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Mozilla Firefox ESR 17 and ESR 24 do not connect to CMM in Secure Chassis Mode - IBM Flex Systems

Troubleshooting


Problem

When the Chassis Management Module (CMM) is configured with a chassis security policy setting of Secure, Mozilla Firefox versions ESR 17 and ESR 24 are not able to connect to the management module. This limitation is due to these earlier browser levels using outdated Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols, which have been determined not to be secure. The CMM security team has updated the CMM firmware to allow it to interact only with a browser level using the later, secure SSL versions.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H212126

Symptom

When the Chassis Management Module (CMM) is configured with a chassis security policy setting of Secure, Mozilla Firefox versions ESR 17 and ESR 24 are not able to connect to the management module. This limitation is due to these earlier browser levels using outdated Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols, which have been determined not to be secure. The CMM security team has updated the CMM firmware to allow it to interact only with a browser level using the later, secure SSL versions.

Affected configurations

The system can be any of the following IBM servers:

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

Workaround

Use Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Google Chrome, or a Mozilla Firefox browser level other than the affected levels.

Additional information

The other browsers suggested do not have this security limitation.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

PureFlex System and Flex System:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-5097575