[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix 9.5 Patch 10 is now available

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

The BigFix team is pleased to announce the release of version 9.5 Patch 10 (9.5.10.79) of the BigFix Platform.



The main features included in this release are:



  *   Client Deploy Tool (CDT) Key file option and custom installation path
     *   When installing the BigFix clients from the Client Deploy Tool (CDT) Wizard, you can access the target computers through the SSH key authentication. You can also specify for the Windows target computers a custom installation path, if you do not want to use the default installation path



  *   TLS-encrypted SMTP connection for Web Reports
     *   When setting up an email address from Web Reports, you can upgrade the SMTP connection to TLS



  *   Windows authentication leveraged in command line utilities
     *   You can now use your Windows credentials to authenticate to BigFix utilities such as the PropagateFiles.exe tool and the IEM CLI



  *   Windows performance, efficiency, and maintenance improvements
     *   The FillDB configuration has been modified to permit more efficient database bulk insert and update operations. Given FillDB is responsible for pushing client reports into the database, this results in a more responsive and more efficient BigFix
     *   The Microsoft SQL Server configuration has been updated to provide improved concurrency and scalability options for BigFix
     *   The BigFix provided Microsoft SQL Server index management scripts have been rewritten to ensure indexes are better managed, with improved fault tolerance while consuming fewer system resources and reducing application impact.  This has a positive impact on the long term performance, scalability, and stability of BigFix



  *   Other Enhancements
     *   Added full support for IBM BigFix Agent on MacOS 10.14

Note that, on MacOS Mojave version 10.14 or later, some default security settings restrict access to certain folders in the user's library which in turn might affect custom content

  *   Added support for IBM BigFix Agent on SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 PPC on Power 9 (P8 compatibility mode) and SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 PPC on Power 9 (P9 mode)

     *   APAR and defect fixes
     *   Security enhancements



See further details in the 9.5.10 Release Notes at: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/90553c0b-42eb-4df0-9556-d3c2e0ac4c52/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.10%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
  *   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 9.5.10. 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/patch10



Upgrade documentation in IBM Knowledge Center:

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BigFix Server on Linux: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html
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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-10-is-now-available/27423



-- BigFix Platform Engineering Team





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