FAQ about Python version in Active IQ Unified Manager

Applies to

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

Answer

• What Python version is bundled with AIQUM

   

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    Operating System

    Debian  (vApp)

    Linux (CentOS / RHEL)

    Windows

• Which versions of Python are EOL (End of life)

   

  • Status of Python versions
     

• 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
  Why is Python bundled with Unified Manager?	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)
  Does Python on Windows servers use “python.exe”, or is it using “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”.

Additional Information

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