22.2 enhancements and patches - Documentation for BMC Discovery 22.2

If you are new to BMC Discovery, we recommend that you see Getting started as an introduction to using the product.

Review the BMC Discovery 22.2 (12.5) enhancements and patches for features that will benefit your organization and to understand changes that might impact your users. 

For instructions about upgrading to 22.2 patches, see Upgrading.

Manage credentials on BMC Discovery Outpost by using REST API

The BMC Discovery Outpost has a REST API that you can use to manage credentials. This REST API enables you to automate the addition, update, and removal of credentials on the BMC Discovery Outpost. For more information, see Using the REST APIs.

Manage scheduled scans and exclude ranges by using an enhanced REST API 

An enhanced REST API enables you to manage scheduled scans and exclude ranges. This enhancement benefits you in the following ways:

Improved disk usage monitoring

You can monitor disk usage of partitions on the BMC Discovery appliance. A UI banner is displayed when a configured threshold limit is reached for three parameters, warning, stop discovery, and shutdown services. The new disk monitor operates in addition to the existing baseline feature. This enhancement benefits you in the following ways:

• Improved disk usage monitoring saves you from full disks and complex recovery procedures.
• All file systems are monitored.
• You can configure notifications and thresholds.
• Standard thresholds make the system safe by default.

For more information, see Configuring disk monitoring options.

Discover Windows EC2 hosts by using AWS Systems Manager API

The discovery of Windows EC2 hosts by using the AWS Systems Manager API is available. For more information, see Discovering EC2 hosts by using AWS Systems Manager.

Change of supported OS for BMC Discovery Outpost 

The npcap tool used in the component of the BMC Discovery Outpost has been upgraded to version 1.60. Npcap 1.60 causes instability in Windows Server 2012 R2. Before upgrading to  BMC Discovery 22.2 (12.5) you should upgrade any BMC Discovery Outpost hosts to Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, or Windows Server 2022. 

What else has changed in this release?