[BESAdmin-Announcements] [BES Support] Content Modification Announcement - BigFix Version 8.0 Upgrade Fixlet message Changes

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

BigFix has modified content in the BES Support site. The following changes have been made to the BigFix version 8.0 upgrade Fixlet messages:

1. This Fixlet message has been modified to only apply on Windows systems, and contains additional installation actions:
ID: 717 Install BigFix BESRelay (Version 8.0.584.0)

2. This new Fixlet message installs the Relay on Linux and UNIX systems:
ID: 766 Install BigFix BESRelay on Linux and UNIX (Version 8.0.584.0)

3. The relevance in these Fixlet messages have been modified to check the version of the file residing on the system instead of a related registry key:
ID: 719 Updated BigFix BES API Now Available! (Version 8.0.584.0)
ID: 721 Updated BigFix BES Installation Folders Now Available! (Version 8.0.584.0)

4. Microsoft Windows XP (x64) support has been added to the following Fixlet messages:
ID: 724 Updated BigFix BES Server and Console Now Available! (Version 8.0.584.0)
ID: 723 Updated BigFix BES Server and Console Now Available! (Version 8.0.584.0) - Known Issues
ID: 725 Updated BigFix BES Server Now Available! (Version 8.0.584.0) - BES Remote Database with NT Authentication

5. The relevance in these Fixlet messages have been modified to add Windows XP (x64) support and to check the version of the file residing on the system instead of a related registry key:
ID: 726 Updated BigFix BES Web Reports Server Available!  (Version 8.0.584.0) - Standalone BES Web Reports Server
ID: 753 Updated BigFix BES Web Reports Server Available!  (Version 8.0.584.0) - Standalone BES Web Reports Server - Manual Upgrade Required


BES Support published version: 700

BES administrators are encouraged to verify open actions and synchronize baselines that contain the modified content.  Instructions for synchronizing baselines can be found here: http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=401.  Please contact BigFix Technical Support if you have any questions regarding this change.

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Application Engineering Team
BigFix, an IBM Company