8.6.00 enhancements

This topic contains information about enhancements in version 8.6.00 of the BMC Decision Support for Server Automation product.

Added SCAP compliance reporting
Supported versions of BMC Server Automation
New component versions
Added platform support
Added database support
Integration with BSA Value Dashboard and Health Dashboard
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Added SCAP compliance reporting

With this release, BMC Decision Support for Server Automation offers an additional type of reports that are based on compliance analysis of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) benchmark content. The information in the SCAP Compliance reports is derived from the SCAP Compliance Job runs in BMC Server Automation servers.

BMC Decision Support for Server Automation provides various built-in SCAP Compliance reports. Also, you can create your own ad-hoc reports.

New built-in SCAP Compliance reports

The following new SCAP Compliance reports are available with this release of the product. For more information about these reports, see Built-in-Compliance-reports

Report name	Description
SCAP Summary By Benchmark	Summarizes the SCAP compliance results for servers for a benchmark over a selected time interval.
SCAP Summary By Server	Summarizes the SCAP compliance results for benchmarks for a server over a selected time interval.
Detailed SCAP Report	Provides detailed information for the SCAP compliance rules for a benchmark on the server over a selected time interval.

Changes in the BMC BladeLogic data model

To enable SCAP Compliance reporting, the BMC BladeLogic data model now includes SCAP folder containing query items. These query items enable you to create ad-hoc SCAP Compliance reports. The following table lists the query subjects and query items included in the SCAP folder. For details of these query items and the complete data model sheet, click the "8.6 BMC BladeLogic data model" link at Data-model.

Query subject	Query item	Full path
SCAP Collection	Collection Identifier*	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Collection/Collection Identifier
	Collection File Name*	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Collection/Collection File Name
	Collection Deleted*	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Collection/Collection Deleted
SCAP DataStream	DataStream Identifier*	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP DataStream/DataStream Identifier
	DataStream File Name*	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP DataStream/DataStream File Name
	DataStream Version*	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP DataStream/DataStream Version
	Use Case*	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP DataStream/Use Case
	Timestamp*	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP DataStream/Timestamp
	DataStream Deleted*	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP DataStream/DataStream Deleted
SCAP Benchmark	Benchmark Identifier	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Benchmark/Benchmark Identifier
	Benchmark File Name	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Benchmark/Benchmark File Name
	Benchmark Title	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Benchmark/Benchmark Title
	Benchmark Description	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Benchmark/Benchmark Description
	Benchmark Platform	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Benchmark/Benchmark Platform
	Benchmark Version	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Benchmark/Benchmark Version
	Benchmark Deleted	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Benchmark/Benchmark Deleted
SCAP Rule	Rule Group Identifier	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Group Identifier
	Rule Group Title	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Group Title
	Rule Group Description	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Group Description
	Rule Group Deleted	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Group Deleted
	Rule Group Weight	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Group Weight
	Rule Identifier	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Identifier
	Rule Title	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Title
	Rule Description	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Description
	Rule Deleted	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Deleted
	Rule Weight	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule/Rule Weight
SCAP Job Run Result	Servers Attempted	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Job Run Result/Servers Attempted
	Compliant Servers	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Job Run Result/Compliant Servers
	Non Compliant Servers	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Job Run Result/Non Compliant Servers
	Rules Checked	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Job Run Result/Rules Checked
SCAP Server Result	Rules Checked	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Checked
	Rules Passed	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Passed
	Rules Failed	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Failed
	Rules Unknown	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Unknown
	Rules Errored	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Errored
	Rules Not Applicable	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Not Applicable
	Rules Not Checked	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Not Checked
	Rules Not Selected	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Not Selected
	Rules Informational	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Informational
	Rules Fixed	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Server Result/Rules Fixed
SCAP Rule Result	Profile	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Profile
	Run Mode	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Run Mode
	Recursion Level	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Recursion Level
	Log Level	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Log Level
	Rules Checked	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Rules Checked
	Is Pass	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Is Pass
	Is Fail	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Is Fail
	Is Unknown	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Is Unknown
	Is Error	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Is Error
	Is NotApplicable	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Is NotApplicable
	Is NotChecked	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Is NotChecked
	Is NotSelected	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Is NotSelected
	Is Informational	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Is Informational
	Is Fixed	Compliance/SCAP/SCAP Rule Result/Is Fixed

Note

Query items marked with * are based on SCAP version 1.2 components. In an SCAP Compliance report for SCAP version 1.0, these items are displayed as 'Not Applicable'.
If only the SCAP Compliance Jobs (and not the Compliance Jobs) have been run in BMC Server Automation, the query items from the query subjects (except Compliance Server) do not display data in the ad hoc report. The report displays data only if you use a query item from the SCAP folder.

To see changes in the 8.5 SP1 BMC BladeLogic data model, click here..

A new query item, IAVA ID has been added to the Windows Bulletin query subject in the Patch domain. This attribute indicates the Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert ID of a Windows bulletin. Access this query item at Patch > Patch Overview > Patch Details > Windows Bulletin.

To see the complete BladeLogic data model sheet, click the "8.5.01 BMC BladeLogic data model" link at Data-model.

To see changes in the 8.5 BMC BladeLogic data model, click here..

To enable you to create reports based on the ACL policies and new object types, the following query subjects and query items have been included in various domain folders in the BMC BladeLogic data model. To see the details of these query items and the complete BladeLogic data model sheet, click the "8.5 BMC BladeLogic data model" link at Data model.

Domain folder	Query subject	Query item	Full path
Compliance	Compliance Rule Result	Rule Result String Overflow	Compliance Rule Result/Rule Result String Overflow
Inventory	Server	Staging Directory	Server/Staging Directory
RBAC	Role	Authorization Method	Role/Authorization Method
	User	Last Active Date	Role/User/Last Active Date
	ACL Policy	ACL Policy Name	ACL Policy/ACL Policy Name
		ACL Policy Description	ACL Policy/ACL Policy Description
		Date Created	ACL Policy/Date Created
		Date Modified	ACL Policy/Date Modified
		Created User Name	ACL Policy/Created User Name
		Modified User Name	ACL Policy/Modified User Name
		ACL Policy Deleted	ACL Policy/ACL Policy Deleted
	BL Package and NSH Script	Object Type	Object/BL Package and NSH Script/Object Type
		Object Name	Object/BL Package and NSH Script/Object Type
		Object Description	Object/BL Package and NSH Script/Object Description
		Object Created Date	Object/BL Package and NSH Script/Object Created Date
		Object Modified Date	Object/BL Package and NSH Script/Object Modified Date
		Object Deleted	Object/BL Package and NSH Script/Object Deleted
	Custom Command	Command	Object/Custom Command/Command
		Command Display Name	Object/Custom Command/Command Display Name
		Command Created Date	Object/Custom Command/Command Created Date
		Command Modified Date	Object/Custom Command/Command Modified Date
		Command Deleted	Object/Custom Command/Command Deleted
	Config File	Config File Name	Object/Custom Command/Config File Name
	Object	Authorization Method	Object/Authorization Method
	Audit Trail	Site Name	Audit Trail/Site Name
		User Name	Audit Trail/User Name
		Role Name	Audit Trail/Role Name
	RBAC Filters	Policy is not deleted	RBAC Filters/Policy is not deleted
Patch	Patch Information	Patch Smart Group Name	Patch Overview/Patch Information/Patch Smart Group Name
		Patch Smart Group	Patch Overview/Patch Information/Patch Smart Group
		Catalog Update Status	Patch Overview/Patch Information/Catalog Update Information/Catalog Update Status
		Catalog Update Job Run Start Time	Patch Overview/Patch Information/Catalog Update Information/Catalog Update Job Run Start Time
		Catalog Update Execution Time (secs)	Patch Overview/Patch Information/Catalog Update Information/Catalog Update Execution Time (secs)
		Installed Server Count	Patch Overview/Patch Information/Installed Server Count
	Windows Bulletin	Bulletin ID	Patch Overview/Patch Details/Windows Bulletin/Bulletin ID
		Patch Type ID	Patch Overview/Patch Details/Windows Bulletin/Patch Type ID
		Impact	Patch Overview/Patch Details/Windows Bulletin/Impact
		Impact Description	Patch Overview/Patch Details/Windows Bulletin/Impact Description
	Windows HotFix	Patch Type ID	Patch Overview/Patch Details/Windows HotFix/Patch Type ID
		Superseded By	Patch Overview/Patch Details/Windows HotFix/Superseded By
		Superseded By Score	Patch Overview/Patch Details/Windows HotFix/Superseded By Score
	Missing Patch Details	Is Missing	Missing Patch Details/Is Missing
		Is Installed	Missing Patch Details/Is Installed
		Patch Status	Missing Patch Details/Patch Status
	Patch Server	Server Group Name	Patch/Patch Server/Server Group Name
	Patch Server	Server Smart Group Name	Patch/Patch Server/Server Smart Group Name
	Patch Filters	Patch Job Latest Run	Patch Filters/Patch Job Latest Run

The following query items have been deleted from the RBAC domain folder in the BMC BladeLogic data model in this version of the product.

Note

If you have included these items in any of the reports in previous versions of the product, data for these items will not be available in this version of the product.

Query subject	Query item
Profile	Authorization Description
	Authorization Display Name
	Authorization Type
	Authorization Method
	Site Name
	Profile Authorization
Role	System Role

To see changes in the 8.3 BMC BladeLogic data model, click here...

To see the complete BladeLogic data model sheet, click the "8.3 BMC BladeLogic data model" link at Data-model.

Removed duplicate query items

In versions earlier than 8.3, the OS Vendor and Subnet Mask information is present in multiple query subjects. From this release, this information is available only in the OS Vendor and Subnet Mask query items, which are present in the Inventory\Server query subject.

Removed properties from the Inventory Server Property query subject

The following properties are no longer available in the Inventory Server Property query subject:

REPEATER_STAGING_DIR
STAGING_DIR

To see changes in the 8.2 BMC BladeLogic data model, click here...

See the following documents for the complete 8.2 BladeLogic data model and for the changes done in the data model in version 8.2. A sample CSV file obtained from report analysis on BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation version 8.1 is also available.

Document	Description
Query items mapping from version 8.1 to version 8.2	This document lists the mapping of query items from version 8.1 to 8.2.
Query items removed in version 8.2	This document lists the query items that are no longer available in version 8.2.
8.2 BMC BladeLogic data model	This document contains information about the query subjects and query items available in the BMC BladeLogic data model version 8.2.
Sample CSV file obtained by report analysis	This document is a sample CSV file obtained from report analysis on BMC BladeLogic Decision Support for Server Automation version 8.1

Supported versions of BMC Server Automation

Version 8.6.00 of BMC Decision Support for Server Automation supports the following versions of BMC Server Automation:

8.6.00
8.5.01, 8.5 Patch 1, 8.5.00

New component versions

BMC Decision Support for Server Automation version 8.6.00 supports the following component versions:

Component	Version
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)	JRE 7 update 71
Apache HTTP Server (Web Server)	2.2.29
OpenSSL	1.0.1j
Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)	11.1g

Added platform support

With this release, BMC Decision Support for Server Automation provides support for the following platforms:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 (x86-64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3

For information about the complete platform support, see Platform-support.

Added database support

With this release, BMC Decision Support for Server Automation provides support for SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition. For information about the complete database support, see Oracle-database-support and SQL-Server-database-support.

Integration with BSA Value Dashboard and Health Dashboard

Starting with version 8.6.00, the BSA Value Dashboard and Health Dashboard are integrated with the BMC Decision Support for Server Automation portal and are available as out-of-the-box reports. You don't need to install these dashboards separately.

BSA Value Dashboard shows the potential value in terms of dollars and hours that can be realized by your organization by using BMC Server Automation. Calculations are based on a set of standard values BMC has determined. For more information, see Built-in-BSA-Value-Dashboard.

The Health Dashboard report offers a single interface that gathers information about the BMC Decision Support for Server Automation configuration settings and assesses their health. For more information, see Built-in-Health-Dashboard.