Technology Knowledge Update TKU 2023-May-1


BMC Discovery Technology Knowledge Update 2023-May-1 is a deliverable for BMC Discovery 12.0, 20.08, 21.05, 21.3, 22.1, 22.2, and 23.1 series.

Information
Using Outpost for TKU customers

BMC Discovery Outpost is released with the TKU monthly package, please check Outpost updates after each TKU release. For more information, see BMC Discovery Outpost system requirements.

Warning

Release highlights

In this release, we are delivering:

Cloud

  • GCP: Added the new cloud region "Turin europe-west12". For details, see (DRDC1-21088).
  • OCI: Added tags attribute for Database node.  For details, see (DRDC1-20983).

Network devices

  •  Enhanced synchronization of a NetworkDevice related to two HardwareComponent. Key for HardwareComponent was changed. For details, see (DRDC1-21128).

Storage

  • Dell EMC PowerMax: the Host-Side-Linking (HSL) feature is now fully supported. For more details on HSL and PowerMax storage systems please visit this page. For other details, see (DRDC1-21162).

Patterns

  • Four new patterns have been added to support new software products. See below the details. 

CMDB

  • Updated sync mapping patterns to sync dependency between TechnicalService, BusinessApplicationInstance and BusinessService.  For details, see (DRDC1-21095)

Latest releases updates

You can find information about the latest TKU updates and essential notes in the Schedule and roadmap

  • Possible CMDB Sync impact due to new network device hardware components: The sync mapping may take longer after applying TKU in July 2022 for network devices as we are now discovering hardware components synced as BMC_HardwareSystemComponents CIs.
  • TLS Certificate checking: BMC Discovery and the BMC Discovery Outpost check the TLS certificate against GCP. You can clear the check box to disable the TLS certificate and check if the certificate is invalid. In such a case, please be aware that a hacker attack could intercept your credentials.

Release compatibility

TKU 2023-May-1 is compatible with the following streams: 23.1, 22.2 series, 22.1, 21.3, 21.05, 12.0, and 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 Extended Data Pack TKU 2023-May-1
    • Hardware Reference DataPatterns and data import CSV file that populates BMC Discovery with power and heat consumption figures for various hosts.
    • National-Vulnerability-DatabaseA pattern that populates BMC Discovery with information about the CPE ID of each product.
    • Product LifecyclePatterns populate BMC Discovery with information about End-of-Life, End-of-Support, and End-of-Extended-Support for versions of specific host Operating Systems and interpretations of certain software products.
  • BMC Discovery for Storage is a separately licensable product.
    • Storage SystemsPatterns that model many Storage Systems.
    • Storage System Release Notes provides the latest Storage updates and improvements to existing Storage patterns.

Command/File Matrix

The Command/File Matrix file (covering all commands executed and files retrieved by the patterns) for TKU May 2023 is available here.

Products

The following new products have been introduced within the scope of this release.

RFEs

The following RFEs have been introduced within the scope of this release.

Defects Resolved

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

 

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