[BESAdmin-Announcements] IBM Endpoint Manager for Server Automation 9.2 - Server Automation 4.3 Application Update

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

IBM Endpoint Manager for Server Automation 9.2 - Application Update SA 4.3


Save time on your automation plan maintenance with enhanced replace, move,
and insert step options.


Along with a number of other quality enhancements, this release also
delivers the ability to run Baselines as failure steps in plans, expanded
Windows cluster patching support to include patching Microsoft® SQL Server®
middleware in a cluster, and the ability to restart only computers that are
in a Pending Restart state after maintenance.


Major new features and enhancements
   1.	Baselines as a failure step.
      You can now run Baselines as a failure step in an Automation Plan
      which provides for greater flexibility in delivering complete
      automation with failure handling.
   2.	Plan editing enhancements.
      Significant enhancements have been added to the user interface to
      allow you to quickly and easily edit plans. You can now easily move
      steps, insert new steps, and replace existing steps in Automation
      Plans using a simple pop-up menu. Where possible and useful, the
      system maintains targets and settings. The new editing capabilities
      allow you to quickly and easily update existing plans or sample
      plans. This new functionality will improve sys admin efficiency.
   3.	Restart only the computers in a Pending Restart state.
      This release of Server Automation includes enhanced Pending Restart
      handling, where you can configure the system to restart only
      endpoints that are in a Pending Restart state. This minimizes overall
      downtime for servers in your infrastructure.
   4.	Advanced patching.
      We've expanded the Windows cluster patching to include Microsoft® SQL
      Server® middleware patching. The Server Automation Windows cluster
      patching solutions have been expanded to enable automated patching of
      Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012 and 2014 in a
      cluster.
   5.	Quality improvements and enhancements.
      Several defects have been fixed and quality enhancements have been
      included in this release.



Regards,
Application Engineering Team
IBM Endpoint Manager