The IBM BigFix team is releasing version 9.5 Patch 2 (9.5.2.56) of the BigFix Platform.
This release is primarily intended as the platform support for the BigFix Query functionality.
With Lifecycle and/or Compliance Security enabled, analysts and Master Operators can easily gather endpoint information by creating ad-hoc queries and submitting them from either REST API or from the BigFix Query application.
The BigFix Query introduction can be found here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/#!/SSTK87_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.webui.doc/WebUI/Users_Guide/c_bigfix_query.html
This release adds support for the BigFix agent on the following operating systems and platforms
- PowerPC KVM Hypervisor v2.1
- Oracle Enterprise Linux Red Hat Kernel v6.0 - v6.7
- Oracle Enterprise Linux Unbreakable Kernel v6.0 - v6.7
- Ubuntu Linux v16.04 (x86)
This release includes all Platform components.
This release also includes some additional fixes. The full changelist is available at:
https://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-95.txt
Downloads and release information are available at:
http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/9.5/patch2
For more details on the features in 9.5, see the following Wiki:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/IBM%20BigFix%209.5.0%20Release%20Notes
Upgrade Fixlets are available in BES Support version 1262 (or higher).