HCL BigFix is pleased to announce the release of BigFix Compliance Analytics version 2.0 Patch 4
Product: BigFix Compliance
Title: Availability of BigFix Compliance Analytics version 2.0 Patch 4
Published site: SCM Reporting, version 141
New features and updates:
BigFix Compliance Analytics version 2.0 Patch 4 includes the following updates and fixes.
Support for new Platform server-based groups in generating SCA reports for cloud endpoints
Fixes to enforce secure attribute for SSO related cookies
Fix for an error that can occur when cleaning up old checks during a site update
Various security updates for dependency components including Java, Rails, JQuery
Actions to take:
To take advantage of the new features and fixes, upgrade BigFix Compliance Analytics to version 2.0.4.
For first time installation:
In the License Overview Dashboard in the BigFix console (BigFix Management domain), enable the SCM Reporting site.
In the Security Configuration domain in the console, open the Configuration Management navigation tree.
Select the Fixlet named BigFix Compliance Server 2.0 - First-time Install Fixlet under the BigFix Compliance Install/Upgrade menu tree node.
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, perform a server and database backup.
A. For BigFix Compliance Analytics versions 1.9.x, 1.10.x and 2.0.x:
Make sure that you completed the server and database backup.
In the Security Configuration domain in the console, open the Configuration Management navigation tree.
Under the BigFix Compliance Install/Upgrade menu tree item, select the BigFix Compliance Server 2.0 - Upgrade Fixlet which automatically installs and upgrades to the new version.
Follow the Fixlet instructions and take the associated action to upgrade your BigFix Compliance deployment.
Update the data schema. To do this, log in to the 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. For BigFix Compliance Analytics versions prior to 1.9:
Manually upgrade to version 1.10.1.48. The 1.10.1.48 installer can be found here http://software.bigfix.com/download/bfc/server/1.10/bfc-server-1.10.1.48.exe
After manually upgrading to version 1.10.1.48, use the BigFix Compliance Server 2.0 Upgrade Fixlet to upgrade to version 2.0 (See step A).
More information:
BigFix Compliance Guides: https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/compliance/analytics.html
BigFix Forums - Release Announcements Channel: https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance
BigFix Compliance team
HCL BigFix