Symantec ITMS 8.7.2 released

Highlights of the Symantec IT Management Suite 8.7.2 release include: 

• Symantec Management Platform
  • Azure AD (Microsoft Entra) integration
    • Symantec Management Console and Software Portal Authentication
      • Enables support for Multifactor Authentication
    • Import of security roles, computer groups and user groups
    • Support for Azure AD only environments when local account used for Agent Connectivity Credentials
  • Use any Windows account credentials for SQL authentication for ITMS database or Data Connector data sources
  • ASDK support for changing scope of Symantec Management Platform security roles
• Symantec Management Console
  • Option to override maintenance windows within automation policies
  • New Schedule dialog displays maintenance window status information of selected computers
  • Option to specify duration to retain task instance data
  • IF conditions in jobs and tasks that evaluate as “False” no longer identified as failures
  • Administrators can clone items to other folders where they have permission to create child items
  • Software Purchases list on Software License page sorted alphabetically
• Symantec Management Agent
  • Support for Windows 11 23H2
  • Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 and Oracle Linux 8.9
  • Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 and Oracle Linux 9.3
  • Ability to notify end users of maintenance window opening
• Patch Management
  • Improved Office 365 patching error handling
  • New command line parameter to troubleshoot Office 365 patching after channel change
  • New error code added for Windows assessment scan to identify situations in which scan did not complete successfully because operating system no longer supported
  • Randomization of Windows system assessment scan start time
  • Options to not send Windows system assessment scan event data to Notification Server to reduce system load
  • New Linux channels automatically selected for import if corresponding OS version was previously fully selected
• Inventory
  • System SKU Number collected from motherboard on Windows and Linux computers where available
  • Information about system boot mode (BIOS or EFI) and Secure Boot status collected
• Deployment
  • iPXE binaries updated to version 1.21.1+
  • LinuxPE updated to FRM Build 11013
  • Ability to import drivers into LinuxPE
  • Scripted O/S Installation (SOI) packages can now be edited and deleted on OS Files page
  • Boot To task option that enables reboot to be bypassed if client already booted into preboot environment
  • Ability to specify TFTP Window Size for WinPE image to reduce overall download time for boot images
• Software Management

• Purge software previously detected but no longer installed software from Unmanaged Software list
• Subordinates Request tab in Software Portal now displays open requests from direct reports by default

Please see the ITMS 8.7.2 Release Notes for more information.