FDSRPDF 2019 06 27
FDSRPDF 2019 06 27
FDSRPDF 2019 06 27
Product
IBM BigFix Platform 9.5.13
IBM BigFix Platform 9.5.13
Detailed System Requirements
Contents
Operating systems
Hypervisors
Prerequisites
Supported software
Hardware
Glossary
Disclaimers
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Operating Systems
The Operating sysytems section specifies the operating systems that IBM BigFix Component support
Platform 9.5.13 supports, organized by operating system familiy.
Full
Operating system families
Partial
Linux
None
Linux
Summary
Operating system OperatingHardware Bitness Product Components Notes?
system minimum
minimum
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay 32
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay 32
(7)
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
CentOS 7 x86-64
Legend: Supported Not supported
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11
unit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 Advanced Platform POWER System - Big
Endian
Legend: Supported Not supported
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11
unit
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11
unit
BigFix Relay 32
(8)
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11
unit
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11
unit
BigFix Relay 32
(8)
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11
unit
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10
unit
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component Bitness Base 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 POWER System - Big Endian
Legend: Supported Not supported
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10
unit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Big Endian
Legend: Supported Not supported
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component Bitness Base 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
Legend: Supported Not supported
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component Bitness Base 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10
unit
BigFix Relay 32
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Component
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10
unit
Component
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component Bitness Base 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay 32
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay 32
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Linux Notes
1. Includes support for RedHat and Unbreakable Kernel.
2. BigFix supports the following Power processors: OS Version Power Version Power Mode Ubuntu 16.04 LTS -
Little Endian Power 8 Power 8
3. Certification testing has been completed on : 1. Kernel version: Kernel version 4.142. H/W: Raspberry Pi 3, or
later
4. BigFix supports the following Power processors: OS Version Power Version Power Mode Product Minimum
SUSE 10 - Big Endian Power 6 Power 6 9.5.0 SUSE 11 - Big Endian Power 7 Power 7 9.5.0 Power 8 Power
8 9.5.0 Power 9 Power 8 9.5.11 SUSE 12 - Little Endian Power 8 Power 8 9.5.3 Power 9 Power 9 9.5.11
6. BigFix supports the following Power processors: OS Version Power Version Power Mode RHEL Server 6
- Big Endian Power 7 Power 6/Power 6+ Power 8 Power 8 RHEL Server 7 - Big Endian Power 7 Power 7
Power 8 Power 8 RHEL Server 7.1- Little Endian Power 8 Power 8 RHEL Server 7.2 - Little Endian Power 8
Power 8 RHEL Server 7.5 Power 9 Power 9
7. As of Platform 9.5.7, support is included for deploying BigFix Agent / Relay with SELinux enabled on CentOS
and RedHat versions 6 and 7.
8. This operating system is no longer in service. Please refer to IBM's policy on unsupported operating systems:
https://www.ibm.com/support/customercare/sas/f/handbook/policies.html#unsupported
Hypervisors
The Hypervisors section specifies the hypervisors that IBM BigFix Platform 9.5.13 Component support
support.
Full
Partial
None
Installable software
Operating System Families
Linux
All BigFix components are supported on virtual hardware. Any hypervisor technology specified in the IBM
Virtualization Policy may be used as long as the guest OS is supported by the installed BigFix component as
indicated in the OS sections of this compatibility matrix.See Supported Software tab - Virtualization Management
for supported Hypervisor Agents.
Linux
Summary
Hypervisor Product Components Guest operating Notes?
minimum system
restriction?
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
(1)
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and its
RHEV equivalent 5.4
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and its
RHEV equivalent 6.0
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
(1)
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
(1)
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
(1)
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
(1)
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
(1)
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
(1)
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
(1)
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
z/VM 6.1
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Hypervisor Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
BigFix Relay
All components that this hypervisor supports All supported operating systems
Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-64
• BigFix Server • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 x86-32
Prerequisites
The Prerequisites section specifies the capabilities that IBM BigFix Platform Component Support
9.5.13 requires, and the prerequisite products that can be used to fulfill those
capabilities. Full
Partial
Capabilities
Databases None
Databases
Summary
Prerequisite Version Prerequisite Product Components Operating system Notes?
minimum minimum restrictions?
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component 10.1 10.1.0.1 10.1.0.2 10.1.0.3 10.1.0.4 10.1.0.5 10.1.0.6
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component 10.1 10.1.0.1 10.1.0.2 10.1.0.3 10.1.0.4 10.1.0.5 10.1.0.6
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Databases Notes
1. Ships with MS-SQL Server 2016 SP1 Evaluation for trial purposes. For Windows environments, Customer
will provide full version of MS-SQL Server 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016 or 2017. For Linux environments, DB2
Workgroup Server Edition 10.5 is provided. Note: Ensure that the SQL collation of the database is not case
sensitive.
Supported software
The Supported software section specifies the additional software that IBM BigFix Component Support
Platform 9.5.13 supports.
Full
Capabilities
Partial
Databases Identity Management LDAP Servers
Virtualization Management Web Browsers None
Databases
Summary
Supported software Version Supported Product Components Operating Notes?
software minimum system
minimum restrictions?
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Identity Management
Summary
Supported software Version Supported Product Components Operating Notes?
software minimum system
minimum restrictions?
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
LDAP Servers
Summary
Supported software Version Supported Product Components Operating Notes?
software minimum system
minimum restrictions?
All LDAP Servers that support the LDAP V3 Specification All versions and
Future Fix Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Virtualization Management
Summary
Supported software Version Supported Product Components Operating Notes?
software minimum system
minimum restrictions?
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Web Browsers
Summary
Supported software Version Supported Product Components Operating Notes?
software minimum system
minimum restrictions?
Adobe Flash Player 12.0 and Future Versions, Releases and Fix Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Server
BigFix Console
BigFix Server
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24 and Future Versions, Releases and Fix Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Server
BigFix Server
BigFix Console
Agent or client
BigFix Agent
BigFix Relay
Product Support for the Supported Software Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
2. Adobe Flash Player 12 or greater needs to be installed for Internet Explorer to use many dashboards and
wizards in the BES Console. It is recommended that computers running the BES Console have the latest
version of Adobe Flash Player installed for Internet Explorer. - For Windows Server 2012 or later, the
"Desktop Experience" must be enabled. - For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, the Flash player must
be updated using Flash Player fixlet in Updates for Windows Applications site, or directly using Adobe site. -
For Windows 8 or later, or Windows Server 2012 or later, the Flash player is a part of Windows (as "Desktop
Experience") and the Flash player must be updated using Flash player fixlet in Patches for Windows site,
directly using Windows Update, or using update file from Microsoft download site.
Hardware
IBM BigFix Platform 9.5.13 requires the following hardware, organized by type of
hardware, deployment units, or components.
Installable software
Operating System Families
Linux
Linux
Disk Space Server IBM BigFix Console Capacity Planning Recommendations IBM • Red Hat Enterprise
• BigFix Server BigFix Consoles are typically installed on personal workstations Linux (RHEL)
and Terminal or Citrix Servers. For complete details and Server 6 6.10
latest updates, please see: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/ x86-64
docview.wss?uid=swg27048326 •Users with high-speed network
connections (10 mbps+) to the IBM BigFix Server database can • Red Hat Enterprise
use any computer that meets the requirements below.•Remote Linux (RHEL)
users will typically need to use a Terminal Server or Citrix Server 6.3 x86-64
Server because their network connection is too slow. The
hardware requirements are based on the number of managed • Red Hat Enterprise
computers, which is the number of computers that a IBM BigFix Linux (RHEL)
Console Operator will see in their IBM BigFix Console. In most Server 6.4 x86-64
deployments, a IBM BigFix Console Operator will see a subset • Red Hat Enterprise
of the total number of computers while a Master IBM BigFix Linux (RHEL)
Console Operator will see all of the computers. Workstation
Server 6.5 x86-64
Installations Deployment Size CPU Memory (GB) Storage (GB)
< 10,000 1 1 0.25 < 100,000 2 3 2 > 100,000 2 8 4 > 200,000 2 8 • Red Hat Enterprise
8 The following network configurations are recommended: •TCP Linux (RHEL)
and UDP must be completely unblocked at all internal routers Server 6.6 x86-64
and internal firewalls on port 52311.•The firewalls should allow
bidirectional traffic. • Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL)
Server 6.7 x86-64
Server BigFix Management Server Capacity Planning Recommendations • Red Hat Enterprise
• BigFix Server For complete details and latest updates, please see: https:// Linux (RHEL)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048326 The Server 6 6.10
following table describes the BigFix management serverâ##s x86-64
capacity planning recommendations as a function of the scale
of the â##managed toâ## estate. •The recommendations • Red Hat Enterprise
are for a collocated server configuration. Finer grained, non- Linux (RHEL)
collocated recommendations will be provided in a future update Server 6.3 x86-64
of this paper. •Note the storage requirements for IBM BigFix are
typically quite low. However, suitable storage is recommended • Red Hat Enterprise
to accommodate the growing database size and associated Linux (RHEL)
management overhead (e.g. a working set of database backups). Server 6.4 x86-64
•The BigFix application directory also contains a download cache • Red Hat Enterprise
which defaults to 1GB. We recommend increasing this cache size Linux (RHEL)
to somewhere between 100GB and 1TB (or higher) depending
Server 6.5 x86-64
on needs. The storage requirements below should be increased
to account for the desired cache size. •Network requirements
are for a 1 Gbps network or better for the management server
infrastructure. •Additional requirements based on BigFix function
Memory Server BigFix Management Server Capacity Planning Recommendations • Red Hat Enterprise
• BigFix Server For complete details and latest updates, please see: https:// Linux (RHEL)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048326 The Server 6 6.10
following table describes the BigFix management serverâ##s x86-64
capacity planning recommendations as a function of the scale
of the â##managed toâ## estate. •The recommendations • Red Hat Enterprise
are for a collocated server configuration. Finer grained, non- Linux (RHEL)
collocated recommendations will be provided in a future update Server 6.3 x86-64
of this paper. •Requirements for the BigFix management server
include the base operating system requirements. All other
capacity planning numbers are in addition to the base operating
Server IBM BigFix Console Capacity Planning Recommendations IBM • Red Hat Enterprise
• BigFix Server BigFix Consoles are typically installed on personal workstations Linux (RHEL)
and Terminal or Citrix Servers. For complete details and
latest updates, please see: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/
Other Server For complete details and latest updates, please see: https:// • Red Hat Enterprise
Hardware • BigFix Server www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048326 Linux (RHEL)
The following table describes additional capacity planning Server 6 6.10
requirements based on enablement of specific BigFix function, x86-64
broken down by platform where necessary. Notes on the specific
functions are provided. Function Enabled Platform Additional • Red Hat Enterprise
CPU Additional Memory (GB) Message Level Encryption All +2 Linux (RHEL)
+4 BigFix WebUI ETL All +1 +4 BigFix WebUI Windows +6/10 Server 6.3 x86-64
Concurrent Users +4/10 Concurrent Users BigFix WebUI Linux
+3/10 Concurrent Users +2/10 Concurrent Users •Message Level • Red Hat Enterprise
Encryption (MLE) provides data encryption support for clients, Linux (RHEL)
and is particularly valuable for insecure networks or when secure Server 6.4 x86-64
communication in general is required. It is worth noting MLE • Red Hat Enterprise
does not affect actions taken from the console or fixlets that are Linux (RHEL)
already protected by digital signatures. More information on MLE
Server 6.5 x86-64
is provided in the References section. •The BigFix WebUI offers
a new scalable and highly responsive management interface • Red Hat Enterprise
for BigFix. As part of the implementation, an Extract-Transform- Linux (RHEL)
Load (ETL) infrastructure must be enabled. This function, once Server 6.6 x86-64
enabled, has the above server requirements. •The BigFix WebUI
in general, once enabled, will drive additional system utilization • Red Hat Enterprise
as a function of the number of concurrent administrators (as Linux (RHEL)
described earlier, this is the population of administrators active Server 6.7 x86-64
at any one time, and the number of concurrent administrators
is typically >> the total number of administrators).In terms of
• Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL)
the scalability characteristics of the WebUI, the initial release
Server 6.8 x86-64
is targeted at the activities of non-master operators (versus the
broader administrative role of master operators). A realistic upper • Red Hat Enterprise
bound for the initial release of the WebUI would be management Linux (RHEL)
by 30 concurrent users on Windows, and 60 concurrent users Server 6.9 x86-64
on Linux, over an estate of 60k devices. The concurrent users
would typically be non-master operators, managing a subset of • Red Hat Enterprise
the estate. For example, some non-master operators may only be Linux (RHEL)
managing a handful of devices, while others may be managing on Server 7 x86-64
the order of 20k devices. It is possible to manage at a larger scale
based on user operations, infrastructure capability, etc. However, • Red Hat Enterprise
the stated bounds should be considered a good "rule of thumb" Linux (RHEL)
for the scale of the solution. Server 7.1 x86-64
• Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL)
Server 7.2 x86-64
• Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL)
Server 7.3 x86-64
Server Terminal/Citrix Server Installations The following table shows • Red Hat Enterprise
• BigFix Server capacity planning requirements for a terminal or Citrix server Linux (RHEL)
based implementation. The expectation is data center level Server 6 6.10
network speeds are available for the server, and each server may x86-64
be managing on the order of 10-20 concurrent users (remote
users, meaning they may not reside in the data center). In the • Red Hat Enterprise
event a greater number of concurrent users are in effect, the Linux (RHEL)
general rule of thumb is to add on the order of 1 CPU and 2-6 GB Server 6.3 x86-64
of RAM for every additional concurrent user (RAM is dependent
on the deployment size). As always, requirements are workload • Red Hat Enterprise
dependent so monitoring of the system under load is always Linux (RHEL)
recommended. As a result, ranges are given where appropriate Server 6.4 x86-64
with the expectation that monitoring may be used to fine tune • Red Hat Enterprise
in the customer environment. Deployment Size CPU Memory Linux (RHEL)
(GB) Storage (GB) < 10,000 8 - 16 8 - 16 20 < 100,000 10 -
Server 6.5 x86-64
20 16 - 48 80 > 100,000 10 - 20 32 - 80 80 - 240 The question
often arises how many console operators may be supported by • Red Hat Enterprise
BigFix. A primary selling feature of BigFix is the ability of a small Linux (RHEL)
number of operators to manage a large estate. However, in the Server 6.6 x86-64
event that fine grained management is required, a base of 300
operators may be managed with careful attention to the console • Red Hat Enterprise
infrastructure. Proceeding beyond this value would require Linux (RHEL)
understanding of the infrastructure and associated workload Server 6.7 x86-64
impact. Important Note: For larger deployments that expect
over 50,000 IBM BigFix Agents OR over 50 IBM BigFix Console
• Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL)
operators, consult a IBM BigFix deployment specialist for specific
Server 6.8 x86-64
recommendations on Terminal/Citrix Server configurations
• Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL)
Server 6.9 x86-64
• Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL)
Server 7 x86-64
• Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL)
Server 7.1 x86-64
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operating system. Different parts of a product might run on the same operating
system but support different application bitness. For example, one part of the
product might run only in 32-bit mode, whereas another might support 64-bit
tolerate mode.
31: The product or part of the product runs as a 31-bit application in a 31-bit
operating environment.
32: The product or part of the product runs as a 32-bit application in a 32-bit
operating environment.
64-tolerate: The product or part of the product runs as a 32-bit application in a
64-bit operating environment.
64-exploit: The product or part of the product runs natively as a 64-bit application
in a 64-bit operating environment.
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the product is installed.
Deployment unit Deployment Structure identifies pieces of a product that can be independently
deployed onto one or more machines in a distributed infrastructure.
• The top level of the deployment structure consists of one or more deployment
units. There are four possible deployment units that a product might support:
Desktop, Server, Agent or client, Mobile.
Desktop deployment unit: Part of the deployment structure intended for use
by a single user, typically installed on the user desktops. Examples of desktop
deployment units include development tools, administrative tools, stand-alone
business applications.
Server deployment unit: Part of the deployment structure that can provide
services to multiple clients, providing the server in a client-server architecture.
Examples of server deployment units include application servers, management
servers, database servers and server-based business applications.
Agent or client deployment unit: Part of the deployment structure that allows
remote connection between software. Examples of agent of client deployment
units include agents in management system that are installed in the same tier
as the managed resources, a remote application, or database clients that are
installed with the software accessing the remote services.
Mobile deployment unit: Part of the deployment structure intended for use by
a single user, typically installed on a mobile device. An example of a mobile
deployment unit is a mobile application.
Hypervisor A virtual machine in which a product can run on a guest operating system.
Limited operating By default, the supported guest operating systems for a product and a hypervisor
system support are the operating systems that are supported by both the product and the
hypervisor. If a product restricts support to a subset of these operating systems,
this restriction will be indicated by specifying that there is Limited Operating
System Support.
Operating system The minimum operating system maintenance level that is required to run on the
minimum product.
Prerequisite The minimum maintenance level that is required for the prerequisite to work with
minimum the product.
Product minimum The minimum maintenance level that is required for the product to run on the
operating system, on an hypervisor, or work with a prerequisite product or
supported software.
Supported software The minimum maintenance level that is required for the supported software to
minimum work with the product.
Long Term Support A Long Term Support Release is a recommended product level for which support,
Release including defect and security updates, will be provided over a specified period of
time.
Continuous Delivery A Continuous Delivery Product delivers new function to clients more frequently.
Product
Continuous Delivery A Continuous Delivery Product delivers new function to clients more frequently.
Product - Long Term Since frequent releases may not be suitable for all client environments, Long
Support Release Term Support Releases provide a package that will be supported for a longer
period of time.
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