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<p class="MsoNormal">BigFix Inventory Team is proud to announce availability of new version of BigFix Inventory. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Product:</b> <br>
BigFix Inventory application update 9.2.17 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Published site version:</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BigFix Inventory v9 – version 130<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Features:</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">BigFix Inventory delivers increased value and demonstrates HCL’s commitment to both HCL and IBM customers. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">There are three key features of HCL BigFix Inventory 9.2.17: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Equivalence to IBM License Metric Tool 9.2.17.</span> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0mm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;user-select: text;cursor:text">
Software Catalog version 9.2.17 containing: <o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0mm" type="circle">
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IBM License Metric Tool Software Catalog version 9.2.17.0 <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0mm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;user-select: text;cursor:text">
Added discovery capability for Microsoft Windows 2019 <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0mm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;user-select: text;cursor:text">
Added discovery capability for components of Adobe Create Cloud 2020 <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0mm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;user-select: text;cursor:text">
Added discovery capability for 1300+ other software versions <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Support for new systems <o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0mm" type="circle">
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Hyper-V 2019 <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0mm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;user-select: text;cursor:text">
Linux VMs on Nutanix AVH (IBM Power only) <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0mm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;user-select: text;cursor:text">
RHEV 4.2 and 4.3 using new API available in RHEV-M 4.x <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To view the full list of new features and defects that were fixed in this application update, see the following link: <a href="https://support.bigfix.com/bfi/BigFix-Inventory-9.2.17.0-ReleaseNotes.pdf">https://support.bigfix.com/bfi/BigFix-Inventory-9.2.17.0-ReleaseNotes.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information about discovery capabilities please refer to Catalog Release Notes: <a href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsoftware.bigfix.com%2Fdownload%2Ftema%2Fcatalog%2FBFI_catalog_release_notes.pdf&data=02%7C01%7Cartur.zezula%40hcl.com%7Cc23852b0c9664b0bc04708d7aaeeedf2%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637165815474596662&sdata=2j7ksExPJ9H4Tgt2GtPqpAMguDfGGZPkZilmGkSEOpI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://software.bigfix.com/download/tema/catalog/BFI_catalog_release_notes.pdf</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To browse the full catalog content, use the Software Components report in BigFix Inventory. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For current status of IBM validated releases see <a href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpublic.dhe.ibm.com%2Fsoftware%2Fpassportadvantage%2FSubCapacity%2FBFI_and_HCL_FAQ.pdf&data=02%7C01%7Cartur.zezula%40hcl.com%7Cc23852b0c9664b0bc04708d7aaeeedf2%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637165815474606654&sdata=%2FKR1%2BfKiFCJ0EKyc78WMlDlgjxhjlU3rSgLjRhXX%2BJk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/SubCapacity/BFI_and_HCL_FAQ.pdf</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Action to take</b> <br>
To upgrade the BigFix Inventory server to application update 9.2.17, run the <b>Upgrade to the latest version of BigFix Inventory</b> fixlet from the BigFix console. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To apply new discovery capability run the <b>Software Catalog Update</b> fixlet from the BigFix console and then wait for the next data import. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information about how to install, maintain, and use this application refer to BigFix Inventory user documentation: <a href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.hcltechsw.com%2Fbigfix%2F9.5%2Finventory%2Fwelcome%2FBigFix_Inventory_welcome.html&data=02%7C01%7Cartur.zezula%40hcl.com%7Cc23852b0c9664b0bc04708d7aaeeedf2%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637165815474606654&sdata=MLPWlHieGjdM9N2mhjx1t9a7mSo9U3NMEuJ9yGPjV3g%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/9.5/inventory/welcome/BigFix_Inventory_welcome.html</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We hope you find this latest release of BigFix Inventory content useful and effective. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">– The BigFix Inventory Team<o:p></o:p></p>
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