Impex release information
Release Type: Patch
The IMPEX 5.8.4 release
This is a patch release fixing an issue during upgrading. If the upgrade takes too long the watchdog would reboot the machine. This could happen if the network connection is very slow. We have fixed this by making the watchdog aware of upgrades and we also made it less aggressive.
ICC changes
- Added a Signify script that fixes the watchdog. The stations periodically check for signed scripts and if there is one it downloads and runs it.
Station changes
- The watchdog now skips all checks when dnf is running, so an in-progress upgrade no longer triggers cage restarts or reboots.
- The watchdog check interval was increased from 60 seconds to 10 minutes, so a non-upgrade failure takes up to an hour (6 attempts) before a reboot is triggered.
Information
Operating system packages
General package updates
Online Documentation
Further details and configuration guidance are available in the official documentation:
https://sysctl.se/impex/documentation/
SBOM
Each ISO and VHD release has a software bill of materials (SBOM), to make introspection of the release easy to integrate with a number of security tools.
Update Instructions
For networked Impex stations this release will be automatically installed as part of the regular update process. No manual steps are required from administrators or users. The system will apply the update seamlessly in the background, ensuring that the latest fixes are in place without any interruption to normal operations.
For standalone Impex stations, your organisation needs to download the update from portal.sysctl.se in accordance with the update instructions in chapter “USBProtect in offline mode” in the Impex USB Protect user manual.
Links
Sysctl portal
Documentation for offline patching
https://sysctl.se/impex/documentation/usb-protect-user-manual/#updates-and-patching
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