BigFix 8.1 Changes

Major Changes

• Native Active Directory inspection - Native inspection of AD computer and user group information on local systems
• Expanded OS support – BigFix Agents added for Debian and Ubuntu
• Flexible deployment choices – BigFix Relay support for AIX Customer requested changes and performance optimizations in the BigFix agents, consoles, server, web reports, admin tool, client deploy tool, remove tool, and more.

Note: The BES Root Server service now connects to the database. If you are using a remote database and NT authentication, ensure the "Logon As" account is set appropriately. Please see http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=397 for more information.

Click here for a full technical change list.
Click here to see the changes in BES 8.0.