4.6.00 enhancements

Improved security with Mid Tier installation

To improve security, the 8.1.02 version (8.1.SP02 Patch 001 201512021621 Hotfix) of the BMC Remedy Mid Tier and Tomcat 7.0 are installed.

Install planner installs Network Shell (NSH) with Platform Manager

To simplify configuration with the CLM Self-Check Monitor, the install planner installs Network Shell (NSH) with Platform Manager.

Installing-Small-Deployment-Windows-for-version-4-7

Entire MS Windows/SQL Server process for Small Deployment is thoroughly documented from start-to-finish, complete with screenshots.

Installing-Small-Deployment-Linux-for-version-4-7

Entire Linux/Oracle process for Small Deployment is thoroughly documented from start-to-finish, complete with screenshots.

Installing-Compact-Deployment-Linux-for-version-4-6

Entire Linux/Oracle process for Compact Deployment is thoroughly documented from start-to-finish, complete with screenshots.

Special CLM system user (clmsystemuser) created with installer

When you run through the post-installation steps for the BMC AR System Server - Cloud Portal and Database, you create a special CLM system user to execute administrator-level actions.

Improved security with Mid Tier upgrade

To improve security, the installer upgrades your environment to the 8.1.02 version (8.1.SP02 Patch 001 201512021621 Hotfix) of the BMC Remedy Mid Tier and 7.0 version of Tomcat.

Upgrading BMC Server Automation components from 3.1.x takes place in two stages

Upgrading the BMC Server Automation components in CLM version from 3.1.x to 4.6 takes place in two stages – first, you upgrade the application server and console to 8.6.01. Second, the installer prompts you to upgrade the components to to 8.7.00 (patch 1) . For more information, see End-to-end-in-place-2AR-upgrade-for-version-4-6.

End-to-end-in-place-2AR-upgrade-for-version-4-6

Entire MS Windows/SQL Server in-place 2 AR System upgrade upgrade process for Small Deployment is thoroughly documented from start-to-finish, complete with screenshots.

End-to-end-in-place-1AR-upgrade-for-version-4-6

Entire MS Windows/SQL Server in-place 1 AR System upgrade upgrade process for Small Deployment is thoroughly documented from start-to-finish, complete with screenshots.

User labeling of resources

You can add labels to categorize your resources. For example, you might want to label servers according to their purpose or to a project code. See Using-labels-to-categorize-your-resources.

Resource lists

The My Cloud Services console remembers the resource type that you viewed the last time you were in the Resources List view and returns to that view when you view the Resources List again (even if you log in again). If you refresh your browser cache, the default resource type list will be the Services list.

Compliance at service level

Cloud administrators can configure compliance standards in new BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installations or existing ones to accomplish the following:

• Enable compliance and select the compliance type
• View the compliance status report for services and servers with the required details

End users and tenant administrators can only view the compliance status of services and servers. For details, see Monitoring-BMC-Cloud-Lifecycle-Management-service-compliance.

Simplified localization and other features

• Support for country code in addition to language code for locales.
  For example, BMC supports UK English (en-gb) and US English (en-us).

• Out-of-the-box support for correct date format in the browser for the user’s locale based on the browser settings, even if you don't have key/value file for the locale. 
  BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management supports 27 locales for currency values, numbers and dates out-of-the-box. You only need to add a resource file if you want to add an additional locale.  

• Simpler way to support additional locales added by the customer. You no longer need to rebuild the WAR file to view localized changes. 

• Simpler upgrade for localized files. The installer backs up your customized files in the <install_directory> \ Cloud_UI\custom directory.

For more information, see Localizing-the-My-Cloud-Services-console-for-version-4-6.

Auto-Decommissions activity and System User

An Activity log entry for the Auto-Decommission activity is now displayed in My Cloud Resources console, to make the process more transparent. Version 4.6.00 also introduced a new System User to show that this action was initiated by the system, and not by another other user. .

Top-level menu and submenu items

You can customize the My Cloud Services console with top-level menu and submenu items (as shown below). You can include additional dashboards, reports, or direct links on the My Cloud Services console. For more information, see Customizing-the-My-Cloud-Services-console-with-top-level-menu-and-submenu-items. 

Customized messages on the login page

You can create a static text message – for example, an agreement statement or a copyright message – on the login page of the My Cloud Services console. For more information, see Customizing-messages-on-the-login-page-of-the-My-Cloud-Services-console.

Custom panels or sections to the Catalog service details page

By configuring a json file, you can further customize the Catalog service details page so that the page contains a separate panel (under the generic section at the top or at the bottom of the other panels) or a section within a server group’s panel. For more information, see Adding-custom-panels-or-sections-to-the-Catalog-service-details-page.

Dynamic lists to fields in the Catalog service details page

If you want to implement drop-down lists for parameters that users must enter, you can make these lists dynamic. The set of customizations offered and the choices within each service offering can vary by tenant. The selections the user makes are stored with the service offering instance. For more information, see Adding-dynamic-lists-to-fields.

Using JavaScript to customize the My Cloud Services console

To customize the My Cloud Services console, you can use the JavaScript API to interact with the console. For more information, see Using-JavaScript-to-customize-the-My-Cloud-Services-console.

Support for Hyper-V Generation 2 VMs

You can set up and provision a Microsoft Hyper-V Generation 2 VM by using a Hyper-V Generation 2 template.

With Hyper-V Generation 2 support, you can:

• Provision a VM from a Hyper-V Generation 2 template by using a Virtual Guest Package (VGP) anda  Virtual Guest Job (VGJ)
• Modify Memory, Disk, NIC, and CPU
• Perform Portal actions such as VM start, stop, decommission, and so on.

For details, see Creating-the-VGP-in-BMC-Server-Automation-for-Hyper-V.

RESTful-API

The following are some of the new classes added to the OpsManager class of the Cloud API:

•  OpsManager provisionComplianceSensors request
• OpsManager-getSupportedSecOpsComponents-request-1
•  OpsManager decommissionComplianceSensors request

OpenStack

Includes support for the OpenStack Juno and Kilo releases. For details, see Overview of the OpenStack Provider.

Azure

Enables cloud administrators to enroll the Azure provider via a proxy server. For details, see To register the Azure Provider instance.

vCloud

Enables cloud administrators to refresh the Logical Data Center (LDC) information with new networks added or existing networks removed from the virtual data center . For details, see Synchronizing a Logical Data Center.