Supported operating systems

The tables in this section provide detailed information about the system requirements for BigFix Scanner.

11.0.40.0 BigFix Scanner Service supported operating systems
In BigFix Scanner 11.0.40.0, it is possible to deploy BigFix Scanner Service installed as part of the solution. BigFix Scanner Service provides additional scanning features and is available for the following operating systems:
  • Windows 10 or higher
  • Windows Server 2016 or higher
Using BigFix Scanner on older BigFix Platform versions
New capabilities or solutions provided by the BigFix Scanner might depend on functions of the BigFix Platform. For information about minimal supported BigFix Platform versions for given product use cases, refer to the BigFix Platform and Inventory product documentations.

Agent Version Requirements

To utilize certain features related to the BigFix Scanner, you must use BigFix Platform Agent version 11.0.2 or higher.

  • Scanner API Usage: Accessing the BigFix Scanner APIs in the Platform Content using the sqlite inspector requires Agent 11.0.2 or higher. Older versions will encounter an SQL execution error when attempting to access unsupported APIs.
  • Analysis Property Reporting: Properties that query the BigFix Scanner APIs also require Agent 11.0.2 or higher to be reported correctly.

Limitations on Older Agent Versions

If you are running an Agent version older than 11.0.2, the following analysis properties will not be reported:

  • Scanner Information: Cache Folder, FS Cache Status, FS Cache Timestamp
  • Scanner Trace Settings: All properties
  • File Scan Statistics - Scanner Service: All properties

Lack of reporting of those values does not impact the functionality of the BigFix Scanner itself.

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Operating Systems: AIX Linux Solaris Windows
Hypervisors: AIX Linux Solaris Windows

Operating Systems

Table 1. AIX
Operating System Hardware Bitness Operating System minimum Notes Product minimum End of support
AIX 6.1 POWER System - Big Endian 64-Exploit TL4 (1)
AIX 7.1 POWER System - Big Endian 64-Exploit Varies (1)
AIX 7.2 POWER System - Big Endian 64-Exploit Base (1)
AIX 7.3 POWER System - Big Endian 64-Exploit Base (1)

AIX notes:

  1. Supported Virtualization Technologies
    • PowerVM®
      • LPAR
      • DLPAR
      • Single Shared Processor Pool
      • Micro-Partitioning®
      • Multiple Shared Processor Pools
      • Shared Dedicated Processor
      • Mobility (Live Partition Mobility)
      • System WPARs (Both regulated and unregulated, also RSET bound)
      • WPAR mobility (Live Application Mobility)
    • IBM zEnterprise® BladeCenter Extension (zBX)
    • Processor Core Deconfiguration
    • Power Enterprise Pools (Supported for all IBM Power Systems that support this technology)
    • Both regulated and unregulated, also RSET bound
      Note: Ensure that on AIX the xlC.rte library version 13.1.0.0 or higher is installed on the target computer.
Table 2. Linux
Operating System Hardware Bitness Operating System minimum Notes Product minimum End of support
Amazon Linux 2 ARM64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base Jun 30, 2026
Amazon Linux 2023 ARM64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base
TinyCore Linux x86 32-bit
OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 x86-64 64-Exploit
OpenSUSE Leap 15.5 x86-64 64-Exploit
OpenSUSE Leap 15.6 x86-64 64-Exploit
CentOS Stream 9 x86-64 64-Exploit Base
CentOS Stream 10 x86-64 64-Exploit Base
CentOS 7 x86-64 64-Exploit Base
CentOS 8 x86-64 64-Tolerate Base (2) (2)
Debian 9.8 x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base
Debian 10 x86 and x64 64-Tolerate Base
Debian 11 x86 and x64 64-Tolerate Base
Debian 11 x86 and x64 64-Tolerate Base
Debian 12 x86-64 64-Exploit,64-Tolerate Base
Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 x86-64 64-Exploit Base
Oracle Enterprise Linux 8 x86-64 64-Exploit Base (2) (2)
Oracle Enterprise Linux 9 x86-64 64-Exploit Base (2) (2)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 IBM z Systems 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base (2) (2) (4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base (2) (2)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate 7.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base (2) (2)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 8.1 POWER System - Little Endian 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base (3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 IBM z Systems 64-Tolerate Base (3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 x86-64 64-Tolerate Base (1) (2) (1) (2) (3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 x86-64 64-Tolerate Base (2) (2)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9

(RHEL 9.1 or higher)

 IBM Power 64-Tolerate Base
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9

(RHEL 9.1 or higher)

 zSystems 64-Tolerate Base
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 x86-64 64-Tolerate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 IBM Power 64-Tolerate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 zSystems 64-Tolerate
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems 64-Exploit Base
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems 64-Exploit Base
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 IBM z Systems 64-Tolerate Base
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 POWER System - Little Endian 64-Exploit,64-Tolerate Base
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 POWER System - Big Endian 64-Exploit Base 11.0.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 POWER System - Little Endian 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate SP3, SP4, SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 POWER System - Little Endian 64-Tolerate Base, SP1
SUSE Linux EnterpriseServer (SLES) 11 x86-64 64-Exploit Base
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 x86-64 64-Exploit Base
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 x86-64 64-Exploit Base
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 zSystems 64-Exploit Base
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian 64-Exploit Base
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64 64-Exploit Base
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS KVM 64-Exploit Base
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS x86-64 64-Tolerate Base
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS IBM z Systems 64-Tolerate Base
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS x86-64 64-Tolerate Base
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS IBM z Systems 64-Tolerate Base
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS x86-64 64-Tolerate Base
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS IBM z Systems 64-Tolerate Base
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x86-64 64-Exploit Base
Linux notes:
  1. Ensure that on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 libstdc++.so.6 library is installed on the target computer.
  2. Ensure that the libstdc++.so.6 library is installed on the target computer.
  3. To verify the requirement about Red Hat 8, refer to BigFix Platform system requirement report.
  4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 is no longer IBM Subcapacity eligible platform.
Table 3. Solaris
Operating System Hardware Bitness Operating System minimum Notes Product minimum End of support
Solaris 10 SPARC 32 Base (1) (2) (3)
Solaris 10 x86-64 64-Tolerate Base (1) (2) (3)
Solaris 11 SPARC 32 Base (3)
Solaris 11 x86-32 32 Base (3)
Solaris 11 x86-64 64-Tolerate Base (3)
Solaris Notes:
  1. Solaris 10 is no longer IBM Sub-capacity eligible platform
  2. Solaris 10 is supported with use of BigFix Platform Agent 9.5
  3. Use the BigFix Inventory 10.0.11 actions like "Initiate Software Scan" as they contain improved relevance for handling Solaris package managers
Table 4. Windows
Operating System Hardware Bitness Operating System minimum Notes Product minimum End of support
Windows 11 Pro x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows 11 Pro for Workstation x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows 11 Enterprise x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows 11 x86-64 64-Tolerate Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows 10 Enterprise x86-32 32 Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows 10 Enterprise x86-64, 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows 10 Pro x86-32 32 Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows 10 Pro x86-64 64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows 8 Enterprise x86-64 64-Tolerate Base
Windows 8 Professional x86-32 32 Base
Windows 8 Professional x86-64 64-Tolerate Base
Windows 8 Standard x86-32 32 Base
Windows 8 Standard x86-64 64-Tolerate Base
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-6464-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition x86-6464-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows Server 2012 R2

Datacenter Edition

 x86-64 64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base (1)
Windows Server 2012 R2

Essentials Edition

 x86-64 64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base (1)
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition x86-64 64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base (1)
Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition x86-64 64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition x86-64

64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition x86-64

64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows Server 2022 Standard Edition x86-64 64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows Server 2022 Standard Evaluation x86-64

64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base (2)
Windows Server 2022 Datacenter x86-64 64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Evaluation x86-64 64-Exploit,

64-Tolerate

 Base (1) (2)
Windows Server 2025 x86-64 64-Exploit,

64-Tolerat

 Base BigFix Scanner Service Supported
Note: Windows filenames with unpaired surrogates are not representable—The filenames cannot be properly represented or processed, as unpaired surrogates are invalid in UTF-16 encoding. This results in an inability to correctly handle Windows filenames.
Windows Notes:
  1. Installation with Server Core or Nano Server is not supported.
  2. If you use a 64-bit system, always run the disconnected scanner scripts in the 64-bit command prompt.

Hypervisors

Table 5. AIX
Hypervisor Supported Any supported version Operating System minimum Notes
BigFix Agent Disconnected Scanner
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor (LPAR, DPAR, Micro-Partition) - any supported version Yes Yes (2) AIX 6.1 POWER System - Big Endian

AIX 7.1 POWER System - Big Endian

AIX 7.2 POWER System - Big Endian

 (2)
IBM PowerVM VIOS - any version Yes Yes (1)

AIX 6.1 POWER System - Big Endian

AIX 7.1 POWER System - Big Endian

AIX 7.2 POWER System - Big Endian

 (1)
Live Application Mobility (LAM) for Workload Partition (WPAR) AIX 6.1 Yes Yes AIX 6.1 AIX 6.1 POWER System - Big Endian

AIX 7.1 POWER System - Big Endian

AIX 7.2 POWER System - Big Endian
Live Application Mobility (LAM) for Workload Partition (WPAR) AIX 7.1 Yes Yes AIX 7.1 AIX 6.1 POWER System - Big Endian

AIX 7.1 POWER System - Big Endian

AIX 7.2 POWER System - Big Endian
Notes applying to hypervisors on AIX operating systems:
  1. Supported Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) version 2.2.3 or higher. Before you start installation of the BigFix client, run oem_setup_env command to place the user into the OEM software installation and setup environment.
  2. In rare cases when machine is live migrated using Live Partition Mobility technology BigFix Inventory may wrongly calculate PVU values (high watermarks). This is known limitation that will be mitigated in future releases.
Table 6. Linux
Hypervisor Supported Any supported version Operating System minimum Notes Product minimum End of support
BigFix Agent Disconnected Scanner
AWS Nitro System Yes Yes Based on KVM for Graviton 2 onwards
Citrix Hypervisor 8.0 Yes Yes 8.0
Citrix Hypervisor 8.1 Yes Yes 8.1
Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Yes Yes 8.2
Citrix XenServer 7 Yes Yes 7 (1) (1)
IBM PowerKVM any supported version Yes Yes any version
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor (LPAR, DPAR, Micro-Partition) any supported version Yes Yes any version (5) (5)
IBM z/VM Hypervisor 6.4 Yes Yes 6.4
KVM in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 Yes Yes 11
KVM in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 Yes Yes 12
KVM in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 Yes Yes 12
KVM on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Yes Yes 16.04 LTS
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Yes Yes 2008 R2
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 Yes Yes 2012
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Yes Yes 2012 R2
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 Yes Yes 2016
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 Yes Yes 2019
Hyper-V on Windows Server 2022 Yes Yes 2022
Nutanix Acropolis 5.10 Yes Yes 5.10 (4) (4) (6)
Oracle VM Server for SPARC All Versions Yes Yes (2) (2)

Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and its RHEV equivalent 6.0

 Yes Yes 6.0
Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and its RHEV equivalent 7.0 Yes Yes 7.0
Red Hat Virtualization 4.0 Yes Yes 4.0
Red Hat Virtualization 4.1 Yes Yes 4.1
Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 Yes Yes 4.2
Red Hat Virtualization 4.3 Yes Yes 4.3
Red Hat Virtualization 4.4 Yes Yes 4.4
VMware ESXi 7.0 Yes Yes 7.0
Xen 4.4 Yes Yes 4.4.(3) (3)
Xen 4.5 Yes Yes 4.5 (3) (3)
Xen 4.6 Yes Yes 4.6 (3) (3)
z/VM 6.1 Yes Yes 6.1
z/VM 6.2 Yes Yes 6.2
z/VM 6.3 Yes Yes 6.3
Azure Stack HCI Yes Yes
VMware vSphere 8 - vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Yes Yes
Notes applying to hypervisors on Linux operating systems:
  1. Hardware-assisted Virtualization (HVM) and Paravirtualization (PV) are supported.
  2. Oracle VM Server for SPARC (formerly Logical Domains also called LDOMs) 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
  3. To collect capacity data, use the Run Capacity Scan on Virtualization Hosts task. For more information, see: Collecting capacity data directly from virtualization hosts.
  4. Support for Linux guests on AHV 5.11+ on IBM Power CS appliances, managed by Nutanix Prism. Support for Linux and Windows guests on AHV 5.11+ on x86 appliances, managed by Nutanix Prism.
  5. In rare cases when machine is live migrated using Live Partition Mobility technology BFI may wrongly calculate PVU values (high watermarks). This is known limitation that will be mitigated in future releases.
  6. Single Server, Cluster, Mobility (VMware Vmotion)
Table 7. Solaris
Hypervisor Supported Supported version Supported guest operating system Notes Product minimum End of support
BigFix Agent Disconnected Scanner
KVM in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 Yes Yes 11

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64
Oracle VM Server for SPARC All Versions Yes Yes (2)

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64

 (2)
Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0 Yes Yes 6.0

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64
Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and its RHEV equivalent 6.0 Yes Yes 6.0

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64

Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and its RHEV equivalent 7.0

 Yes Yes 7.0

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64
Sun Solaris 10 Global/Local Zones (SPARC) 10 Yes Yes 10

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64
Sun Solaris 10 Global/Local Zones (x86-64) 10 Yes Yes 10

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64
Sun Solaris 11 Global/Local Zones (SPARC) 11 Yes Yes 11 (1) Solaris 11 SPARC (1)
Sun Solaris 11 Global/Local Zones (x86-64) 11 Yes Yes 11 (1) Solaris 11 x86-64 (1)
VMware ESXi 7.0 Yes Yes 7.0

Solaris 11 x86-64

 (4)
VMware ESXi 7.1 Yes Yes 7.0

Solaris 11 x86-64

 (4)
Xen 4.4 Yes Yes 4.4

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64

 (3)
Xen 4.5 Yes Yes 4.5

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64

 (3)
Xen 4.6 Yes Yes 4.6

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11 x86-64

 (3)
VMware vSphere 8 - vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Yes Yes
Notes applying to hypervisors on Solaris operating systems:
  1. Oracle Solaris Kernel Zone, also called a solaris-kz branded zone is not supported
  2. Oracle VM Server for SPARC (formerly Logical Domains also called LDOMs) 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
  3. To collect capacity data, use the Run Capacity Scan on Virtualization Hosts task. For more information, see: Collecting capacity data directly from virtualization hosts.
  4. Single Server, Cluster, Mobility (VMware Vmotion)
Table 8. Windows
Hypervisor Supported Supported version Supported guest operating system Notes Product minimum End of support
BigFix Agent Disconnected Scanner
Citrix Hypervisor 8.0 Yes Yes 8.0
Citrix Hypervisor 8.1 Yes Yes 8.1
Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Yes Yes 8.2
Citrix XenServer 7 Yes Yes 7 (1)
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 Yes Yes 2016
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 Yes Yes 2019
Hyper-V on Windows Server 2022 Yes Yes 2022
Nutanix Acropolis 5.10 Yes Yes 5.10 (1) (2)
Red Hat Virtualization 4.0 Yes Yes 4.0
Red Hat Virtualization 4.1 Yes Yes 4.1
Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 Yes Yes 4.2
Red Hat Virtualization 4.3 Yes Yes 4.3
VMware ESXi 7.0 Yes Yes 7.0
Azure Stack HCI Yes Yes
VMware vSphere 8 - vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Yes Yes
Notes applying to hypervisors on Windows operating systems
  1. Hardware-assisted Virtualization (HVM) and Paravirtualization (PV) are supported.
  2. Support for:
    1. Linux guests on AHV 5.11+ on IBM Power CS appliances, managed by Nutanix Prism
    2. Linux and Windows guests on AHV 5.11+ on x86 appliances, managed by Nutanix Prism