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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 3, 2022

Cleanup prior version .jar files

The install/upgrade/patch/hotfix process should cleanup the prior version .jar files.


We have been running since 2016 and every .jar file from upgrades are in the <install>/packages folders as well as other folders having years worth of backups.


We create a tar file prior to doing any upgrades and it is over 14Gb

What is your industry? Travel & Transportation
How will this idea be used?

Prevent upgrade issues by having old .jar files left behind and save time to backup the filesystem

  • Guest
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    Aug 9, 2023

    Additionally, any old jar file backups with known vulnerabilities are being flagged by software security scanning tools, and these ancient jar files make the product look like it has tons more unmitigated and un-remediated vulnerabilities than it does. This is not a good look for IBM and it makes it difficult for SI/B2BI platform admins who constantly have to "explain away" these vulnerable jar files which are no longer being used, but yet still exist on the filesystem under an installed directory structure.