Updated BES Relay Now Available! (Version 6.0.28) - BES < 6.0
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Version 6.0 of the BigFix Enterprise Suite is now available!

The latest version of the BES Relay provides several enhancements and fixes including a critical security fix that was a result of a formal security audit and code review. Due to the nature of the security changes, BigFix recommends upgrading whenever possible. This Fixlet message will upgrade all BES Relays on the targeted computers. Click the link below for more information on changes in BES 6.0.

Please upgrade your BES Server and BES Console before upgrading your BES Relays.

Please upgrade your BES Relays before upgrading your BES Clients!

More information about BES Relays can be found at http://support.bigfix.com/bes/misc/besrelays.html.

Note: The BES Client will briefly display DOS windows while the BES Relay services are being stopped.

Important Note: Upgrading your BES Relay may cause your clients to stop reporting on action status and retrieved properties for some time. Please upgrade your BES Relays at a time when this behavior is acceptable. Please contact BigFix Technical Support (enterprisesupport@bigfix.com) for more information.

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2.54 MB

Property Details

ID573
TitleUpdated BES Relay Now Available! (Version 6.0.28) - BES < 6.0
CategoryUpgrade
Download Size2662195
SourceBigFix
Source ID<Unspecified>
Source SeverityCritical
Source Release Date2/28/2008 12:00:00 AM
KeywordsBES Relays Relay Please BigFix
Added by on 10/17/2012 1:16:15 PM
Last Modified by on 10/17/2012 1:16:15 PM
Counters 4460 Views / 1 Download
User Rating 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star 5 star * Average over 0 ratings. ** Log In or Register to add your rating.

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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"
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(if exists property "in proxy agent context" then ( not in proxy agent context ) else true )
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evaluation of client license = false
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((version of client < it) OR ((if (exists relay service) then version of relay service else version of main gather service) < it)) of version "7.2"
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not exists site whose (name of it is "SecureInfo EVR")
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not exists site whose (name of it = "eEye Remediation Manager")
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not exists keys ("{BF7023BC-319B-4FE1-B569-C854A19F81F8}"; "{92422B17-B5F0-4E7F-951E-5E94DF88260F}"; "{34AF2C0B-6FEC-4E84-9244-EFB0AB5FE216}") whose (value "DisplayName" of it as string contains "Retina") of key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" of registry
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exists key whose ((value "DisplayName" of it = "BES Relay" OR value "DisplayName" of it = "BigFix Enterprise Relay") AND value "DisplayVersion" of it as string as version < "6.0") of key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" of registry
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version of client >= "4.0.0.0"

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 deploy the BES Relay 6.0 upgrade.
Script Type BigFix Action Script 
download http://download.bigfix.com/download/bes/60/BESRelayUpgrade-6.0.28.4.exe
continue if {(size of it = 2662195 AND sha1 of it = "1651af4590af2464091b78e7313048893fcfc837") of file "BESRelayUpgrade-6.0.28.4.exe" of folder "__Download"}
dos net stop BESRelay
dos net stop BESGather
// Set starting time
parameter "startTime" = "{apparent registration server time}"
// Pause until BESRelay terminates or 2 minutes has passed.
pause while {(exists running application "BESRelay.exe") AND (apparent registration server time - time (parameter "startTime")) < 2*minute}
wait __download\BESRelayUpgrade-6.0.28.4.exe -s
Success Criteria

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


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