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BMC Client Management automates client management helping organizations control costs, maintain compliance, and reduce data and financial risks. From device acquisition to disposal, BMC Client Management provides an accurate view of software installations, ensures device adherence to organizational and industry policies, and supports systems and software currency.

Release notes and notices

updated 27 Nov

Learn what’s new or changed for BMC Client Management 20.08, including new features, urgent issues, documentation updates, and fixes or patches.

The following table lists the enhancements in this release:

Related topics

Known and corrected issues

Support Information

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Date	Title	Summary
27 November 2020	20.08 Patch 1 (201027r)	Fixes a number of important defects.
21 August 2020	20.08 enhancements	This version includes the following enhancements and unavailable features: Enhancements: Enhancements to remote control Enhancements to Patch Management Enhancements to the web console Enhancements to the Java console Enhancements to the security settings Implementation of the bearer authentication scheme In-product messaging Unavailable feature: The SCAP validation package that was present in earlier versions is removed from BMC Client Management version 12.9. Therefore, verifying an imported SCAP package is currently not possible.

Date

Title

Summary

27 November 2020

20.08 Patch 1 (201027r)

Fixes a number of important defects.

21 August 2020

20.08 enhancements

This version includes the following enhancements and unavailable features:

Enhancements:

Enhancements to remote control
Enhancements to Patch Management
Enhancements to the web console
Enhancements to the Java console
Enhancements to the security settings
Implementation of the bearer authentication scheme
In-product messaging

Unavailable feature:

The SCAP validation package that was present in earlier versions is removed from BMC Client Management version 12.9. Therefore, verifying an imported SCAP package is currently not possible.

For BMC Cloud hosted BMC Helix Client Management, patching is undertaken by BMC. For information on the scheduling of such patches, see the BMC Client Management Patch deployment schedule.

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Getting started Orientation Architecture BMC Client Management components Supported features User goals and features Best practices for BMC Client Management Video >		Planning Concepts, architecture, deployment, planning, and system requirements. Installing Information about installing the product and migrating product data. Upgrading Upgrade process, migration, and configuration.
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Using Interface descriptions, using the product.	Administering Security, system administration, maintenance.	Developing Development interfaces and toolkits.	Integrating Integrations with other products.

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Last modified by Darshana Bhangare on Aug 20, 2020

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