Version 8.7.00.002: Patch 2 for version 8.7

Updates

Patch 2 for BMC Server Automation 8.7.00 includes various fixes for product issues. For information about issues corrected in this patch, see Known and corrected issues.

Build information

Downloading the patch

Patch 2 for version 8.7.00 includes full installers for all components. You can download the files for version 8.7.00.002 from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website. For download instructions, see Downloading the installation files. For a list of installation programs by OS, see Installation programs for BMC Server Automation.

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 Component installation cheat sheet for Microsoft Windows and SQL Server environments and Component installation cheat sheet for Linux and Oracle environments, depending on your environment.

Upgrading to the patch

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

To upgrade, do one of the following:

• To use a centralized UI for installation of most BMC Server Automation components, see Upgrading using the unified product installer. For step by step instructions based on platform, see Walkthrough: Upgrading to version 8.7 for Solaris or Walkthrough: Upgrading to version 8.7 for Microsoft Windows and 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 Cheat sheet for upgrading individual BMC Server Automation components.