Release notes and notices


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Title

Summary

June 14, 2016

Alerts users to a security problem in the RSCD agent on Microsoft Windows platforms for all versions of BMC Server Automation, up to and including version 8.7 Patch 2, as well as in any BMC solution that includes this technology.

March 2, 2016

Alerts users to a security problem in the RSCD agent on UNIX and Linux platforms for all versions of BMC Server Automation, as well as in any BMC solution that includes this technology.

February 10, 2016

BMC Server Automation version 8.2 is currently in a Limited Support status. Note that version 8.2 will move to a No Support status on January 31, 2017

June 2, 2015

Microsoft is ending support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. BMC will not qualify Windows Server 2003 for any upcoming service packs or new releases of BMC BladeLogic Server Automation after July 14, 2015. For more information, see Technical bulletins.

August 22, 2014

Flash notification for BMC Server Automation patching remediation jobs failing for certain Microsoft Windows patches. This issues applies to BMC Server Automation versions, 8.1.x, 8.2.x, 8.3.x, and 8.5.x.

February 15, 2013

Lists the updates and corrected problems in version 8.2 Service Pack 4 (8.2.04).

November 15, 2012

Lists the updates and corrected problems in version 8.2 Service Pack 3 (8.2.03).

August 14, 2012

Lists the updates and corrected problems in version 8.2 Service Pack 2 (8.2.02).

August 10, 2012

Addition of user-contributed content.

July 2, 2012

Addition of a Frequently-asked-questions-FAQ page.

May 15, 2012

April 27, 2012

Lists the updates and corrected problems in version 8.2 Service Pack 1 (8.2.01).

Note

Topics describing functionality that is changed in Service Pack 1 include a statement that the functionality is available in Service Pack 1.

March 29, 2012

Addition of deployment architecture information.

February 29, 2012

February 29, 2012

Removal of Network Shell scripts syntax requirement.

February 6, 2012

Lists known issues for Deploy Jobs. 

January 26, 2012

Lists enhancements and corrected issues in version 8.2.

 

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