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Access Manager Appliance 5.0 Service Pack 1 Patch 2 Release Notes

For the list of software fixes and enhancements in the previous release, see Access Manager Appliance 5.0.1 Release Notes.

For information about Access Manager support lifecycle, see the Product Support Lifecycle page.

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1.0 Resolved Issues

Access Manager 5.0.1.2 resolves the following issues:

Component

Bug ID

Issue

Security

NA

This release contains the fix for the following log4j vulnerability:

Access Gateway

413081

After installing the secondary Access Manager Appliance, Access Gateway is not added to the existing cluster before the migration.

1.1 Updates for Dependent Components

This release includes log4j 2.17.0.

2.0 Supported Migration Path

To migrate to Access Manager 5.0.1.2, you must be on one of the following versions of Access Manager:

  • 4.5 Service Pack 2

  • 4.5 Service Pack 3

  • 4.5 Service Pack 4

  • 4.5 Service Pack 5

IMPORTANT:Apply this release if you want to migrate Access Manager from version 4.5.x to 5.0.x. If you are on version 5.0 Service Pack 1, do not apply the 5.0.1.2 release. Instead, apply the patch release for the Log4j vulnerability fix. For more information, see NetIQ Access Manager Patch for Log4j Vulnerability Release Notes.

3.0 Installing or Migrating to Access Manager Appliance 5.0.1.2

Table 1 Files Available for Access Manager Appliance 5.0.1.2

Filename

Description

AM_45X_appcore.tar.gz

Contains the appcore.jar file for Access Manager Appliance 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, and 4.5.5 releases.

AM_5012_AccessManagerAppliance.iso

Contains the Access Manager Appliance ISO file.

3.1 Pre-migration

NOTE:A fresh installation of Access Manager Appliance 5.0.1.2 does not require the following procedure. Use the procedure only for the migration.

  1. Stop the Administration Console service.

  2. Replace the appcore.file at /opt/novell/nam/adminconsole/webapps/roma/WEB-INF/lib in Administration Console [Primary Access Manager Appliance 4.5.x] for the release that you want to migrate from, such as Access Manager 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, or 4.5.5.

    NOTE:You must replace the appcore.jar only if Analytics Server is installed in Access Manager.

  3. Restart the Administration Console service.

  4. Install Access Manager Appliance 5.0.1.2 as a secondary node.

3.2 Migration

Procure the license key from the Software License and Download portal to register to the 5.0.1.2 channel.

The following are the changes for Access Manager Appliance installation and migration:

3.3 Post-Migration

After migration, you can install up to three secondary Access Manager Appliance nodes.

For more information, see To Migrate Access Manager Appliance in the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 5.0 Installation and Upgrade Guide.

4.0 Verifying Version Number After Migrating to 5.0.1.2

After upgrading to Access Manager Appliance 5.0.1.2, verify that the version number is indicated as 5.0.1.2-12. To verify the version number, perform the following steps:

  1. In Administration Console Dashboard, click Troubleshooting > Version.

  2. Verify that the Version field lists 5.0.1.2-12.

5.0 Contacting Micro Focus

For specific product issues, contact Micro Focus Support at https://www.microfocus.com/support-and-services/.

Additional technical information or advice is available from several sources: