[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix 9.5 Patch 21 is now available!

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

The BigFix Team is pleased to announce the release of version 9 Patch 21 (9.5.21.78) of BigFix Platform.
The main features in this release are as follows:

  *   Security enhancements
  *   Defect Articles (DA) and defect fixes

  *   Upgraded the following libraries:
     *   libcURL to version 7.86.0
     *   JQuery UI to version 1.13.2
     *   ICU to version 54.2

Additional information about this release

  *   The standalone BigFix tools are published under the 9.5 Utilities section on the BigFix Enterprise Suite Download Center<http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/>.
References

  *   See the full technical changelist<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.
  *   The unixODBC RPM package is a prerequisite for the Server components on Linux systems (see Server Requirements info<https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/9.5/platform/Platform/Installation/c_tivoli_endpoint_manager_server.html>). This applies to version 9.5 Patch 17 and later.
  *   A manual Server upgrade is required if you upgrade from a version earlier than 9.5.5. Refer to BigFix 9.5.5 Release Notes<https://bigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com/wikis/home?lang=en-gb#!/wiki/BigFix%20Wiki/page/BigFix%209.5.5%20Release%20Notes> for more information.
Useful links
BigFix downloads and release<http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/9.5/patch21/> information
Upgrade instructions in HCL Help Center

  *   BigFix Server on Linux<https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/9.5/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html>
  *   BigFix Server on Windows<https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/9.5/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html>
Upgrade Fixlets are available in BES Support version 1475 (or later).
Join us on the Forum to discuss!
https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-9-5-patch-21-is-now-available/43750
- HCL BigFix - Platform Team


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