Service Pack 3: version 8.3.03
This topic contains information about fixes and updates in BMC Server Automation 8.3 Service Pack 3 (product version 8.3.03), and provides instructions for downloading and installing the service pack.
- Enhancements
- Downloading the service pack
- Installing the service pack as a fresh product installation
- Upgrading to the service pack
- Considerations in service pack implementation for patch management on Windows
Enhancements
The following topics describe the updates and enhancements included in this service pack.
Downloading the service pack
Service Pack 3 for BMC Server Automation 8.3.00 includes full installers for all components. You can download the files for version 8.3.03 from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website. For download instructions, see Downloading-the-installation-files. For a list of installation programs by OS, see Installation-programs-for-BMC-Server-Automation.
Installing the service pack as a fresh product installation
If you are installing this service pack as a fresh product installation, download the Service Pack files and then follow the instructions in Performing-the-installation.
After configuring the database, run the scripts found in the 83SP3-SQL_Update_Scripts.zip file. This file is available in the BMC Server Automation 8.3.03 section of the EPD. Run these scripts as the BMC Server Automation database owner (as provided to blasadmin). For more detailed instructions, see Running-the-SQL-update-scripts.
Upgrading to the service pack
To upgrade to the service pack, follow the instructions in Upgrading.
Supported upgrade paths
The following table lists information for the most recent BMC Server Automation version 8.3 builds.
Release | Build number | EPD version number | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
Service Pack 3 | 8.3.03.082 | 8.3.03 | February 21, 2014 |
Service Pack 2 Patch 1 | 8.3.02.407 | 8.3.02.001 | December 18, 2013 |
Service Pack 2 | 8.3.02.332 | 8.3.02 | August 30, 2013 |
Service Pack 1 | 8.3.01.160 | 8.3.01 | May 15, 2013 |
Base version 8.3 | 8.3.00.114 | 8.3.00 | January 14, 2013 |
The following list identifies the supported upgrade paths:
- Version 8.3.00 to any later 8.3 service pack or patch
- Version 8.2 direct to version 8.3.x
- Version 8.1 direct to version 8.3.x
8.0 to SP6 to version 8.3.x
Special upgrade scenarios
Note the following special tasks that you must perform during an upgrade to a service pack, after upgrading the Application Server and Console:
Special condition or scenario | Task description |
|---|---|
If upgrading from 8.2.x or earlier | Run the Data Migration Manager using the version 8.3 external files to upgrade your Oracle or SQL Server database to version 8.3. |
Any upgrade | Run the SQL Update scripts found in the 83SP3-SQL_Update_Scripts.zip file. This file is available in the BMC Server Automation 8.3.03 section of the EPD. Run these scripts as the BMC Server Automation database owner (as provided to blasadmin). |
If upgrading from a version earlier than 8.0 | Run the postmigration file to migrate pre-8.x compliance rules and discovery signatures. |
If smart group conditions were defined in any earlier version | Run the postmigration file to migrate and update smart group conditions. |
Considerations in service pack implementation for patch management on Windows
If you are using Microsoft Windows, review the following considerations for patch management.
Resolving a potential RSCD Agent installation problem
If the target system is in a pending reboot state (for example, from a previous patch or other software installation), you can use the PENDINGREBOOTFORCE flag to allow the MSI installer to ignore the pending reboot state and allow the installation to proceed. After you confirm that the pending reboot state on the target is not a result of a previous RSCD installation, you can set PENDINGREBOOTFORCE=1. A command-line sample for the MSI installation program follows: