Technology Knowledge Update TKU 2022-Apr-1

BMC Discovery Technology Knowledge Update 2022-Apr-1 is a deliverable for BMC Discovery 12.0, 20.08, 21.05, 21.3, and 22.1 series.

Important Note for GCP IAP scanning (12.4) Customers Only:

Upgrade to the 12.4.0.1 version

We strongly recommend upgrading to the 12.4.0.1 version to get the benefit of changes that have been made in the TKU release. Version upgrade will also prevent possible problem scanning projects where an OS Login is enabled.

Important Note for Discovery 20.02 (12.0) Customers Only:

Mapping files for synchronization to ServiceNow CMDB

The mapping files for synchronization to ServiceNow CMDB released with the previous version of BMC Discovery no longer work with the updated sync for ServiceNow CMDB. New mapping files are available from EPD. However, to ensure correct operation, you must use the following procedure:

  1. Delete the sync for ServiceNow mappings
  2. Upload the new sync for ServiceNow mappings 
  3. Restart the cmdb_sync_transformer service. As the tideway user, enter: tw_service_control --restart cmdb_sync_transformer.
Important Note for Discovery 22.1 (12.3) Customers Only:

TLS Certificate check

BMC Discovery and the BMC Discovery Outpost check the TLS certificate against GCP. If the certificate is not valid, you can clear the check box to disable the TLS certificate check. In such a case, please be aware that your credentials could be intercepted by a hacker attack.

New command LSHW in Linux platform script

TKU October release has introduced a new command 'lshw' in the Linux platform script. The command should be run with sudo otherwise, the command does not return full data.

The PRIV_LSHW is in the initialized platform script. If you have previously configured initialize script, you should reset it to the default state to view PRIV_LSHW and reconfigure it.

Release highlights

In this release we are delivering:

Network

  • HPE OneView Management Controller node was replaced with virtual "HPE OneView Host" node. "HPEOneView.tpl" pattern was added to create "HPE OneView" or "HPE OneView Dashboard" SI node and management links to related Hosts, Network Devices, Management Controllers, and Storage Systems. For details, see (DRDC1-13759).
  • Provided full support for Cisco ACI. For details. see (DRDC1-13245).
  • Added support for Juniper Stack Switches. For details, see (DRDC1-14615).

Cloud

  • Added three new cloud Inventory patterns for Azure: Azure Purview, Azure Firewall, Azure Cognitive Search. For details, see (DRDC1-16735, DRDC1-16770, DRDC1-16738).
  • Added new cloud consistent attributes for AWS accounts and Azure subscription patterns: cloud_account_id and cloud_account_name. For details, see (DRDC1-18384, DRDC1-18385, DRDC1-18389).
  • Added new attributes for Azure Virtual Machines: region. image_publisher, image_offer and availability_zones. For details, see DRDC1-17653.
  • The AWS CloudFormation YAML template has been enhanced. See here for details. 

Storage

Database

  • Added support for YubagyteDB. For details see (DRDC1-16856).
  • Redis discovery has been enhanced. For details see (DRDC1-17291).

Latest Releases Updates

  • From TKU December we now report security information for hardware where it is published in the US Government National Vulnerability Database. 
    This is in addition to reporting NVD information for Software Instances, Operating Systems and Network Devices.
  • We have introduced a new sync mapping pattern that maps Detail nodes with the type "TLS Certificate" to BMC_Document CIs. This mapping is enabled by default and could add additional data to the CMDB. For more information, see CDM Mapping for Host.

Release Compatibility

TKU 2022-Apr-1 is released in the following streams:

  • Release compatible with BMC Discovery 22.1 series.
  • Release compatible with BMC Discovery 21.3 series.
  • Release compatible with BMC Discovery 21.05 series.
  • Release compatible with BMC Discovery 12.0 series.
  • Release compatible with BMC Discovery 20.08 series.

Download

Customers can access this TKU release from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution Website. If you are a customer or partner and do not already have a login please contact your BMC account manager.

Check out this guideline if you are unsure how to download it from the BMC EPD site.

Release Contents

The release comprises components packaged as such entities:

  • BMC Discovery Technology Knowledge Update.
    • Core - Patterns that model various software products.
    • Extended Database discovery - Patterns that extend some of the core database patterns to obtain additional detailed information about certain databases.
    • Middleware discovery - Patterns that obtain detailed information about certain J2EE Application Servers and Web servers.
    • Network Device Integration Module with associated Network Device definition files, Printer definition files, and SNMP managed devices definition files.
    • System - Patterns that detect configuration issues and populate Discovery Conditions BMC Discovery 12.0.xx, BMC Discovery 20.08, BMC Discovery 21.05, BMC Discovery 21.3, and BMC Discovery 22.1 as well as patterns used by the CMDB sync system.
  • BMC Discovery Extended Data Pack TKU 2022-Apr-1.
    • Hardware Reference Data - Patterns and data import CSV file that populates BMC Discovery with power and heat consumption figures for various hosts.
    • National Vulnerability Database - A pattern that populates BMC Discovery with information about the CPE ID of each product, full details here.
    • Product Lifecycle - Patterns that populate BMC Discovery with information about End-of-Life, End-of-Support, and End-of-Extended-Support for versions of certain host Operating Systems as well as versions of certain software products.
  • BMC Discovery for Storage is a separately licensable product.
    • Storage Systems: Patterns that model many Storage Systems. See the full list of currently supported storage devices here. Visit the Storage System Release Notes page to get details about what's new.
    • Improvements to existing Storage patterns. See what we have fixed or improved in existing patterns on the Storage System Release Notes page.

Products

Enhanced Pattern Modules

For details of why the SI Key Change field is important please see this documentation.

Installation and Upgrade

Enhanced RFEs

Defects Resolved

The following defects have been fixed in this BMC Discovery Technology Knowledge Update.

Command/File Matrix

The Command/File Matrix file (covering ALL commands executed and ALL files retrieved by the patterns) for TKU April 2022 can be downloaded from here.

The main command/file matrix documentation is accessible from the Got-a-Problem-to-Solve page or directly from here.

 

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