[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Inventory: Application Update 10.0.11.0 published 2022-12-15

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

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

 

Product: 
BigFix Inventory application update 10.0.11.0



Published site version: 

BigFix Inventory v10 – version 157



Features: 

BigFix Inventory delivers increased value and demonstrates HCL’s commitment towards HCL and IBM customers.



There are seven key features in HCL BigFix Inventory 10.0.11.0:



  *   Enhanced Contracts Management

A recalculation option is available now in All Contracts panel.

Support for a new metric Microsoft SQL Server Physical Cores - metric calculation in line with the latest Microsoft product terms. Calculation based on recent data is triggered by contract definition.



  *   Extended Oracle Database Features reporting

Reporting covers now Oracle pluggable databases and additional licensable options including Tuning Pack, Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack, Data Masking And Subsetting Pack.



  *   Software Catalog version 10.0.11.0 

Added capability to discover 170+ software versions for software titles and publishers, such as Adobe, Autodesk, Cisco, Citrix, McAfee, Microsoft, Oracle, RED HAT, VMWare and many more.



  *   Technical equivalence to IBM License Metric Tool 9.2.29

Note: The new version is 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



  *   Refreshed End of Support dates for IBM Software Components



  *   Support for new platforms and systems that includes the following:
     *   AIX 7.3
     *   Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
     *   Ubuntu 22.04
     *   KDDI Cloud for Linux
     *   Solaris 10



  *   Security enhancements
     *   IBM WebSphere Liberty updated to version 22.0.0.11
     *   number of other libraries updated



To view the complete list of new features and defects that were fixed in this application update, refer to the release notes:

https://support.bigfix.com/bfi/BigFix-Inventory-10.0.11.0-ReleaseNotes.pdf



For hands-on tutorial for contract management, refer to product documentation https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/inventory/Inventory/softinv/Contract_management.html



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 10.0.11.0, 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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