Installing the management extender for VMware
Using the Deploy Management Extender for VMware vCenter Task, you can install a management extender plug-in on a BigFix relay.
Before you begin
Before you work with BigFix Lifecycle Server Automation virtualization features, you must install a management extender to communicate with the VMware vCenter or ESX host. Before you install the management extender, you must enable the license for Virtual Endpoint Manager.
You can install the management extender plug-in on a server that is running Windows™ 2008, Windows™ Server 2008, Windows™ Server 2008 R2, Windows™ 8, Windows™ 2012 and Windows™ 2012 R2.
You must have a relay server or a root server Version 9.0 or later. A VMware management extender must not be already installed on the server. Because of the workload that the management extender imposes on the system, it is recommended that you install the management extender on a relay server and not a root server.Important: Before you
install the management extender plug-in, you must install the latest version of the
proxy agent with a separate Fixlet®. In the
BES Support site, run the latest version of the Install Proxy
Agent
Fixlet® to install the proxy agent.
Important: You must ensure that the license for Virtual Endpoint
Manager is enabled. To enable the Virtual Endpoint Manager license, go to the
Bigfix Management domain, navigate to . From the list of Available Sites, enable
Virtual Endpoint Manager. When Virtual
Endpoint Manager is enabled, it disappears from the
Available Sites list and is displayed in the
Enabled Sites list.
Procedure
- Open the Server Automation domain.
- From the navigation tree in the Server Automation domain, click .
- In the Deploy VMware Components window, select the Deploy Management Extender for VMware vCenter Task.
- In the Task: Deploy Management Extender for VMware vCenter window, click Take Action.
- In the Take Action dialog box, ensure Specific computers selected in the list below is selected.
- In the Computer Name list, select a relay server and click OK.