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  • 1.  Latest CIT scanner (i.e. 9.2.34) fixlet not filtering out Windows 2003 servers.

    Posted Fri March 08, 2024 01:09 PM

    The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is showing all Windows OS regardless the release that including Windows 2003 or Windows 2008.   I am aware that Windows 2003 is out of support and there are some Windows 2003 servers still running with CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 and it has been working great collecting HW and SW information reporting back to ILMT.  The big problem is that if the "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet is submitted to all servers including Windows 2003, it will unable the older scanner and attempt to install a new scanner.  Which it will fail as it is no longer support OS.   Which means that Windows 2003 can't continue to do HW and SW scan jobs because the older CIT scanner v2.8.0.300 was uninstalled and newer scanner is not able to install.   Therefore, it ends up no CIT scanner installed and running on these Windows 2003.   It could happen to Windows 2008 as well.

    The "Install or Upgrade Scanner (9.2.34.0)"  fixlet should change the relevance check to exclude older version of Windows similar to what is being done for Solaris.    Don't just check OS with "Win" keyword in your relevance check.    Add the Windows version as well.



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    York Ly
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  • 2.  RE: Latest CIT scanner (i.e. 9.2.34) fixlet not filtering out Windows 2003 servers.

    Posted Fri March 08, 2024 01:12 PM

    These two relevance statements should check for older version of Windows.

    (if (name of it as lowercase starts with "win") then (true) else ((name of it as lowercase starts with "linux") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "aix") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "hp-ux" AND ((architecture of it as lowercase contains "ia64") OR (family name of main processor as lowercase contains "pa-risc") OR (exists match (regex "^PA8[0-9]{3}(\s+)?$") of (family name of main processor)))) OR (exists match (regex "sunos 5\.(8|9|10|11)") of (name of it as lowercase)) of operating system)) of operating system AND (if exists property "in proxy agent context" then ( not in proxy agent context ) else true)

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    ((name of it as lowercase starts with "win") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "linux") OR (name of it as lowercase starts with "aix") OR ((name of it as lowercase starts with "sunos 5") AND NOT (name of it as lowercase contains "sunos 5.7"))) of operating system



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    York Ly
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  • 3.  RE: Latest CIT scanner (i.e. 9.2.34) fixlet not filtering out Windows 2003 servers.

    Posted Sat March 09, 2024 03:38 AM

    Hello York,

    We will take this under consideration...



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    Thank you,
    Oktawian

    Oktawian Powązka, L3 Support
    IBM License Metric Tool
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  • 4.  RE: Latest CIT scanner (i.e. 9.2.34) fixlet not filtering out Windows 2003 servers.

    Posted Sat March 09, 2024 03:27 PM

    Can you share the download link of the CIT scanner version 2.8.0.300 installer package as I might need it.   Thanks.



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    York Ly
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  • 5.  RE: Latest CIT scanner (i.e. 9.2.34) fixlet not filtering out Windows 2003 servers.

    Posted Mon March 11, 2024 06:00 AM

    2.8.0.300 is an archaic version...
    You have to check if it's available on the fixlet site, if not, you are out of luck.

    You just need to use the following URL: 
    https://sync.bigfix.com/bfsites/ibmlicensereporting_<xxx>/Scanner.fxf

    Substitute the <xxx> with some older site version like 1xx and look for citbundle.zip package with that particular version...  
    It's an trial and error method...



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    Thank you,
    Oktawian

    Oktawian Powązka, L3 Support
    IBM License Metric Tool
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