BigFix 9.5 Patch 4 is now available

[flecciso]

The IBM BigFix team is releasing 9.5 Patch 4 (9.5.4.38) of the BigFix Platform.

The main features of this release include:

• APAR and bug fixes
• Update of OpenSSL library
• Update to OpenSSL 1.0.2j, which addresses vulnerabilities in previous OpenSSL versions
• Enhancement for BigFix Agent on Ubuntu
• Performance improvements in the Client Evaluation Cycle on Ubuntu
• Added BigFix Relay support for:
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows 10 Anniversary Update
• Serviceability enhancements
  • Additional information in BigFix Client logs to indicate the reason for pause/resume state transitions
  • Configuration keys validation of BigFix server components during startup

This release includes all Platform components.

Get more information by reading the full technical changelist at:
https://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-95.txt

Useful Links:
IBM BigFix downloads and release information: http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/9.5/patch4

Upgrade Fixlets are available in BES Support version 1287 (or later).

[flecciso]

[newmanjn]

On my Windows 2008 R2 server currently running Bigfix 9.5.3.211, the fixlet for applying the update to 9.4.3.38 is not showing as relevant… only way I can see it at all is if I select “Show Non-Relevant Content”.

Anyone else having this problem? Is there an expected update to fix this from IBM? I haven’t taken a deep look at the relevance clause to see what is causing the problem… yet. The precise fixlet I am referring to is “IBM BigFix - Updated Platform Server Components version 9.5.4 Now Available!”

All the client fixlets for 9.5.4 ARE showing as relevant, although the console fixlet is not…

thanks!
John

[newmanjn]

Sorry, much ado about nothing! My bigfix server was in “pending restart”, as soon as I restarted, the relevant tasks for 9.5.4 all show as relevant!

thanks!!

John

[steve]