SPECTRUM Software Release Notice (SSRN)
For SPECTRUM 6.6 with Service Pack 5 CD release
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Upgrade Considerations
This section identifies product changes that should be
considered when upgrading from prior releases. Some of
these changes may require modifications to existing
SPECTRUM customizations and integrations.
Note: The SPECTRUM Application CD Version 6.6 with
Service Pack 5 may not be used to upgrade an
existing 6.6 SPECTRUM installation. Instead,
upgrade using the Service Pack 5 downloadable
version available at http://www.aprisma.com/
support/secure/download/.
• In SP5, the format of backup files created with ddm_save has been
changed. Instead of a proprietary format, the backup files produced by
ddm_save are now simply gzip'ed tar files of the key DDMDb database
data files needed to recreate a DDMDb database. This change should be
transparent to most customers. However, customers who have built
scripting dependent on the name of files created by ddm_save may
need to adapt their scripts to allow for the new default file extension
".tgz" that will be appended to the file name. Note that ddm_load
supports both the original proprietary save file format and the new file
format and automatically distinguishes between them.
• SPECTRUM now comes pre-configured with ports 14001-14005
assigned to certain SPECTRUM processes. Any firewall must be
configured to allow bi-directional UDP traffic for ports 14000 and 14001
and bi-directional TCP traffic for ports 14002-14005. If you had
previously customized your environment by changing the
OSAGENT_PORT from its default of 14000 to any of the ports in the
range 14001-14005, then a required SPECTRUM process may not run.
To correct this situation, choose a different available UDP port for the
OSAGENT_PORT setting.
•If you are using SPECTRUM Web Operator and if you have made
changes to the WebApps/tomcat/webapps/spectrum/WEB-INF/web.xml
file, your changes to that file will need to be re-applied after installing
6.6 with SP5 CD release.
• A new post-installation script has been introduced, to allow customers
to easily convert existing device models from the general GnSNMPDev
model type, to a more specific device model type appropriate for the
