<div dir="ltr">The IBM BigFix team is pleased to announce the release of version 9.5 Patch 7 (9.5.7.90) of the BigFix Platform.<br><br>The main features included in this release are:<br><ul><li>Enhanced Client Deploy Tool - allows for simple "Right-Click & Deploy" of the BES Agent from unmanaged assets to any endpoint regardless of OS (including different agent versions)</li><li>Enhanced agent registration to reduce / eliminate duplicated computers</li><li>Ability to elevate privileges for 'Run as user' command execution – for example to deploy software as “Admin”</li><li>Added the ability to specify a timeout value for the "wait" actionscript command</li><li>Actionscript extensions to allow reading the contents of Locked Files – including the current day BES Client Log file</li><li>Improved Session Relevance to allow accessing the Action Start Time, End Time and Exit Code for improved reporting and troubleshooting</li><li>Support for SMTP Authentication for email notifications in Web Reports</li><li>Replaced SQL Server Express 2008 with SQL Server Evaluation 2016 SP1 for Trial installations</li><li>Other Enhancements</li><ul><li>Improved documentation regarding SSL configuration for BigFix Platform and applications</li><li>Added setting to control the number of rotated BESRelay.log files</li><li>Added support for deploying BigFix Agent / Relay on RHEL and Linux CentOS versions 6 and 7 with SELinux enabled</li><li>Added support for BigFix Agent on Debian 9</li><li>Added support for BigFix Agent on Mac High Sierra (addressed limitation from initial 9.5.5 support)</li><li>APAR and defect fixes</li><li>Security enhancements</li></ul></ul><br>See further details in the 9.5.7 Release Notes at: <a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.7%20Release%20Notes">https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.7%20Release%20Notes</a><br><br>See the full technical changelist at: <a href="https://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-95.txt">https://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-95.txt</a><br><br>Pre-Upgrade Considerations:<br><ul><li>All BigFix Platform components are being released in this patch.</li><li>Ensure to STOP the WebUI and any other active application connecting to the BigFix database BEFORE starting the upgrade</li><li>A manual Server upgrade is required if you upgrade from a version earlier than 9.5.5. Refer to the 9.5.5 release notes for more information.</li></ul><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.5%20Release%20Notes">https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.5%20Release%20Notes</a><br><br>Useful links:<br><br>IBM BigFix downloads and release information: <a href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/9.5/patch7">http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/9.5/patch7</a><br><br>Upgrade documentation in IBM Knowledge Center<br><ul><li>BigFix Server on Linux: <a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html">https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html</a></li><li>BigFix Server on Windows: <a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html">https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html</a></li></ul><br>Discuss this on the forum: <a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-9-5-patch-7-is-now-available/23232">https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-9-5-patch-7-is-now-available/23232</a> <br><br>-- Platform Engineering Team - IBM BigFix<br></div>