The BigFix Team is pleased to announce the release of version 9 Patch 24 (9.5.24.55) of BigFix Platform.
The main features in this release are as follows:
• Security enhancements
• Defect Articles (DA) and defect fixes
• Upgraded the following libraries:
- libcURL to version 8.5.0
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
• BigFix Server on Linux
• BigFix Server on Windows
Upgrade Fixlets are available in BES Support version 1487 (or later).