BigFix Inventory: Catalog 20241209 Update published 2024-12-12

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Product:

BigFix Inventory Catalog update 20241209

Published site version:

BigFix Inventory Discovery - version 10

Note: BigFix Inventory v10 site is deprecated and no longer used for updates.

Features:

BigFix Inventory delivers increased value and demonstrates HCL’s commitment towards HCL, IBM and Oracle customers.

Key updates in HCL BigFix Inventory Catalog 20241209:

  • 20000+ software titles in the catalog are updated with respective Software product license type and 19000+ software titles are updated with software component categories they belong . This data is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and verified in-house for selected vendors to provide accuracy close to 90%.
  • Discovery of 100+ new software versions with use of standard and template signatures, including but not limited to the following software manufacturers Microsoft, Oracle & RED HAT.
  • Idea BFINV-I-309 - Include Impero to the software catalog.
  • New publisher ‘Impero Solutions Limited’ is added to catalog.

To view the complete list of new features and defects that were fixed in this application update, refer to the release notes.

Catalog: https://support.bigfix.com/bfi/BigFix-Inventory-Catalog-20241209-ReleaseNotes.pdf

To view the complete catalog content, use the Software Components report in BigFix Inventory.

Actions needed:
To apply new discovery capability, run the Server Software Catalog Update Fixlet (check new BigFix Inventory Discovery site) from the BigFix console and then wait for the next data import.

If BigFix Inventory Discovery site is not visible

  1. Check for License Update via BigFix License Overview (refresh if needed)

    License Overview dashboard

  2. Enable new sites: BigFix Inventory and BigFix Inventory Discovery.

    Selecting Sites

Starting from 20240612 release, Catalog updates are available from a new BigFix Inventory Discovery site, and BigFix Inventory server version 11.x is required for all subsequent catalog releases.

For more information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix Inventory application, refer to the user documentation: BigFix 11 Inventory Documentation

To find out more about Catalog Updates, visit: Catalog Overview

– The BigFix Inventory Team

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