[BESAdmin-Announcements] IBM BigFix to deprecate Patches for RHEL sites and the RHEL download plug-in on July 31, 2017

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

IBM BigFix is deprecating the RHEL download plug-in and several Patches for
RHEL sites on July 31, 2017.

Deprecation of the RHEL download plug-in
The RHEL download plug-in is being deprecated and replaced by the RHSM
download plug-in. After July 31, 2017, BigFix will no longer support the
RHEL download plug-in.
Since 2016, IBM BigFix has been gradually moving from the earlier version
of the download plug-in and releasing the new RHSM download plug-in among
the various Patches for RHEL sites. This was in anticipation of the Red Hat
transition from the Red Hat Network (RHN) hosted interface to the Red Hat
Subscription Management (RHSM) interface.

Patches for RHEL site deprecation
IBM BigFix is deprecating the following sites:
- Patches for RHEL 5 – Native tools
- Patches for RHEL 6z
- Patches for RHEL 7z
The Patches for RHEL 5 – Native tools will be deprecated as BigFix support
for RHEL 5 ends on July 31, 2017, subsequent to the end of life of RHEL 5.

If you haven’t done so, upgrade to the later versions of applicable BigFix
Patches for RHEL sites.
- Patches for RHEL 6
- Patches for RHEL 7
- Patches for RHEL RHSM 6 on System z
- Patches for RHEL RHSM 7 on System z
- Patches for RHEL PPC64LE 7
- Patches for RHEL PPC64BE 7
Enable the site from the License Overview dashboard and subscribe your
endpoints to the site.
If you are using baselines or custom sites, you must create new ones with
the RHSM sites.

Actions to take:
Upgrade to the later versions of BigFix Patches for RHEL sites.
Enable the site from the License Overview dashboard and subscribe your
endpoints to the site.
If you are using baselines or custom sites, you must create new ones with
the RHSM sites.

References:
To see the latest BigFix reminder post about the RHEL 5 end of life, see
http://bit.ly/2nEwWyT
To learn more about the RHSM download plug-in, see https://ibm.co/2tP2BnG.

Application Engineering team
IBM BigFix
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