VM Manager tool installation requirements

The computer on which you install the VM Manager tool must meet all software and hardware requirements.

Important: Central VM Manager tool must be installed on a BESRootServer. By default BigFix Inventory assumes one BESRootServer per datasource. In case of Distributed Server Architecture (DSA) with multiple BESRootServers per datasource the VM Manager tool must be installed on the BESRootServer with the lowest ID, even if the root server is not the primary root server of the datasource.

Supported operating systems

The VM Manager tool can be installed on any 64-bit version of Windows or Linux that is supported by the BigFix client or the disconnected scanner. For the list of supported operating systems, see: Detailed System requirements.

Software prerequisites

The following libraries must be available on the computer:
  • unzip in any version
  • glibc library version 2.7 or higher

Required free disk space

The VM Manager tool requires 300 MB of disk space.