Availability of BigFix Compliance Analytics 1.10

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IBM BigFix is pleased to announce the release of BigFix Compliance Analytics version 1.10, formerly called IBM Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance Analytics (SCA).

Product: BigFix Compliance

Title: Availability of BigFix Compliance Analytics version 1.10

Details: BigFix Compliance Analytics version 1.10 release includes the following new features, fixes and updates.

Published site: SCM Reporting, version 123.

New features and updates:

  • BigFix Compliance Analytics now includes a new “Patch Reporting” feature that tracks, analyzes, and reports the current status and historical trend of patching activities on Windows and RedHat. This new capability enables a complete assessment of the patching posture, more efficient prioritization of the vulnerability remediation efforts, and effective demonstration of compliance with regulations or organization policies.

Actions to take:

  1. To take advantage of the new features and fixes, upgrade BigFix Compliance Analytics to version 1.10.
  2. To use the new features in this release, enable Patch Reporting from Management -> Domain Settings page (Note: the new Patch Reporting feature is disabled by default).

For first time installation:

  1. In the License Dashboard in the IBM BigFix console, enable the SCM Reporting site.
  2. In the Security Configuration domain in the console, open the Configuration Management navigation tree.
  3. Select the Fixlet named IBM BigFix Compliance 1.10 First-time Install Fixlet under the IBM BigFix Compliance Install/Upgrade menu tree node.
  4. Follow the Fixlet instructions and take the associated action to install your BigFix Compliance deployment.

For upgrade installation: Refer to the prescribed upgrade steps for the BigFix Compliance version that you are using. IMPORTANT: Before you start any upgrade process, make sure that you perform server and database backup.

A. If you’re using BigFix Compliance version 1.9, follow these steps to upgrade to BigFix Compliance version 1.10:

  1. Make sure that you completed the server and database backup.
  2. In the Security Configuration domain in the console, open the Configuration Management navigation tree.
  3. Under the IBM BigFix Compliance Install/Upgrade menu tree item, select the IBM BigFix Compliance 1.10 Upgrade Fixlet which automatically installs and upgrades to the new version.
  4. Follow the Fixlet instructions and take the associated action to upgrade your IBM BigFix Compliance deployment.
  5. Update the data schema. To do this, log in to the IBM BigFix Compliance web interface from the host server and proceed with configuration. Upgrading the data scheme is expected and it will take some time to complete. NOTE: Automatic upgrade installation only affects installations running under the LocalSystem account. Follow the Fixlet instructions to install the update manually if this fix cannot be applied.

B. If you’re using BigFix Compliance version 1.8, follow these below steps:

  1. Please ensure the below known issues are resolved in your environment:
  1. After resolving the known issues, upgrade to version 1.10 using the IBM BigFix Compliance 1.10 Upgrade Fixlet. (See step A).

C. If you’re using BigFix Compliance version prior to 1.8, follow these below steps:
Manually upgrade to version 1.8.33. The 1.8.33 installer can be found here1.
After manually upgrading to version 1.8.33, use the IBM BigFix Compliance 1.10 Upgrade Fixlet to upgrade to version 1.10 (See step A).

More information:

BigFix Compliance team
IBM BigFix

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The link to the setup guide seems to be broken

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TRY:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS6MCG_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.compliance.doc/Compliance/SCA_Setup_Guide/c_installation.html

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