[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Inventory: Catalog 20250406 Update published 2025-04-09

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

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

Product:

BigFix Inventory Catalog update 20250406

Published site version:

BigFix Inventory Discovery - version 17

Note: BigFix Inventory v10 site is deprecated and no longer used for
updates.

Features:

 Key updates in HCL BigFix Inventory Catalog 20250406:

   -

   Discovery of 120+ new software versions with the use of standard and
   template signatures including but not limited to the following software
   manufacturers like Cisco, Microsoft, Open Text & RED HAT.
   -

    Delivered Ideas BFINV-I-92
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-92>, BFINV-I-350
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-350> and BFINV-I-377
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-377> (addressed
   multiple components)
   -

    ISO SWID tag discovery based HCL products enhanced with software
   categories (85 components) and license type data (82 software products).


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

Catalog:
https://support.bigfix.com/bfi/BigFix-Inventory-Catalog-20250406-ReleaseNotes.pdf

To view the complete catalog content, use the Software Components report in
BigFix Inventory.

Actions needed:
To apply new discovery capability, run the Server Software Catalog Update
Fixlet (check new BigFix Inventory Discovery site) from the BigFix console
and then wait for the next data import.

If BigFix Inventory Discovery site is not visible

1. Check for License Update via BigFix License Overview (refresh if needed)

      License Overview dashboard
<https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/platform/Platform/Console/c_license_overview_dashboard.html>

2. Enable new sites: BigFix Inventory and BigFix Inventory Discovery.

       Selecting Sites
<https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/platform/Platform/Console/c_selecting_sites.html>

Starting from 20240612 release, Catalog updates are available from a new
BigFix Inventory Discovery site, and BigFix Inventory server version 11.x
is required for all subsequent catalog releases.

For more information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix
Inventory application, refer to the user documentation:
https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/inventory/welcome/BigFix_Inventory_welcome.html


To find out more about Catalog Updates, visit:  Catalog Overview
<https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/inventory/Inventory/Discovery/Catalog_overview_main.html>

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

 Thank you!

 – The BigFix Inventory Team
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