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Tech Tip: Upgrade CCC 2.94 Apache Tomcat from 7.0.70 to 7.0.73 (Windows) 

Jan 05, 2017 07:00 AM

Apache released a patch for Tomcat to address several vulnerabilities arising from recent internet attacks. Upgrade your CCC 2.9.4 Apache Tomcat installation by following these steps (Windows only):

 

1. Download and extract the apache-tomcat-7.0.73-windows-x64.zip file from this location:

   http://mirror.reverse.net/pub/apache/tomcat/tomcat-7/v7.0.73/bin/apache-tomcat-7.0.73-windows-x64.zip

2. Decompress the zip file. The folder structure should look as follows:


 

3. Stop the existing Apache Tomcat service.

4. Rename the ApacheTomcat folder from <ccc-install-folder>\ApacheTomcat to <ccc-install-folder>\ApacheTomcat_Backup.

5. Copy the extracted apache-tomcat-7.0.73 folder into the <ccc-install-folder>.

6. Rename the apache-tomcat-7.0.73 folder in <ccc-install-folder> to ApacheTomcat.

7. Copy the conf and webapps subfolders from ApacheTomcat_Backup to ApacheTomcat, replacing the existing ones.

8. Start the Apache Tomcat service.

9. Verify that the new Apache Tomcat version number appears correcty in the URL (http://<ip_address>:port/) and in the following two log files:

  • <ccc-install-folder>\ ApacheTomcat \logs\ca_ccc-stderr
  • <ccc-install-folder>\ ApacheTomcat \logs\catalina

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Legacy User
Feb 01, 2017 03:57 AM

Hi David

 

AFAIK, this is purely to address the Tomcat vulnerabilities.  It has no impact on the functioning of DM and CCC.

 

Regards,

                Adrian

David_Tsatsi
Feb 01, 2017 02:49 AM

Hi

 

What impact does this upgrade have on the Application?

 

Is it something noticeable or will it only address the vulnerabilities arising from recent internet attacks mentioned?

 

Regards

Matt_Godfrey
Jan 19, 2017 10:31 AM

Hi Adrian,

This procedure was approved just for this specific upgrade in 2.9.4 for 7.0.70 to 7.0.73,

in the future each will be looked at on a case by case basis. But for minor upgrade 

this was clean and fast method that I am sure they will look at if needed up the road.

Legacy User
Jan 17, 2017 10:00 AM

Is this approach only supported for upgrade from Apache Tomcat 7.0.70 to 7.0.73 for CCC 2.9.4?

 

  • Can this general approach be utilized for prior versions of CCC (say, 2.9.2 or 2.9.3)?
  • It would be understandable if there were restrictions against using this approach for major upgrades of Tomcat (eg, Tomcat 7 to Tomcat 8), but for future equivalent minor revisions / patch releases, can we use this approach and remain covered by CA Support?

 

 

Thanks.

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