<div dir="ltr">The IBM BigFix team is pleased to announce the release of version 9.5 Patch 8 (9.5.8.38) of the BigFix Platform.<br><br>The main features included in this release are:<br><ul><li>Added support for BigFix relay on TinyCore v8.2</li><li>Added support for BigFix agent and relay on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update</li><li>APAR and defect fixes</li><li>Security enhancements</li><li>Enhanced cleanup utilities:</li><ul><li>Removal of computers marked as deleted since a specified number of days</li><li>Removal of uploaded files marked as deleted</li><li>Erasing of uploaded files related to clients whose definition has been removed from the database</li></ul></ul><br>See further details in the 9.5.8 Release Notes at: <a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.8%20Release%20Notes" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/developerw<wbr>orks/community/wikis/home/wiki<wbr>/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/p<wbr>age/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.8%20Rel<wbr>ease%20Notes</a><br><br>See the full technical changelist at: <a href="https://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-95.txt" target="_blank">https://support.bigfix.com/bes<wbr>/changes/fullchangelist-95.txt</a><br><br>Pre-Upgrade Considerations:<br><ul><li>All BigFix Platform components are being updated in this patch.</li><li>Please ensure that you 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. Please refer to the 9.5.5 release notes for
 more information: <a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.5%20Release%20Notes" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/developerw<wbr>orks/community/wikis/home/wiki<wbr>/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/p<wbr>age/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.5%20Rel<wbr>ease%20Notes</a></li></ul><br>Useful links:<br><br>IBM BigFix downloads and release information: <a href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/9.5/patch8" target="_blank">http://support.bigfix.com/bes/<wbr>release/9.5/patch8</a><br><br>Upgrade Fixlets are available in BES Support version 1380 (or later).<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" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/support/kn<wbr>owledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com<wbr>.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Insta<wbr>llation/c_upgrading1_linux.htm<wbr>l</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" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/support/kn<wbr>owledgecenter/SSQL82_9.5.0/com<wbr>.ibm.bigfix.doc/Platform/Insta<wbr>llation/c_upgrading1.html</a></li></ul><br>Discuss this on the forum: <a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-9-5-patch-8-is-now-available/24014" target="_blank">https://forum.bigfix.com/t/big<wbr>fix-9-5-patch-8-is-now-availab<wbr>le/24014</a> <br><br>-- Platform Engineering Team - IBM BigFix<br><br></div>