HA-MX Monitor

NOTE: There are no updates for historical releases unless specifically listed.

October 2026

Version 16.0

October 1, 2026

(PTF: 2026.070.1)

New Features

  • Added a new End User License Agreement that must be accepted before installing or upgrading.

Fixes

  • CVE-2026-93924 is a Remote Command Execution Vulnerability within Halcyon IBM i whereby commands can be sent plain-text to the Halcyon Receive Monitor and executed by the Action Monitors.

    This release reduces the attack surface, until a full solution using TLS communications can be provided, by:

    • Changing existing *I5 Remote Locations to use *ENCRYPT Data Encoding on upgrade.

    • Changing "Work with Remote Locations" (WRKRMTLOC) to only allow *ENCRYPT Data Encoding for *I5 Remote Locations.

    • Removing the ability to send plain-text commands to the Network Receive Monitor.

Considerations

  • If Enterprise Console is in use, we strongly recommend enabling encrypted communications for IBM i devices in Device Manager.

  • Once your network is configured, we strongly recommend setting System Default HAL/NETAUTOCFG to *NO on all Halcyon Environments. This will help prevent attacks from unknown sources.

April 2026

Version 16.0

April 7, 2026

(PTF: 2026.070)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i 7.3 and above.
Fixes

  • Work with Rules (WRKRULES) now exits 5=Display on Enter when displaying a HA-MX Rule Group

July 2025

Version 15.0

July 28, 2025

(PTF: 2025.184)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i 7.3 and above.

  • No updates for this release

February 2025

Version 15.0

February 21, 2025

(PTF: 2025.014.1)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i 7.2 and above.

  • No updates for this release

Version 15.0

February 5, 2025

(PTF: 2025.14)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i 7.2 and above.

  • No updates for this release

June 2024

Version 15.0

June 18, 2024

(PTF: 2024.159)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i 7.2 and above.

  • No updates for this release

December 2023

Version 15.0

December 13, 2023

(PTF: 2023.333)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i 7.2 and above.

  • No updates for this release

September 2023

Version 7.0

September 14, 2023

(PTF: 2023.109.1)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i 7.2 and above.
Fixes

  • Hold Rule (HLDRULE) and Release Rule (RLSRULE) Actions no longer error.

May 2023

Version 15.0

May 9, 2023

(PTF: 2023.109)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i 7.2 and above.
Fixes

  • HA-MX Rules for Attribute RJLNK now accept checking for a value of *NONE.

December 2022

Version 15.0

December 7, 2022

(PTF: 2022.255.1)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i v7.1 and above.

  • No updates for this release

September 2022

Version 15.0

September 27, 2022

(PTF: 2022.255)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i v7.1 and above.
Fixes

  • Work with Rules (WRKRULES) now includes help text for HA-MX Monitor attribute ACTOBJENT.

August 2021

Version 15.0

August 9, 2021

(PTF: 2021.207)

NOTE: This release is only compatible with IBM i v7.1 and above.
Enhancements

  • HA-MX Monitor can now check MIMIX® attribute ACTOBJENT.

  • HA-MX Monitor can now check MIMIX® attribute FERCYFAIL.

  • HA-MX Monitor can now check MIMIX® attribute ITERCYFAIL.

  • HA-MX Monitor can now check MIMIX® attribute OTERCYFAIL.

  • HA-MX Monitor can now check MIMIX® attribute REPJOBIND.

March 2021

Version 15.0

March 16, 2021

(PTF: 2021.019.1)

  • No updates for this release.

January 2021

Version 15.0

January 25, 2021

  • No updates for this release.

June 2020

Version 15.0

June 16, 2020

  • No updates for this release.

July 2019

Version 15.0
Enhancements
  • The Audit History age limit has been increased to 1 day.

March 2017

Version 15.0
  • HA-MX Monitor now supports the following additional audit attributes:
    • AUDCMP Audit objects compared
    • AUDDETNE Audit objects detected not equal
    • AUDNOTCMP Audit objects not compared
    • AUDNOTRCV Audit objects not recovered
    • AUDRCV Audit objects recovered
    • AUDTOT Audit total objects selected
    • AUDSTS Audit history status
  • A new system default HMX/AUDHSTMAXMINS has been made available to control whether the values returned by the last Audit are considered valid.
  • HA-MX rules now support the ability to require a Comment when closing an Alert if closed within "Display Message Console" (DSPMSGCON). This is set on the first page of the rule by new parameter "Console comment".
  • HA-MX Monitor now has the ability to re-alert if the Alert is closed and the rule is still triggering. This is controlled by new system default HMX/ALWDUPALERT.
  • HA-MX now supports 4 digits for "Attribute" LSTAPYTIME.
  • HA-MX Monitor job log now correctly handles messages from failed MIMIX RTVAPYSTS commands.

November 2016

Version 14.0
  • You can now resequence the rule numbers on HA-MX rules by using new option 38=Resequence against the rule group. Actions which include the ability to define the rule number, such as CLOSE, DELETE, HLDRULE, RLSRULE and RSTRULE are not updated.
  • A fix has been applied to the HA-MX Monitor so that it updates the apply status for all sessions, even if there is an error in getting an update from any of them.

February 2016

Version 14.0
  • HA-MX Monitor rules now have the ability to run an Action Schedule when an alert is closed.
  • HA-MX Monitor rules within a group can be resequenced by use of new option 38=Resequence.

July 2015

Version 14.0
  • Work with MIMIX Status (WRKMMXSTS) now includes additional statuses, AIPEND and AIFLAG for integration with Halcyon Alert Intelligence.
  • A fix has been applied to return Apply Session values for all Data Groups.

Archived Release Notes

Please check the following archive files for HA-MX Monitor release information prior to 2015.

July 2013

April 2013

 

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