Updated BES Server and BES Console Now Available! (Version 7.2.5.22) - Known Issues
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Version 7.2 of the BigFix Enterprise Suite is now available!

The latest version of the BigFix Enterprise Suite provides several enhancements and fixes. This Fixlet message will upgrade all BES Servers and Consoles on the targeted computers. Click the link below for more information on changes in BES 7.2.

Windows Installer 3.1 or greater must be installed to perform this upgrade. Use the action below to install Windows Installer 3.1. Once this is complete, you can use to upgrade BES Servers and Consoles to version 7.2.5.22.

Note: Affected computers may report back as 'Pending Restart' once the patch has run successfully, but the vulnerability will not be closed until the affected computer is restarted.

If you have any issues during the upgrade, you may want to review the manual upgrade instructions below to help resolve the issues.


Property Details

ID483
TitleUpdated BES Server and BES Console Now Available! (Version 7.2.5.22) - Known Issues
CategoryUpgrade
Download Size2585872
SourceBigFix
Source ID<Unspecified>
Source SeverityCritical
Source Release Date10/20/2009 12:00:00 AM
KeywordsBES upgrade Version TABLE TBODY
Added by on 10/17/2012 1:15:36 PM
Last Modified by on 10/17/2012 1:15:36 PM
Counters 3195 Views / 0 Downloads
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Used in 257 fixlets and 9 analyses   * Results in a true/false
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name of operating system as lowercase starts with "win"
Used in 238 fixlets   * Results in a true/false
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evaluation of client license = false
Used in 9 fixlets   * Results in a true/false
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not (exists file "msiexec.exe" whose (version of it >= "3.1") of system folder)
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exists key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BigFix\Enterprise Server" whose (exists ((value "Version" of it) as string as version) whose (it < "7.2.5.22" AND it >= "6") AND exists value "BESInstalled" of it AND value "BESInstalled" of it = 1) of registry OR (exists regapp "BESConsole.exe" whose (version of it < "7.2.5.22" AND version of it >= "6"))

Actions

Action 1

Action Link Click here for manual upgrade instructions.
Script Type URL
http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/upgradebes.html
    

Action 2

Action Link Click here to view the Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 information page.
Script Type URL
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=893803
    

Action 3

Action Link Click here to see the new features in BES 7.0.
Script Type URL
http://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/changes-7.0.html
    

Action 4

Action Link Click here to install Windows Installer 3.1 on relevant computers.
Script Type BigFix Action Script
download http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/4/7/147ded26-931c-4daf-9095-ec7baf996f46/WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe
continue if {(size of it = 2585872 and sha1 of it = "8318455b36ba0a748307459279d46f2f4cdb5a0e") of file "WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe" of folder "__download"}
wait __download/WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe /passive /quiet /norestart
action may require restart
Success Criteria

This action will be considered successful when the applicability relevance evaluates to false.


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