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9.7.04 enhancements and patches

Review the BMC PATROL for IBM DB2 enhancements and patches 9.7.04 for features that will benefit your organization and to understand changes that might impact your users. For the list of issues resolved in this release, see Known-and-corrected-issues.

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For a list of recent updates and enhancements across multiple versions, see Release-notes-and-notices.

BMC Helix applies upgrades as described in the BMC Helix Upgrade policy. BMC Helix applies upgrades and patches during Maintenance windows
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9.7.04

Support for additional platform

The PATROL for IBM DB2 includes support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x, x86_64 platform. For more information, see System requirements.

For the list of issues resolved in this release,​ see Known and corrected issues.

 

9.7.03

For the list of issues resolved in this release,​ see Known-and-corrected-issues.

 

9.7.02

Support added for Kerberos authentication for DB2 monitoring in JDBC, Local, and Remote UNIX connection setup

By using the Kerberos Authentication protocol, users can ensure secure access. This protocol enhances network security by providing robust user authentication through shared secret keys.

Kerberos enables effortless single sign-on authentication, granting users access to DB2 database servers without repetitive identity checks.

For more details about Kerberos authentication, see the following resources:

 

9.7.01

Vault support in PATROL for IBM DB2

Access your secret credentials from the vault to monitor IBM DB2. Currently, PATROL for IBM DB2 supports only the CYBERARK vault.
For more information, see Enabling-vault-access.

 

9.7.00

Option to enable SSL connection with DB2 server

Configurations to enable SSL connection with your DB2 server are added to the following monitor types:

 

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BMC PATROL for IBM DB2 9.7