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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi everybody,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We are pleased to announce that BES 7.0 is now available! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>BES 7.0 adds many new features including the new Distributed
Server Architecture (DSA), Bigfix Agent “Offers”, role-based BES
Console permissions, improved performance, dynamic bandwidth throttling,
improved APIs, and much more. Information about the new features in BES 7.0 are
available at <a href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/changes-7.0.html">http://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/changes-7.0.html</a>
and a more detailed changelist is available at <a
href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-7.0.txt">http://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-7.0.txt</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Upgrade Process:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Here are a few commonly asked questions about the upgrade
process. The upgrade process should be quick and easy, but please pay careful
attention to the notes to avoid any problems:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- Most BES customers with a current license are entitled to
the upgrade at no cost (check with your sales representative if you have any
licensing questions).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>- Upgrades can be done using the Fixlet messages in the BES
Support site (there is a different Fixlet message for each BES component
upgrade). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- You can also upgrade any or all the components manually
using the instructions at <a
href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/upgradebes.html">http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/upgradebes.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- Rather than release the Fixlet messages to upgrade to all
customers at once, the upgrade Fixlets will be become relevant for different
companies over the couple of weeks. If you don't see the upgrade Fixlet message
relevant now, you can wait until they become relevant (at some point soon) OR
you can manually upgrade your BES Server and BES Console and the upgrade Fixlet
messages for other components will become relevant shortly afterwards. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- The safest way to upgrade the BES components is in a
"top-down" fashion. The recommended order is: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> - Upgrade the BES Server and BES Consoles
at the same time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> - Upgrade the BES Server before the
upgrading the BES Relays.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> - Upgrade the BES Relays before upgrading
the BES Clients.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- Earlier BES Clients and BES Relays are reverse compatible
with the newer BES Relays and BES Server so you do not need to upgrade all the
components at the same time as long as you upgrade in the order noted above
(however, some features will not be available until all the components are
upgraded).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- The BES Client upgrade Fixlet message will only become
relevant after the BES Server and BES Relays are upgraded (it can take up to 6
hours for the BES Client upgrade Fixlet message to become relevant after the
BES Server/Relays are upgraded).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions, please contact your support
technician or join the discussions at <a href="http://forum.bigfix.com">http://forum.bigfix.com</a>.
Please also note that with the release of BES 7.0, we will no longer support
BES 5.0 and earlier versions (BES 5.1 is still supported).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We encourage all BES users to upgrade whenever possible to
take advantage of the new features and improvements.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>BigFix Product Team<o:p></o:p></p>
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