[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix 9.5 Patch 8 is now available

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

The IBM BigFix team is pleased to announce the release of version 9.5 Patch
8 (9.5.8.38) of the BigFix Platform.

The main features included in this release are:

   - Added support for BigFix relay on TinyCore v8.2
   - Added support for BigFix agent and relay on Windows 10 Fall Creators
   Update
   - APAR and defect fixes
   - Security enhancements
   - Enhanced cleanup utilities:
      - Removal of computers marked as deleted since a specified number of
      days
      - Removal of uploaded files marked as deleted
      - Erasing of uploaded files related to clients whose definition has
      been removed from the database


See further details in the 9.5.8 Release Notes at:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki
/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.8%20Release%20Notes

See the full technical changelist at: https://support.bigfix.com/bes
/changes/fullchangelist-95.txt

Pre-Upgrade Considerations:

   - All BigFix Platform components are being updated in this patch.
   - Please ensure that you to STOP the WebUI and any other active
   application connecting to the BigFix database BEFORE starting the upgrade
   - A manual Server upgrade is required if you upgrade from a version
   earlier than 9.5.5. Please refer to the 9.5.5 release notes for more
   information: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki
   /Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.5%20Release%20Notes
   <https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.5%20Release%20Notes>


Useful links:

IBM BigFix downloads and release information: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/
release/9.5/patch8

Upgrade Fixlets are available in BES Support version 1380 (or later).

Upgrade documentation in IBM Knowledge Center

   - BigFix Server on Linux: https://www.ibm.com/support/kn
   owledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Insta
   llation/c_upgrading1_linux.html
   <https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html>
   - BigFix Server on Windows: https://www.ibm.com/support/kn
   owledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Insta
   llation/c_upgrading1.html
   <https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html>


Discuss this on the forum: https://forum.bigfix.com/t/big
fix-9-5-patch-8-is-now-available/24014

-- Platform Engineering Team - IBM BigFix
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