TrueSight Server Automation 8.9.00
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- TrueSight Server Automation 8.9.00
Date | Title | Summary |
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December 6, 2019 | Version 8.9.04.003: Patch 3 for version 8.9.04 | Lists the updates in TrueSight Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 4 Patch 3. |
September 18, 2019 | Version 8.9.04.002: Patch 2 for version 8.9.04 | Lists the updates in TrueSight Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 4 Patch 2. |
August 13, 2019 | Rolling Update 1 for version 8.9.04.001 | Lists the updates in TrueSight Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 4 Patch 1 Rolling Update 1. |
June 21, 2019 | Version 8.9.04.001: Patch 1 for version 8.9.04 | Lists the updates and enhancements introduced in TrueSight Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 4 Patch 1. |
April 26, 2019 | Rolling Update 1 for version 8.9.04 | Lists the updates in TrueSight Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 4 Rolling Update 1. |
January 28, 2019 | Service Pack 4: version 8.9.04 | Lists the updates and enhancements introduced in TrueSight Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 4. |
October 5, 2018 | Version 8.9.03.001: Patch 1 for version 8.9.03 | Lists the updates and enhancements introduced in TrueSight Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 3 Patch 1. |
June 11, 2018 | Service Pack 3: version 8.9.03 | Lists the updates and enhancements introduced in TrueSight Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 3. |
March 16, 2018 | BSA 8.9.02 Rolling Update 1 (RU1) | Lists the updates and enhancements introduced in BMC Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 2 Rolling Update 1. |
February 05, 2018 | Service Pack 2: version 8.9.02 | Lists the updates and enhancements introduced in BMC Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 2. |
January 19, 2018 | Version 8.9.01.001: Patch 1 for version 8.9.01 | Lists the updates and enhancements introduced in BMC Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 1 Patch 1. |
November 9, 2017 | BSA 8.9.01 Rolling Update 3 (RU3) | Lists the updates in BMC Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 1 Rolling Update 3. |
May 17, 2017 | Service Pack 1: version 8.9.01 | Lists the updates and enhancements introduced in BMC Server Automation version 8.9 Service Pack 1. |
September 23, 2016 | 8.9.00 enhancements and updates | Lists the enhancements introduced in BMC Server Automation version 8.9. Note: Patching and virtual provisioning support for Windows 2016 is available in BMC Server Automation version 8.9 hotfix 1. See the blog on BMC Communities for information about obtaining and applying the hotfix. |
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Integrations with other products. |
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For information about issues corrected in this service pack, see Known and corrected issues.
Build information
The following table lists build information for this release.
Notice
BMC Software is alerting users of BMC Server Automation for Windows Patching that they need to upgrade the BMC Server Automation application server and Windows target servers to the latest versions to ensure the continued functioning of Windows Patching within the product.
Ivanti has announced the end-of-life for an underlying Shavlik SDK version that BMC Server Automation uses to get updates for Windows patches. The original end-of-life support for Shavlik 9.1 was December 31, 2018. The end-of-life support is now extended to September 30, 2019, which provides users with additional time to upgrade BMC Server Automation application server and the BMC Server Automation RSCD Agents running on Windows target servers.
Enhancements
The following topics describe the enhancements included in this service pack.
What's new
The following table lists the new features included in this service pack.
Category | Update | Description |
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Patching | Shavlik update OR Third-party software updates | Shavlik version that is shipped with TrueSight Server Automation has been upgraded from Shavlik 9.1 to Shavlik 9.3. This requires that all Windows RSCD Agents that are used for Windows Patching are upgraded to 8.9.03. Windows Patching will not work with downlevel agents once the application server is upgraded to 8.9.03. |
General | Third-party software updates | Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version that is shipped with TrueSight Server Automation has been updated to 1.8.0_172 (JRE 1.8 Update 172). For more information about other third-party software versions, see Third-party software. |
General | Third-party software updates | The version of the SysInfo utility (from MagniComp) has been updated to 10-H82. |
General | Patching | You can perform patching and remediation activities for Ubuntu 16.04 by using TrueSight Server Automation. |
General | AIX build date | A new property, Build Date has been added in AIX for Service Packs. You can view this property in the following tabs of the Service Packs:
For more information, see Examining patch properties for AIX. |
General | SMB upgrade | Server Message Block (SMB) version has been upgraded to SMB version 2 (SMBv2) to avoid exposure to security vulnerabilities (for example,WannaCry ransomware attack). For more information, see multiple-vulnerabilities-in-microsoft-windows-smb-server in documentation. You must ensure that SMBv2 is enabled for Microsoft Windows server for following actions:
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Compliance Content | Template updates to newer benchmarks | The component template for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policy has been updated to more recent benchmarks:
For the complete list of available templates, see Compliance policy standards supported by TrueSight Server Automation templates. |
General | SHA 256 support | TrueSight Server Automation now supports Secure Hash Algorithm 256 (SHA 256). By default, the following certificates use SHA256 signing algorithm:
For fresh installation of RSCD Agent 8.9.03, the certificate.pem is created with SHA256 Signature Algorithm. If secure logging is configured on RSCD agent, certificate.pem file is used in secure logging. So, in case of upgrade, by default, the existing certificate.pem file is not upgraded to SHA256. To use SHA256 in certificate.pem for upgraded RSCD Agent, perform the following steps:
For fresh installation of application server 8.9.03, the bladelogic.keystore is created with SHA256 Signature Algorithm. In case of upgrade, by default, the existing bladelogic.keystore file is not upgraded to SHA256. To use SHA256 in bladelogic.keystore for upgraded application server, perform the following steps:
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What's changed
The following table lists down the features that have been modified.
Category | Update | Description |
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Patching | Shavlik upgrade | Modifications: The following changes are done with reference to Shavlik upgrade from Shavlik 9.1 to Shavlik 9.3:
Pre-requisites: Ensure that you meet the following pre-requisites:
Post-upgrade tasks: You must perform the following tasks after upgrading the agent, because Catalogs, Patch Analysis Job, remediation prepared with Shavlik 9.1 does not work after upgrade:
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Patching | Patching support deprecation | Patching support for the following products have been removed:
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Compliance Content | Templates deprecation | TrueSight Server Automation no longer supports the following compliance content templates:
These content templates are deprecated as updates on the compliance standards as well as the platform have been stopped by their respective vendors. TrueSight Server Automation no longer supports agent for the underlying platforms. These templates are no longer bundled and tested. However, the existing templates in your environment are not modified. If you need to use the existing templates in your environment, you can still use the existing templates. However, if you face any issues on this templates ( if the rules need fix), and you need assistance, contact BMC Customer Support. For more information about the templates supported by the product, see Compliance policy standards supported by TrueSight Server Automation templates. |
General | Offline help | TrueSight Server Automation 8.9.03 does not support the local offline help. |
Database | permissions | You must apply both the granular and resource permissions:
For more information, see List of required database permissions. |
Downloading the service pack
Service Pack 3 for version 8.9 includes full installers for all components. You can download the files for version 8.9.03 from the TrueSight Server Automation 8.9.03 download page at the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website.
For full download instructions, see Downloading the installation files.
For a list of installation programs by OS, see Installation programs for TrueSight Server Automation.
Installing the service pack as a fresh product installation
If you are installing this service pack as a fresh product installation, do one of the following:
- To use a centralized UI for installation of most TrueSight Server Automation components, see Installing using the unified product installer.
- To install individual components, download the service pack files and then follow the instructions in Installing individual components. To see an overview of the installation steps, see Walkthrough: Installing individual components for Microsoft Windows and SQL Server environments or Walkthrough: Installing individual components for Linux and Oracle environments, depending on your environment.
Upgrading to the service pack
You can upgrade to this service pack from product versions 8.7.x, 8.8.x, 8.9.00, 8.9.01, and 8.9.02.
To upgrade, do one of the following:
- To use a centralized UI for installation of most TrueSight Server Automation components, see Upgrading on Windows using the unified product installer. For step by step instructions based on platform, see Walkthrough: Upgrading to the latest version on Windows and Walkthrough: Upgrading to the latest version on Linux.
- To install individual components, download the service pack files and then follow the instructions in Upgrading using individual component installers. To see an overview of the installation steps, see Walkthrough: Upgrading using the configurator and individual component installers.
This service pack upgrade includes an upgrade to the Shavlik SDK used by Windows Patching. When you upgrade the TrueSight Server Automation Application Server to version 8.9.03, you must also upgrade the RSCD agent on your Windows target servers to 8.9.03 for Windows Patching to continue to function.
Note: Upgrading the TrueSight Server Automation console
When you upgrade the TrueSight Server Automation Application Server to version 8.9.03, you must upgrade the TrueSight Server Automation Console to version 8.9.03.
Using with BMC Decision Support for Server Automation 8.9
BMC Decision Support for Server Automation version 8.9.00 is not compatible with TrueSight Server Automation version 8.9.03. BMC Decision Support for Server Automation users must install a hotfix on BMC Decision Support for Server Automation 8.9, before installing or upgrading to TrueSight Server Automation 8.9.03. For more information about the hotfix, see
Prerequisites
in the BMC Decision Support for Server Automation documentation.
General questions
Installation and upgrade questions
General product usage
Patch management
Powershell execution
Troubleshooting
For a list of frequently asked questions for Agent troubleshooting, see Frequently asked questions for agent troubleshooting.
Top Knowledge Articles from BMC Customer Support
BMC Communites maintains a list of the top 10 Knowledge Articles (KAs) as recommended by the Customer Support team for BMC BladeLogic Server Automation.The KAs are selected by a combination of both the collective experience of the team and other quantitative factors, with the goal of sharing the most relevant and useful information in a easy to consume format.See Top 10 Knowledge Articles for BladeLogic Server Automation on BMC Communities for the list.Available walkthroughs
Walkthrough topics introduce you to a key BMC BladeLogic Server Automation use case (for example, compliance), and provide step by step, cookbook-style examples that demonstrate a specific aspect of that use case.
Additional resources
The following BMC sites provide information outside of the TrueSight Server Automation documentation that you might find helpful:
- BMC Communities, Server Automation community, where you can find a series of Best Practice webinars
- BMC Support Knowledge Base, search filtered by TrueSight Server Automation
- BMC Educational Services, TrueSight Server Automation learning path
- BMC Global Services, TrueSight Server Automation offerings
- www.bmc.com, information about TrueSight Server Automation
- YouTube channel for TrueSight Server Automation
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