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Release of Guardium Data Protection Windows GIM 12.xp100 r120203321

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Abstract

This technical note provides guidance for installing IBM Guardium Data Protection Windows Agents 12.xp100 r120203321, including any new features or enhancements, resolved or known issues, or notices associated with the patch.

Content

Patch information
Product:IBM Guardium
Release version:Guardium 12.xp100 Windows Guardium Installation Manager (GIM)
Completion date:9 July 2026
 
 
Fix IDs
Guardium_12.x.p100_r120203321_GIM_Windows

 

 
Finding the patch
  1. Select the following options to download this patch on the IBM Fix Central website and click Continue.
    • Product selector: IBM Security Guardium
    • Installed Version: 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, or 12.x
    • Platform: Windows
  2. On the "Identify fixes" page, select Browse for fixes and click Continue.
  3. On the "Select fixes" page, select Database Agent (STAP, GIM and CAS). Then, enter the patch information in the Filter fix details field to locate the patch.
 
Attention
 

Single-stream agent releases 
Most of the Linux-UNIX and Windows agents for Guardium Data Protection versions 12.0 and later are now released as single stream, cumulative updates. File names starting with "12.x" are now applicable to all current (12.0, 12.1, and 12.2) and future minor version releases within the Guardium 12.x family. The new naming convention follows a sequence, such as 12.xp100, 12.xp101, and so on. 

To accommodate the single-stream packaging change, ad-hoc appliance patches are required for any GIM-managed Linux-UNIX or Windows Agents customer environment before upgrading to the new single-stream agent release packages.  Visit Single-stream agent releases to identify the ad-hoc patch that aligns with your specific Guardium appliance version, and follow the prescribed upgrade sequence. 

Important: Do not upload Linux-UNIX Agents 12.xp101 or later, or Windows Agents 12.x.p100 or later to a GIM server that does not yet have this appliance patch installed because the bundle will not process correctly.

Note: Customers who already upgraded to Guardium 12.2.3 (GPU 12.0p230, see release note) or do not use GIM to install and manage agents do not need to apply these ad-hoc patches to use the new single-stream agent release packages.
 

SHA256 GIM client certificates

Guardium Data Protection versions 12.0p10 and later support both SHA256 and SHA128 GIM certificates. This has the following implications:

  • The default certificates could be either SHA256 or SHA128, depending on the GIM server certificate setup. Custom certificates that use SHA256 are more secure and are recommended for GIM connections.
  • If your existing GIM clients have the latest GIM bundle installed, you can switch the GIM server certificate between default SHA256 and SHA128 by using the CLI command if needed. GIM connectivity is not interrupted by this switch.
  • GIM only verifies bundles signed with SHA256 and requires installation of a transitional GIM bundle to support the GIM client upgrade from the SHA128 signed version to SHA256.
 
GIM client to connect with default certificates if custom certificates fail
In the event that a connection between GIM and the Guardium server cannot be established by using custom certificates, GIM will use default certificates.
 
 
Deprecated support and functionality

Starting with the release of Guardium Windows Agents 12.xp100 r120203321, support for IBM Guardium Windows GUC agents is discontinued.

 
Resolved issues
Patch
Issue keySummaryKnown issue (APAR)
12.2.2.259 
See release notes for Windows GIM 12.2.2.259
 
12.xp100 r120203321GRD-120832Increased maximum value for LOAD_BALANCER_NUM_MUS to 300 and the buffer size to 64 KB.DT465008
 GRD-120773OpenSSL is updated to version 3.5.5 to and the installer now removes all residual OpenSSL binaries from installation directories during upgrade.DT468509
 GRD-123835The Windows GIM and S-TAP installers now target .NET Framework 4.6 instead of 4.5, aligning with Windows Server 2016 and later default framework versions. Improved logging messages are added for .NET detection failures to aid troubleshooting.DT474424
 
 
Installers with MD5Sums
MD5SumFile name
3bb095c81aea337b1b54a9798188b45bGIM-Installer-12.x.p100_r120203321_1.zip
233f646c197db47228145278a1f9b920guard-GIM-12.x.p100_r120203321_1-x86_x64.gim
706f169cdfd2e177d72f730d2bc8964fguard-GIM-guardium_12.x.p100_r120203321_1-Windows-Server-Windows-x86_x64.exe.signed
b82c6983af34dae3e6323976368a83c9guard-GIM_transitional-12.x.p100_r120203321_1-x86_x64.gim
 
 
Related Guardium updates
  • Guardium Data Protection 12.2.3 (see release note)
  • Guardium Data Protection Windows CAS 12.xp100 r120203321 (see release note)
  • Guardium Data Protection Windows FamMonitor 12.xp100 r120203321 (see release note)
  • Guardium Data Protection Windows S-TAP 12.xp100 r120203321 (see release note)
 

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 July 2026

UID

ibm17278232

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