[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Inventory: Application Update 10.0.7.0 published 2021-12-15

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

BigFix Inventory Team is proud to announce the new version of BigFix Inventory.

Product:
BigFix Inventory application update 10.0.7.0

Published site version:
BigFix Inventory v10 - version 148.

Features:
BigFix Inventory delivers increased value and demonstrates HCL’s commitment to both HCL and IBM customers.

There are five key features of HCL BigFix Inventory 10.0.7.0:


  *   Support for software discovery in containers
BigFix Inventory now supports the discovery of software in Docker container images through standard discovery methods including catalog signatures, template signatures, installation registry and ISO SWID tags to cover traditional model of software deployment.
In addition, the application provides information about software running in containers, the container instances with basic properties and their current status. This information allows to determine the software deployment across container resources that are allocated.


  *   Support for new platforms and systems including
     *   Windows 11 by using the BigFix client 10.0.4 or higher
     *   Debian 11 x86 32 and 64-bit


  *   Software Catalog version 10.0.7.0
Added capability to discover 440+ software versions for software titles and publishers, such as Adobe, Citrix, Microsoft, SAP, VMware and many more.


  *   Technical equivalence to IBM License Metric Tool 9.2.25
Note: As usual, the new version is still under certification process by IBM on the release date. To view the status of IBM validated releases refer to:
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/SubCapacity/BFI_and_HCL_FAQ.pdf


  *   Security enhancements
log4j library, that is included in VM Manager tool and SAP tool, is updated to version 2.15.0 to address CVE-2021-44228.
Note: BigFix Inventory is not affected by CVE-2021-45046.

To view the complete list of new features and defects that were fixed in this application update, refer to the following link: https://support.bigfix.com/bfi/BigFix-Inventory-10.0.7.0-ReleaseNotes.pdf

For more information about discovery capabilities, refer to Catalog Release Notes: https://software.bigfix.com/download/tema/catalog/BFI_catalog_release_notes.pdf
To view the complete catalog content, use the Software Components report in BigFix Inventory.

For status of IBM validated releases, see http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/SubCapacity/BFI_and_HCL_FAQ.pdf

Actions needed:
To upgrade the BigFix Inventory server to application update 10.0.7.0, run the Upgrade to the latest version of BigFix Inventory fixlet from the BigFix console.
To upgrade the BigFix Inventory scanner, run the Install or Upgrade scanner fixlet from the BigFix console.
To apply new discovery capability, run the Software Catalog Update fixlet from the BigFix console and then wait for the next data import.

For more information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix Inventory application, refer to the user documentation: https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/inventory/welcome/BigFix_Inventory_welcome.html

We hope you find this latest release of BigFix Inventory content useful and effective.

Thank you!
– The BigFix Inventory Team
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