ITSM Support Issues
ARS 7.6.04 SP1&2 Email Engine Issues and Fixes
posted by in ITSM Support Issues on April 13, 2012

Over the past month I have notice an increased volume in performance and behavioral issues related to the Email Engine in ARS 7.6.04 SP1 & 2. This post will take a look at some of the more common issues and solutions to fix the problems.   The scenario below is a Microsoft Exchange issue that … continue reading

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    AR System: Removal of support for Microsoft IE 6 and 7
    posted by in ITSM Support Issues on February 15, 2012

    (Statement of Direction) Removal of support for Microsoft® Internet Explorer™ 6 and 7   Due to the ending of support for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 and reduced market demand of Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7, BMC expects to cease testing and certification of Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 with major or minor … continue reading

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      BMC Atrium Core Web Services certificates expire March 4, 2012
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      BMC TECHNICAL BULLETIN BMC Software is alerting users that the BMC Atrium Core Web Services certificates expire on March 4, 2012. This technical bulletin provides instructions for applying a hotfix that replaces the expiring certificates with new certificates that keep the web services running. These new certificates do not expire until June 24, 2031.   … continue reading

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        BMC AR System 7.6.04 and ITSM Server- Crash, Install & Upgrade issues
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        In this post I am focusing on Server crashing and install/upgrade issues in AR System 7.6.04 and ITSM. There are several known issues that cause the server to fail and crash in 7.6.04 & 7.6.04 SP1.   Problem #1: Server Crashing after upgrade Since the upgrade from 7.6.03 to 7.6.04 we do have the problem, … continue reading

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          Creating Overlays Throws Group Permissions Error
          posted by in ITSM Support Issues on December 15, 2011

          Environment:  BMC Remedy AR System Server 7.6.04  AR System Server 7.6.04  Overlays 7.6.04 Server Platform: Linux Red Hat AP 5.0 x64 64b native Database: Oracle 11.x Web Server: Apache Tomcat   Problem: Creating overlays throws Group Permissions error. If you are trying to create an overlay for “CTM:People Search” form then create a view overlay … continue reading

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            Problems with Overlays and BPCU
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            Environments:     AR Server Ver/Patch : 7.6.0.4.010000 Build 002     ITSM Apps Ver/Patch : 7.6.0.4.010000     CMDB : 7.6.0.4.010000     RKM version: 7.6.0.4.010000     SLM version: 7.6.0.4.010000     SRM version: 7.6.0.4.010000   Problem: Problems with Overlays and BPCU After creating overlays of Help Desk and Change forms, the audit function stopped working. ITSM 7.6.04 Auditing … continue reading

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              ITSM Common Issues and Solutions
              posted by in ITSM Support Issues on December 13, 2011

              With nearly 14 years of experience in supporting and integrating BMC products under my belt, my articles for the ITSM blog will be mainly from a support offering perspective, by way of common issues/solutions with a high impact that are popping up recently or have been reoccurring for years, across many versions. With my team … continue reading

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