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Prerequisite and additional steps required for Symbolic link update for NAP compiler 5.690.0 installation #2194

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion content/includes/nim/tech-specs/supported-distros.md
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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The following table lists the Linux distributions supported by NGINX Instance Ma
|-----------------|----------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Debian | 11<hr>12<hr>13 | x86_64<hr>x86_64<hr>x86_64 | Supported<hr>Supported<hr>Supported | Supported<hr>Supported<hr>Supported |
| Oracle Linux | 8.0 and later in the 8.x family | x86_64 | Supported | Supported |
| RHEL and Rocky | 8.0 and later in the 8.x family<hr>9.0 and later in the 9.x family<hr>10.0 and later in the 10.x family | x86_64<hr>x86_64<hr>x86_64 | Supported<hr>Supported<hr>Supported | Supported<hr>Supported<hr>Supported |
| RHEL and Rocky | 8.0 and later in the 8.x family<hr>9.0 and later in the 9.x family<hr>10.0 and later in the 10.x family | x86_64<hr>x86_64<hr>x86_64 | Supported<hr>Supported<hr>Supported | Supported<hr>Supported<hr>Supported on only Redhat-10 |
| Ubuntu | 22.04<hr>24.04 | x86_64<hr>x86_64 | Supported<hr>Supported on 2.18.0+ | Supported<hr>Supported |

{{</table >}}
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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion content/includes/nim/waf/nim-waf-before-you-begin.md
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Expand Up @@ -19,4 +19,11 @@ Make sure you’ve completed the following tasks:

The latest version of NGINX Instance Manager is recommended to ensure full compatibility and access to the newest features.

If you have a subscription for F5 WAF for NGINX, you can find your license in the subscription details section of [MyF5](https://my.f5.com).
If you have a subscription for F5 WAF for NGINX, you can find your license in the subscription details section of [MyF5](https://my.f5.com).

- If you're installing WAF compiler 5.690.0 or later, verify that the `/opt/app_protect` directory does not already exist before installation. After installation, confirm that `/opt/app_protect` is a symbolic link that points to the latest WAF compiler directory.

```shell
$ ls -l /opt/app_protect
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 41 Aug 6 06:18 /opt/app_protect -> /opt/nms-nap-compiler/app_protect-5.690.0
```
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sudo apt-get install nms-nap-compiler-v5.690.0 -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite"
```

1. On Debian 13, export the `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` environment variable:

```shell
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/opt/app_protect/lib
```

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This command does not produce any output.

For other Ubuntu or Debian variants, set `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` only if the NGINX Instance Manager logs show symbol resolution error like: `/usr/bin/perl: symbol lookup error: /opt/nms-nap-compiler/app_protect-5.635.4/bin/../lib/perl/auto/F5/PatternMatching/PatternMatching.so: undefined symbol: _ZN3re23RE2C1EN4absl7debian711string_viewERKNS0_7OptionsE`.

1. {{< include "nim/waf/restart-nms-integrations.md" >}}

{{% /tab %}}
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# Configure proxy SSL verification to trust the proxy server.
PROXY_SSL_VERIFY: true
ENABLE_METRICS: false
# export the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include the App Protect library path. This is required for NIM to compile older version of NAP compiler .
LD_LIBRARY_PATH: "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/opt/app_protect/lib"
networks:
external_network:
driver: bridge
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# PROXY_PASSWORD: ""
# Configure this setting to set the proxy connection verification (is the proxy trusted by the host)
PROXY_SSL_VERIFY: true
# export the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include the App Protect library path. This is required for NIM to compile older version of NAP compiler .
LD_LIBRARY_PATH: "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/opt/app_protect/lib"
clickhouse:
image: clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23-alpine
hostname: clickhouse
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