Changed features and feature capabilities in version 10.2.1

A list of features changed since the previous release

The following features have changed or have been introduced or removed since the previous release:
Improved performance with asynchronous calls
Asynchronous calls are now supported. This improves performance, responsiveness, and scalability because you can proceed with other tasks, while one or more calls are processed in the background.
Global Security Kit (GSKit) code removed from the product
GSKit is a set of libraries and utilities provided by IBM for SSL or TLS communication. Removal of GSKit does not impair communication in your environment, also in case some of your agents are still at a back-level version.
Communication between components is ensured by the TLS protocol, which leverages OpenSSL 3.0 and supports also agents at back-level versions. GSKit-related options have been removed from the localopts file and replaced with the new options listed below, which you can use to define the SSL version and level:
  • SSL Version
  • SSL Ciphers
  • CLI SSL Ciphers
  • CLI SSL Version
For more information, see Setting local options.
Certificates can now be downloaded to fault-tolerant agents using the twsinst and AgentCertificateDownloader scripts
You can now download certificates from the master domain manager to fault-tolerant agents, either at installation time with the twsinst script, or at a later time with the AgentCertificateDownloader script. For more information, see Agent installation parameters - twsinst script and Certificates download to dynamic agents and fault-tolerant agents - AgentCertificateDownloader script.