Product:
BigFix Inventory application update 10.0.6.0
Published site version:
BigFix Inventory v10 - version 145.
Features:
BigFix Inventory delivers increased value and demonstrates HCL’s commitment to both HCL and IBM customers.
There are six key features of HCL BigFix Inventory 10.0.6.0:
– Contracts management enhancements
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Support for ELA (Enterprise License Agreement)
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Added option to import contract data from CSV file
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One-click contract data migration from deprecated Contracts management panel
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API for integration with external systems
– Management of default metric used by Bundling Assistant
- Product & Metrics report is updated with option to set default metric. This information is visible now in a new column.
– Shared disks scan enhancements
- Default configuration changed to ignore ‘.snapshot’ directories
- Scan actions with validation for explicit shared disks include definition
– Software Catalog version 10.0.6.0
- Added discovery capability for 500+ software versions for number of software titles and publishers, such as Adobe, Citrix, Microsoft, SAP, Splunk, VMware and many more.
– Technical equivalence to IBM License Metric Tool 9.2.24
Note: As usual, the new version is still under certification process by IBM on the release date. To view the
status of IBM validated releases refer to:
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/SubCapacity/BFI_and_HCL_FAQ.pdf
– Security enhancements
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WebSphere Application Server Liberty is updated to version 21.0.0.8
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IBM Java JRE is updated to version 8.0.6.35
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Several other libraries are updated
To view the complete list of new features and defects that were fixed in this application update, refer to the following link: https://support.bigfix.com/bfi/BigFix-Inventory-10.0.6.0-ReleaseNotes.pdf
For more information about discovery capabilities, please refer to Catalog Release Notes: https://software.bigfix.com/download/tema/catalog/BFI_catalog_release_notes.pdf
To view the complete catalog content, use the Software Components report in BigFix Inventory.
For status of IBM validated releases, see http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/SubCapacity/BFI_and_HCL_FAQ.pdf
Actions needed:
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To upgrade the BigFix Inventory server to application update 10.0.6.0, run the Upgrade to the latest version of BigFix Inventory fixlet from the BigFix console.
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To upgrade the BigFix Inventory scanner, run the Install or Upgrade scanner fixlet from the BigFix console.
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To apply new discovery capability, run the Software Catalog Update fixlet from the BigFix console and then wait for the next data import.
For more information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix Inventory application, refer to the user documentation: https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/inventory/welcome/BigFix_Inventory_welcome.html
– The BigFix Inventory Team