of patch 11.0p555 and without any other previous 11.5 patches. then multiple S-TAPs are seen against one universal connector configuration.
Workaround: Save the UC connection again and delete the inactive S-TAP by using GRDAPI.

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 April 2025

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ibm17176272