Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard
The Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard is a tool where you can perform common tasks that are associated with managing the software in your deployment.
Before you can use the dashboard, you must deploy the tasks that are listed in the Install Server Tools under the Software Distribution Setup node.
These tasks include:
- BigFix Server: Register Download Plug-in for Software Distribution.
- The Plug-in Service task, which schedules other services to run, must be run before any other setup tasks.
- To run the "BigFix Server: Register Download Plug-in for Software Distribution" task for installing
the SWDDownloadPlugin on Linux, the following i686
libraries are required:
- linux-gate.so.1
- libpathread.so.0
- libnsl.so.1
- libdl.so.2
- libm.so.6
- libcrypt.so.1
- libutil.so.1
- libc.so.6
- ld-linux.so.2
- libfreebl3.so
Note that most of the above libraries are included in the glibc.i686 package.
- The minimum supported versions of BigFix Server to use the Manage Software Distribution Packages dashboard are 9.5.17.94, 10.0.2.52, and above.
These tasks help the automation of processes that require communication with the BigFix Server and Web Reports.
These tasks are displayed in the List panel only if they are not currently installed.
To install the tasks, click each task to open the task window. Then, click the link in the Actions box of the applicable Task window, as shown in the following image. The Take Action dialog opens. You can set specific parameters for each task.
For more information about using the Take Action Dialog, see the BigFix Console Operator's Guide.
Dashboard location
