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BMC Helix IT Service Management Deployment 21.05

Perform a fresh installation by deploying container images of BMC Helix Innovation Suite, including Action Request System, BMC Helix ITSM, BMC Helix CMDB, BMC Helix Digital Workplace, BMC Helix ITSM: Smart Reporting, BMC Helix ITSM: Smart IT, BMC Helix Multi-Cloud Broker, and other components.

Learn more about installation in the Deployment overview.

Release notes and notices

updated 01 Nov

Learn what’s new or changed for installation and deployment of BMC Helix Innovation Suite 21.05.02, including new features, urgent issues, documentation updates, and fixes or patches.

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BMC Helix Innovation Studio Release notes and notices (part of BMC Helix Innovation Suite) Open link

BMC Helix CMDB Release notes and notices Open link

BMC Helix ITSM: Smart IT Release notes and notices Open link

BMC Helix Single Sign-On Release notes and notices Open link

BMC Helix IT Service Management Suite Release notes and notices Open link

BMC Helix Service Request Management Release notes and notices Open link

BMC Service Level Management Release notes and notices Open link

BMC Helix ITSM: Smart Reporting Release notes and notices Open link

Date	Summary	Reference
January 5, 2022	Flash notification that alerts you to the Apache Log4j vulnerabilities that require immediate attention in BMC Helix Innovation Suite on-premises version 21.05.	Fix available for Apache Log4j vulnerabilities CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, and CVE-2021-45105
September 15, 2021	Enhancements available in this release: Container deployment of BMC Helix Innovation Suite Automate deployment with BMC Deployment Engine Access logs by using the Support Assistant tool	21.05 Patches

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The release notes in this documentation are specific to deploying BMC Helix Innovation Suite and other components by using container images. For complete release notes, refer to the product documentation of the respective component.

BMC Helix Containerization Community		Videos
Getting started Deployment overview BMC Deployment Engine overview Feature differences when using BMC Helix ITSM Suite in containerized and non containerized environment Glossary		Planning Plan an installation based on recommended deployment architecture, best practices, sizing, and system requirements.
Installing Install the BMC Helix Innovation Suite platform and applications and perform initial system configuration.		Troubleshooting Resolve common issues or errors, review logs, or contact Support .

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FAQs

Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions about BMC Helix Innovation Suite containers.

Will database dumps with application sample data be provided?

We provide data dump required for install, but not for sample data.

Is the container and Kubernetes orchestration based on-premises deployment of BMC Helix Innovation Suite supported on Windows?

BMC Helix Innovation Suite containers use Linux operating system. The container host systems must have Linux operating system as the kernel is shared between the host and container.

It is theoretically possible to run a Linux virtual machine on a Windows host and deploy Kubernetes across the virtual machine and run Linux containers. However, BMC does not recommend such deployment architecture and does not provide deployment sizing guidelines for such configurations.

Does the database tier in the BMC Helix Innovation Suite deployment runs in a container?

No. The database is a standalone architecture.

What are the formats or standards used by the BMC Helix Innovation Suite platform and applications containers?

BMC Helix Innovation Suite containers are based on Docker and they leverage Kubernetes orchestration layer.

Is BMC Helix ITSM: Smart Reporting also containerized?

Yes.

For more information, see Downloading the installation files.

Are AR System, BMC Helix Innovation Studio, and BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog all merged into one instance, so that only 1 instead of 3 platform installations are necessary and all applications run on this one platform instance?

That is correct ! we are bringing all Service Management applications on one converged platform.

For more information, see Downloading the installation files.

After one deployment, can BMC Deployment Engine be reused for the next deployment?

Yes, The same Deployment Engine setup ( Jenkins) can be used to deploy different environments of the same version, such as dev, QA, and production.

For more information, see Setting up the deployment input configuration file.

Is it enough to set up a single Deployment engine, which will be applicable to both non production and production deployment?

Yes, The same Deployment Engine setup ( Jenkins) may be used to deploy multiple instances of the same version.

For more information, see Setting up the deployment input configuration file.

Should the deployment engine be kept after the initial deployment is done? Will it be used for further upgrade of Helix Innovation Suite?

Yes, The same Deployment Engine setup ( Jenkins) can be used to deploy patches and updates; hence may be retained or recreated when needed.

For more information, see Setting up the deployment input configuration file.

Is it mandatory that BMC Helix Innovation Suite, BMC Helix Platform, BMC Helix Logging must be bundled together? For example, is it possible to setup a single BMC Helix Platform or BMC Helix Logging to support multiple BMC Helix Innovation Suite?

Yes, Multiple BMC Helix ITSM and Helix Platform namespaces can use same Helix Logging Namespace. Only one helix logging namespace is recommended per cluster.

For more information, see Setting up the installation environment.

Related spaces

BMC Helix Innovation Suite platform and IT Service Management documentation

BMC Action Request System

22.1 21.3 21.05 21.02

BMC BMC Helix Innovation Studio

22.1 21.3 21.05 21.02

BMC BMC Helix ITSM

23.3 22.1 21.3 21.05 21.02

BMC BMC CMDB

20.08 20.02 19.11 19.08 19.02 18.08 18.05

BMC Helix Platform documentation

BMC Helix IT Service Management Deployment 21.05

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