BMC Decision Support for Server Automation 8.5
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Date | Title | Summary |
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July 07, 2014 | Service Pack 1: 8.5.01 | Enhancements available in this release:
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February 24, 2014 | 8.5.00 enhancements | Enhancements available in this release:
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Product announcements | Platforms that are no longer supported |
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For information about issues corrected in this service pack, see Known and corrected issues.
Supported versions of BMC Server Automation
Service Pack 1 supports the following versions of BMC Server Automation:
- 8.5, 8.5 Patch (P) 1, 8.5 P2, 8.5 SP1, 8.5 SP1-P1, 8.5 SP1-P2, 8.5 SP1-P3, 8.5 SP1-P4
- 8.3 and all related service packs
Enhancements
Service Pack 1 has been enhanced with the following features.
Changes in the BMC BladeLogic data model
A new query item, IAVA ID has been added to the Windows Bulletin query subject in the Patch domain. This attribute indicates the Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert ID of a Windows bulletin. Access this query item at Patch > Patch Overview > Patch Details > Windows Bulletin.
To see the complete BladeLogic data model sheet, click the "8.5.01 BMC BladeLogic data model" link at Data model.
Changing password for the ReportsSystem user ID
Now you can change password for the ReportsSystem user ID, which is used for internal administration tasks in BMC Decision Support for Server Automation. For more details, see Changing the password for the ReportsSystem user ID.
New component versions
BMC Decision Support for Server Automation version 8.5.01 supports the following component versions:
Component | Version |
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Cognos | 10.2.1 |
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) | JRE 7 update 55 |
Apache HTTP Server (Web Server) | 2.2.27 |
Apache Tomcat | 7.0.23 |
OpenSSL | 1.0.1h |
Added platform support
With this release, for deployments with an Oracle database, BMC Decision Support for Server Automation provides support for the following platforms:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (x86-64)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (x86-64)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 (x86-64)
For deployments with a Microsoft SQL Server database, BMC Decision Support for Server Automation provides support for the following platforms:
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (x86-64)
- Windows Server 2012 (x86-64)
For a complete list of supported platforms, see Platform support.
Added database support
With this release, BMC Decision Support for Server Automation provides support for the following databases:
- Oracle database server 12c
- Oracle database server 12c Real Application Clusters (RAC)
For a complete list of supported databases, see Oracle database support.
With this release, BMC Decision Support for Server Automation provides support for SQL Server 2012. For a complete list of supported databases, see SQL Server database support.
Downloading the service pack
Installing Service Pack 1 installs the entire BMC Decision Support for Server Automation product. You can download the service pack files from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website at http://webapps.bmc.com/epd. The version number shown on EPD is 8.5.01.
Installing the service pack as a fresh product installation
For information about installing Service Pack 1, see Installing.
Upgrading to Service Pack 1
To upgrade to Service Pack 1, complete the tasks described in this section.
Review the supported upgrade paths
To review the versions that are supported for upgrading to Service Pack 1, see Supported upgrade paths.
For more information about upgrading, see the topics listed in Upgrading.
Run the service pack installer
For information about installing Service Pack 1, see Installing.
Perform the postinstallation tasks
For information about postinstallation tasks, see Configuring after installation.
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Frequently asked questions
This section provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) about BMC Decision Support for Server Automation.
Additional resources from BMC
The following BMC sites provide information outside of the BMC Decision Support for Server Automation 8.5 documentation that you might find helpful:
- BMC Communities, BMC Decision Support for Server Automation community
- BMC Support Knowledge Base, search filtered by BMC Decision Support for Server Automation
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