Universal Agent 7.7.0.0 Release Notes

Owned by Tony Partin
Last updated: Oct 02, 2024
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Release Notes

Universal Agent release 7.7.0.0 contains the following high-level features. For a complete list of all the included features and fixes please refer to the /wiki/spaces/Staging/pages/991100932 list.

Note

The IBM i delivery for the Universal Agent 7.7.0.0 release does not contain updated Universal Command and Universal Data Mover support.

If you still require those components, you will need a Universal Agent for IBMi 5.1.1 install to run alongside a 7.7.0.0 install.

Updated Universal Command and Universal Data Move support will be available in an upcoming release.

Note

The OpenSSL 3.0 support provided in this release includes a change that could affect existing Universal Agent behavior. 

It is now possible that setting in a system's OpenSSL configuration file could override Universal Agent behavior and alter its behavior. For example, if a particular Linux system's crypto policies do not permit the use of older, less secure encryption methods or message digests (e.g., RC4-SHA), an Agent that was previously able to complete a connection with that connection may now fail. 

For Agents that rely on default cipher list values, or that are using recent, more secure ciphers, this should not be a problem.

Note

The Universal Agent for HP-UX is still supported for this release (and supported maintenance releases), but it is no posted along with Universal Agent packages for other supported platforms. If you need this package, please contact Stonebranch Customer Support and they will provide it.

If a decision is eventually made to drop Universal Agent support for HP-UX, advance notice will be given. 

Platform Support

BacklogTitleDescription
B-18369

Add the ability to execute Universal Extension tasks on an IBM i Agent.

Extend capabilities for the Universal Agent for IBM i by providing the ability to execute Universal Extension tasks.

B-18547Add native IBM i task support to the Universal Agent

Provide the ability for Universal Agent to connect to and register with a Universal Controller to support native IBM i task execution.

Please see the note above about continued availability of Universal Command and Universal Data Mover for IBM i.

Security

Backlog

Title

Desciption

B-18371Add OpenSSL 3.0 support to the Universal Agent

Upgrade the OpenSSL library that Universal Agent uses to OpenSSL 3.0.14.

Note

While it is not the latest 3.x version of OpenSSL available, we chose OpenSSL 3.0 because it is the current LTS release.

IBMz Enhancements

Backlog

Title

Desciption

B-06499External z/OS Job Monitoring

Provide the ability to monitor IBM z/OS jobs executed outside of the Universal Controller.

The Universal Controller 7.7.0.0 release provides a new z/OS Monitor task type and associated z/OS Monitor Trigger that can report the status of these jobs and direct additional work based on the monitor's completion.

B-19912Provide the ability to monitor a wider range of Write-to-Operator (WTO) messages

Enhances the UAGWMDBX exit (installed to CNZ_WTOMDBEXIT)  to support access to WTO messages issued from an address space that is different from the one in which UAGWMDBX executes.