Version 8.7.00.002: Patch 2 for version 8.7
This topic contains information about fixes and updates in Patch 2 (product version 8.7.00.002), and provides instructions for downloading and installing the patch.
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
Release | Build number | EPD version number | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
Patch 2 for version 8.7 | 8.7.00.263 | 8.7.00.002 | January 6, 2016 |
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.