MD5 Checksum to verify the Spectrum installer file integrity

Products

• CA Spectrum
• DX NetOps

Issue/Introduction

How to check if the downloaded Spectrum installer file is not corrupted?

Environment

Release : 21.2

Component : SPECTRUM INSTALLATION

Resolution

In the My Downloads, you will find the NetOps-Spectrum-xx.yy.zz-Checksum.xlsx file. See one example below: 

In the NetOps-Spectrum-21.2.12-Checksum.xlsx file, you will find the MD5 checksum values of each file:

DX NetOps Spectrum 21.2.12 Checksums
Release	Gen Level	Product Name	MD5 Checksum
21.2	12	NetOps-Spectrum-21.2.12-RELEASE.tar.gz	df51d9e6a7a664e7e505555b67b27902
21.2	12	NetOps-Spectrum-21.2.12-Windows-RELEASE.tar.gz	e94f1e32b22a21c630b95975107a8e31
21.2	12	NetOps-Spectrum-21.2.12-Linux-RELEASE.tar.gz	bc1ee3e722a9d44d13fe47a3b76f2157
21.2	12	NetOps-Spectrum-21.2.12-Readme.txt	0d1cc61c4e4f47d1c437969b6d837d63

Download the MD5 Win Verifier (for the Windows platform) and run it against the NetOps-Spectrum-21.2.12-Windows-RELEASE.tar.gz file. And then compare the result with the value of the MD5 checksum in the xlsx file.

https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/md5-win-verifier/9WZDNCRDCWLW?

In Linux, use the md5sum utility.