End of Support for BigFix version 9.5

Effective June 30th, 2024, HCL will cease all updates to the BigFix 9.5 platform, including security patches.

As announced by HCL with the release of BigFix 11, support (across all BigFix Platform components including Root Server, Relay, Client, Console, Web Reports) for version 9.5 will end. Users are encouraged to upgrade to either version 10 or 11 (free under S&S subscriptions) or face potential extended support costs if still running 9.5.

As a result, IBM have also announced that their License Metric Tool (ILMT) will withdraw support for BigFix server and clients in version 9.5 at the end of Q4 2024. While it doesn't mean that you'll be ineligible for PVU subcapacity, it does mean that you won't receive support from IBM if your environment stops working correctly, and no doubt prove increasingly problematic in various ways.

So while its 9 months away its best to get the upgrade onto your plans now, as that time will all too easily disappear leaving you with a budget shortfall to cover what is typically hefty extended support fees!