9.6.00 enhancements

This section contains information about the enhancements in BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Reporting 9.6.00, and provides instructions for downloading and installing the files.

• • Enhancements
    • Support for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.1 SP3 Patch 3 (BMC Reporting Foundation 4.1)
    • Support for IPv6
    • Support for BMC Analytics for BSM version 8.1
    • Support for Oracle Database 12c
  • Downloading the installation files
  • Where to go from here
  • Related topics

Enhancements

BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Reporting 9.6.00 offers the following enhancements:

Support for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.1 SP3 Patch 3 (BMC Reporting Foundation 4.1)

BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Reporting now supports SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 Service Pack 3 Patch 3. BMC Reporting Foundation uses SAP^® BusinessObjects™ Enterprise. You can obtain BMC Reporting Foundation version 4.1 from the Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website. The BMC Reporting Foundation 4.1 documentation at BMC Reporting Foundation 4.1.00 Online Documentation. The procedures in this documentation portal have been updated to reflect support for the new version.

Support for IPv6

BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Reporting now provides support for IPv6. That is, BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Reporting can communicate over both IPv6 connections and IPv4 connections. The following components support IPv6:

• BMC ProactiveNet Report Engine
• BMC Reporting Foundation

Support for operating systems

BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Reporting 9.6.00 now supports the following operating systems. For more information, see System-requirements

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 64 bit
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 64 bit
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 64 bit
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 64 bit

Support for BMC Analytics for BSM version 8.1

BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Reporting 9.6.00 now supports BMC Analytics for BSM version 8.1.

Support for Oracle Database 12c

BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Reporting 9.6.00 supports Oracle 12.1.0.1.0 (Enterprise and Standard Edition) pluggable database. For more information, see System-requirements.

Downloading the installation files

BMC Software products are generally distributed by way of the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) site. This section contains instructions for downloading the BMC ProactiveNet Report Engine and SAP BusinessObjects installation files from the EPD website.

1. Create a temporary directory on your computer for the product installation files.

2. Go to the Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website.

3. Enter your BMC Support account user ID and password, and then click Submit.
4. Click Download Product.
5. On the Export Compliance and Access Terms page, provide the required information, agree to the terms of the agreements, and click Continue.
6. If you are accessing the EPD site for the first time, create an EPD profile to specify the language(s) and platform(s) that you want to see; otherwise, skip to the next step. For information about EPD profiles, see the Profile section of the Help page for the EPD website.
7. In the Components view, verify that the correct profile is displayed for your download purpose, and click the Licensed Products tab.
8. Based on your license entitlement, scroll down, select Performance Management, and click Go. Alternatively, use the Filter Products control in the tab to search for the product. 
9. In the right pane, navigate to BMC ProactiveNet Reporting.
10. Click the Products tab, select 9.6.00 from the Version list, select the required platform, and click Go.. 
11. Downloading the following files.
    
    1. To download BMC Reporting Foundation, select the check boxes next to the following files, for your operating system:
       
       For installing BMC Reporting Foundation 4.1:

       Link title	Actual file name	Comments
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 Server - Full Install	BRF_WIN_SERVER_41_SP3_FULL.zip	Windows
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 Client - Full Install	BRF_WIN_CLIENT_41_SP3_FULL.zip	Windows
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Server only - Patch3	BRF_WIN_SERVER_41_SP3_PATCH3.zip	Windows
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Client only - Patch3	BRF_WIN_CLIENT_41_SP3_PATCH3.zip	Windows
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Server - Full Install	BRF_SOL_SERVER_41_SP3_FULL.tar	Solaris
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Server only - Patch3	BRF_SOL_SERVER_41_SP3_PATCH3.tar	Solaris

       For upgrading BMC Reporting Foundation 4.1:

       Link title	Actual file name	Comments
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Server -SP3 Upgrade from BRF 4.0	BRF_WIN_SERVER_41_SP3_UPDATE.zip	Windows
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Client- SP3 Upgrade from BRF 4.0	BRF_WIN_CLIENT_41_SP3_UPDATE.zip	Windows
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Server only - Patch3	BRF_WIN_SERVER_41_SP3_PATCH3.zip	Windows
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Client only - Patch3	BRF_WIN_CLIENT_41_SP3_PATCH3.zip	Windows
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Server -SP3 Upgrade from BRF 4.0	BRF_SOL_SERVER_41_SP3_UPDATE.tar	Solaris
       BMC Reporting Foundation Version 4.1.00 - Server only - Patch3	BRF_SOL_SERVER_41_SP3_PATCH3.tar	Solaris

    2. To download BMC ProactiveNet Report Engine installation files, select Solution Reports - BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management 9.6.00 with BRF 4.1 for your operating system.
12. Click Download (FTP) or Download Manager:
    • Download (FTP) places the selected items in an FTP directory, and the credentials and FTP instructions are sent to you by email.
    • Download Manager enables you to download multiple files consecutively, and to resume an interrupted download if the connection drops.
      This method requires a one-time installation of the Akamai NetSession Client program on the target computer and is usually the faster and more reliable way to transfer files. A checksum is used to verify file integrity automatically.

Where to go from here

Carefully review the system requirements for your platform before you launch the installation program.

• For system requirements, see System-requirements.
• For installation instructions, see Installing.

Related topics

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