Version 8.7.00.005: Patch 5 for version 8.7

This topic contains information about the CDN support added in this patch (product version 8.7.00.005) and provides instructions for downloading and installing the patch.

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For information about issues corrected in this patch, see Known and corrected issues.

Build information

Release	Build number	EPD version number	Release date
Patch 5 for version 8.7	8.7.00.306	8.7.00.005	July 7, 2017

Content Delivery Network (CDN) patching support for Red Hat

You can now download patches from the CDN (reposync) Red Hat network for both online and offline RHEL patch catalogs. The following table lists the OS version-Architecture combination of patches that are supported by the CDN (reposync) Red Hat Network.

RHEL OS version	Supported processor architectures
RHEL 5, 6, and 7	x86_64 x86 s390x zSeries

The following table shows the features supported in the earlier XML-RPC environment and now in CDN channels:

RHEL feature	XMLRPC	CDN
CDN support for RHEL versions 5, 6, and 7	Yes*	Yes
Child channels support for RHEL versions 5 and 6	Yes*	Yes
zSeries support for RHEL 5, 6, and 7	Yes*	Yes
Update Level support for RHEL 5, 6, and 7	Yes*	Yes
Errata support for RHEL 5, 6, and 7	Yes*	Yes

* RHEL 7 is not supported by the XMLRPC download method

For more information about creating a patch catalog using the CDN method, see Creating a patch catalog for RHEL.
For information specific to setting up an offline repository for RHEL using the CDN method, see Preparing the configuration file for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Product fixes

In addition to the CDN support this patch also provides fixes for the following product issues:

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For a full list of known and corrected issues, see Known and corrected issues.

Downloading the patch

Patch 5 for version 8.7 includes full installers for all components. You can download the files from the BMC Server Automation 8.7 download page at the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website. For full download instructions, see Downloading the installation files. For a list of installation programs by OS, see Installation programs for BMC Server Automation.

Important

Before you proceed with the installation or upgrade to this patch, note that you cannot upgrade to 8.9.00 or 8.9.01 from 8.7 Patch 5. However, you will be able to upgrade to version 8.9.02 after it is released. To receive proactive notifications for new releases, subscribe to BMC Server Automation's Subscription List on the BMC Support site.

Installing the patch as a fresh product installation

If you are installing this patch as a fresh product installation, do one of the following:

To use a centralized UI for installation of most BMC Server Automation components, see Installing using the unified product installer.
To install individual components, download the patch files and then follow the instructions in Installing individual components. To see an overview of the installation steps, see Walkthrough: Installing individual components for Microsoft Windows and SQL Server environments or Walkthrough: Installing individual components for Linux and Oracle environments, depending on your environment.

Upgrading to the patch

You can upgrade to this patch from product versions 8.5.x, 8.6.x, and 8.7.x.

To upgrade, do one of the following:

To use a centralized UI for installation of most BMC Server Automation components, see Upgrading on Windows using the unified product installer. For step by step instructions based on platform, see Walkthrough: Upgrading to version 8.7 for Microsoft Windows and Walkthrough: Upgrading to version 8.7 for Linux.
To install individual components, download the patch files and then follow the instructions in Upgrading using individual component installers. To see an overview of the installation steps, see Walkthrough: Upgrading using the configurator and individual component installers.

Using with BMC Decision Support for Server Automation 8.7

BMC Decision Support for Server Automation version 8.7.00 is not compatible with BMC Server Automation version 8.7 Patch 5. BMC Decision Support for Server Automation (BDSSA) customers must install a hotfix on BDSSA 8.7, before installing or upgrading to BMC Server Automation 8.7.00.005. For more information about the hotfix, see this page in the BDSSA documentation.