FAQ about Python version in Active IQ Unified Manager

Applies to

• Active IQ Unified Manager (AIQUM)
• vApp (virtual Appliance)
• RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Answer

• What Python version working with AIQUM

   

  • AIQUM and Python version table for 9.11 as an example
     

    Operating System	AIQUM Version	Python Version
    Debian 10 (vApp)	9.11	3.7.3
    Linux (CentOS / RHEL)	9.11	3.6.8
    Windows	9.11	3.9.2

• Is Python 3.6 EOL (End of life)

   

  • Yes,  according to Python Site
     

• Is there any vulnerability with Python in NetApp Products

   

  • NetApp Security Advisory Site
    • CVE-2021-3733 Python Vulnerability in NetApp Products
    • CVE-2023-27043 Python Vulnerability in NetApp Products

• How to check the Python version in AIQUM server  

  AIQUM Server Operating System	Python Version
  Debian (vApp) / RHEL / CentOS	python --version python2 --version python3 --version python3.9 --version
  Windows	python --version

• Why we installed Python with AIQUM?
   

  Questions	Answers
  We installed Python with AIQUM, How AIQUM is making its Python calls? Or how AIQUM is calling Python?	We bundle Python (3rd party product) along with AIQUM and we call python scripts which are bundled within AIQUM while using below features :- a.    Management Actions b.    Alert Setup (alerting)
  Can I run AIQUM server without any Python installed in my server?	Yes, we can run AIQUM server without python. But, our essential functionality (Management Actions, alerting…Etc) will get impacted and won’t work.
  Uninstalling the older version of Python is going to cause any issues or not?	No, uninstalling older versions will not impact nor will cause any issue as AIQUM gets installed with bundled upgraded/newer python version and functionality will continue working with bundled python we can uninstall older versions and install new python version manually this will not impact AIQUM functionality and Python will be up and running.
  Did Python in windows server using “python.exe”, or if it’s using the “py.exe” command?	AIQUM uses “C:\Program Files\Python3xx\pythonw.exe” (pythonw.exe is a GUI app for launching GUI/no-UI-at-all scripts.) for calling python scripts not “py.exe”.

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