The BigFix Team is pleased to announce the release of version 9.5 Patch 23 (9.5.23.65) of BigFix Platform.
The main features in this release are as follows:
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Use “Microsoft Print to PDF” printer driver for exporting PDF reports in Web Reports
Starting from BigFix Platform 10.0.10, Web Reports can generate PDF reports using the “Microsoft Print to PDF” printer driver. BigFix recommends that you take advantage of this driver by running Task ID 5436. Refer to On Windows Systems for more information. -
Security enhancements
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Defect Articles (DA) and defect fixes
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Upgraded the following libraries:
- libcURL to version 8.1.2.
- OpenSSL to version 1.0.2zh.
- Xerces to version 3.2.4.
Additional information about this release
- The standalone BigFix tools are published under the 9.5 Utilities section on the BigFix Enterprise Suite Download Center.
References
- See the full technical changelist.
Pre-Upgrade Considerations
- All BigFix Platform components are being released in this patch.
- Ensure to STOP the WebUI and any other active application connecting to the BigFix database BEFORE starting the upgrade.
- The unixODBC RPM package is a prerequisite for the Server components on Linux systems (see Server Requirements info). This applies to version 9.5 Patch 17 and later.
- A manual Server upgrade is required if you upgrade from a version earlier than 9.5.5. Refer to BigFix 9.5.5 Release Notes for more information.
Useful links
BigFix downloads and release information
Upgrade instructions in HCL Help Center
Upgrade Fixlets are available in BES Support version 1484 (or later).