[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Inventory: Application Update 10.0.16.0 published 2024-03-27

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

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


*Product:  *

BigFix Inventory application update 10.0.16.0


*Published site version: *

BigFix Inventory v10 - version 179


*Features:*

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

There are eleven key features in HCL BigFix Inventory 10.0.16.0:


   - BigFix Inventory is now a verified tool for Oracle Database and
   Database Options Oracle package is extended to cover Oracle Databases
   reports. Format and data collection details are described in the user
   documentation
   https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/inventory/Inventory/softinv/Oracle_auditing_data.html
Oracle’s
   verification establishes BigFix Inventory as an alternative to the Oracle
   Collection Tool:
   https://www.oracle.com/corporate/license-management-services/tooling.html
Verified
   by both Oracle and IBM, BigFix Inventory is now the leading solution for
   efficient Software Asset Management.
   - New user interface and mechanism for Audit Snapshot generation
   - Refreshed Overview dashboard with focus on Inventory Reports and
   Inventory Health
   - New Partition ID column in Hardware Inventory report
   - VM Managers report serviceability enhancements
   - Enhanced software_instances v2 API with automatic creation of custom
   bundling
   - Equivalent to IBM License Metric Tool 9.2.34 for IBM Virtualization
   Capacity reporting Note: The new version is under certification process by
   IBM on the release date. To view the status of IBM validated releases refer
   to:
   https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/SubCapacity/BFI_and_HCL_FAQ.pdf
   - PVU and VPC warm standby license counting covers additional scenarios
   - IBM PVU Subcapacity report is replaced with IBM Subcapacity. New
   report covers now PVU and also other subcapcity metrics.


   - Server Software Catalog version 20240306
      - 30 Publishers are normalized to address duplicates and cover
      acquisitions
      - 1 new Publisher added
      - Discovery of 450+ new software versions with use of standard and
      template signatures
      - Ideas implemented: BFINV-I-236, BFINV-I-160, BFINV-I-323,
      BFINV-I-300
      - End of Support information refreshed for IBM and Microsoft software

Note: Catalog versioning changes from this update.


   - Security enhancements
      - IBM WebSphere Liberty updated to version 24.0.0.2
      - IBM Java updated to 8.0.8.20
      - Number of other libraries are 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-10.0.16.0-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

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


*Actions needed:  *
To upgrade the BigFix Inventory server to application update 10.0.16.0, run
the *Upgrade to the latest version of BigFix Inventory *fixlet from 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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