Extract bfz or bfa files outside of console

Usage and Config Platform
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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

Is there a way to extract the bfz and bfa files outside of the console?

I am looking to get the MSI/ EXE files that install the SIE (software isntallation Engine) and TRC (Tivoli Remote Control). I want to add these as software packages within TPMfOSD (standalone, not TEM intergrated).

Trying to find the specific downloads on the IBM site has been problematic, so I figured I can hit the link that is in the actions cript for the fixlets and get the package that way. However once I get that, Ineed to extract it outside of the console.

Any ideas?

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(imported comment written by jeremylam)

You can download version 8.0.0.0 of BFArchive here:

http://software.bigfix.com/download/bes/util/BFArchive-8.0.0.0.exe

Usage instructions (taken from the usage string in the file itself):

bfarchive.exe -a

bfarchive.exe -a64

bfarchive.exe -x

To archive more than one file, you have to put all of them in a directory and archive the directory, since you cannot specify more than one file on the command line.

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Are there any size restrictions?

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(imported comment written by BenKus)

I don’t think so… there might be a 2GB limit, but I think we removed that limitation a while ago…

Ben