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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Anand Gundanna <An...@Norwich-union.co.uk> on 2008/09/11 13:04:24 UTC
Tomcat Patch Management
Dear Support,
I would request for your help in regards to Tomcat Patch Management. I
hope you will be helpful in this regard.
We have installed and configured an Tomcat web server on windows server
platform for an application called Business Objects XI. Tomcat web servers
will not be supported/maintained by our web services team as it is non
strategic within our organisation. But still we have hosted the Tomcat
servers as it is mandated by Business Objects application.
Now the Tomcat Web server has been successfully installed and configured.
We need to plan for Patch management for Tomcat. At the moment we do not
have any external/third party tool to manage the patches automatically.
So, could you please clarify the following queries..
1) What is the best procedure/practice to keep Tomcat up-to-date with
patches?
2) How frequently does Tomcat releases patches/updates and how critical it
is for an internal application?
3) Does Tomcat have any built in tool/feature to download and update
patches automatically?
Please let me know if you know any other easy option/solution for Tomcat
Patch Management.
Best Regards,
Anand G
NU UK ITS Architecture and Design
Floor 7, Norfolk Tower, Norwich
Phone - 01603 838398
Re: Tomcat Patch Management
Posted by Gabe Wong <ga...@ngasi.com>.
Mark Thomas wrote:
> Anand Gundanna wrote:
>
>> Dear Support,
>>
>> I would request for your help in regards to Tomcat Patch Management. I
>> hope you will be helpful in this regard.
>>
>> We have installed and configured an Tomcat web server on windows server
>> platform for an application called Business Objects XI. Tomcat web servers
>> will not be supported/maintained by our web services team as it is non
>> strategic within our organisation. But still we have hosted the Tomcat
>> servers as it is mandated by Business Objects application.
>>
>> Now the Tomcat Web server has been successfully installed and configured.
>> We need to plan for Patch management for Tomcat. At the moment we do not
>> have any external/third party tool to manage the patches automatically.
>> So, could you please clarify the following queries..
>>
>> 1) What is the best procedure/practice to keep Tomcat up-to-date with
>> patches?
>>
>
> There are no patches, only full releases.
>
>
>> 2) How frequently does Tomcat releases patches/updates and how critical it
>> is for an internal application?
>>
>
> ~3 per year. How critical is your call. If it ain't broke...
>
>
>> 3) Does Tomcat have any built in tool/feature to download and update
>> patches automatically?
>>
>
> Nope.
>
>
>> Please let me know if you know any other easy option/solution for Tomcat
>> Patch Management.
>>
>
> There are commercial support provides that will provide simpler patch
> management options.
>
Or safer bet, depending on how well the application is designed (and how
critical it is)...
install a staging server with the new Tomcat release, and copy the
application over and test.
I do not know of any 100% proof patch/upgrade for any software.
> Mark
>
>
>
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Re: Tomcat Patch Management
Posted by Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org>.
Anand Gundanna wrote:
> Dear Support,
>
> I would request for your help in regards to Tomcat Patch Management. I
> hope you will be helpful in this regard.
>
> We have installed and configured an Tomcat web server on windows server
> platform for an application called Business Objects XI. Tomcat web servers
> will not be supported/maintained by our web services team as it is non
> strategic within our organisation. But still we have hosted the Tomcat
> servers as it is mandated by Business Objects application.
>
> Now the Tomcat Web server has been successfully installed and configured.
> We need to plan for Patch management for Tomcat. At the moment we do not
> have any external/third party tool to manage the patches automatically.
> So, could you please clarify the following queries..
>
> 1) What is the best procedure/practice to keep Tomcat up-to-date with
> patches?
There are no patches, only full releases.
> 2) How frequently does Tomcat releases patches/updates and how critical it
> is for an internal application?
~3 per year. How critical is your call. If it ain't broke...
> 3) Does Tomcat have any built in tool/feature to download and update
> patches automatically?
Nope.
> Please let me know if you know any other easy option/solution for Tomcat
> Patch Management.
There are commercial support provides that will provide simpler patch
management options.
Mark
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