[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix 9.5 Patch 9 is now available

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

The BigFix team is pleased to announce the release of version 9.5 Patch 9 (9.5.9.62) of the BigFix Platform.



The main features included in this release are:

  *   Added signature to the Red Hat installation packages
     *   Starting from BigFix Version 9.5.9, the Red Hat RPM packages for Server, Agent and Relay are signed with a PGP key. Also the CentOS BigFix Agent and Relay use the same Red Hat binaries. The same applies to Oracle Linux BigFix Agent

  *   Ability for endpoints to constrain the download action if the client is not connected to the designated (preferred) relay
     *   BigFix 9.5.9 introduces the capability to prevent starting actions requiring downloads when the BigFix Agent is not connected to a preferred Relay. In such scenario, the user can avoid that actions are executed if the total size of the downloads associated to the action exceeds a configurable value

  *   Ability for Web Reports to restrict access to some properties
     *   BigFix Version 9.5.9 introduces a new client setting that allows to configure a list of properties that will be blacklisted for Web Reports. This will help to prevent reporting on large or privacy sensitive data as well as to limit memory usage

  *   Improved Relay scalability by supporting 5000 endpoints per Relay
     *   BigFix leaf relays for the Windows and Linux platforms can be configured now to manage up to 5000 endpoints. This 500% scalability improvement means reduced cost to deploy and manage IT assets, while maintaining the superior visibility and security that BigFix is known for

  *   Other Enhancements
     *   Added support for IBM BigFix Agent and Relay on AIX 7.2 on Power 9
     *   APAR and defect fixes
     *   Security enhancements



See further details in the 9.5.9 Release Notes at: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.9%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 released in this patch.
  *   Ensure 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. 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

  *   A Pre-Upgrade check Fixlet is available. The Fixlet performs a set of checks to verify if the IBM BigFix Server can be successfully upgraded to 9.5.9. A log file is created in the IBM BigFix Server directory containing details about the executed steps.

Useful links:

IBM BigFix downloads and release information: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/9.5/patch9

Upgrade documentation in IBM Knowledge Center

  *   BigFix Server on Linux: 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/knowledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html

Discuss this on the forum: https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-9-5-patch-9-is-now-available/25258

-- BigFix Platform Engineering Team


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