System support and requirements
This topic provides information about the system requirements for DEX.
Server requirements Operating system Database Endpoint supported operating system
Server requirements
| DEX Component | System requirements | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Root Server DEX plugin | Windows server | This component plugs in the BigFix Root Server |
| DEX FillDB | Windows server | Either co-located with other components or anti-collocated, based on the size of the environment (see the Capacity Planning section for details) |
| DEX Server | Windows server | Either co-located with other components or anti-collocated, based on the size of the environment (see the Capacity Planning section for details) |
| NATS message broker | Windows server | Either co-located with other components or anti-collocated, based on the size of the environment (see the Capacity Planning section for details) |
| DEX MSSQL DB | Windows server | Suggested, but not required, to be hosted on the same DB Server with the BigFix Platform BFEnt DB |
| DEX ClickHouse DB | Linux system | |
| Scanner plugin | Windows 10/11 & Mac (≥13) |
Supported Operating systems
| Operating system | HW & Bitness | Supported | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition, Essentials Edition, Standard Edition | x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition, Essentials Edition, Standard Edition | x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Edition, Standard Edition | x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Edition, Standard Edition | x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 | x86-64 64-Exploit |
No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 | x86-64 64-Exploit |
No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | x86-64 64-Exploit |
No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
MSSQL Database
| Prerequisite | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 | Yes | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022 deployed in a docker container | Yes | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2019, 2022, also deployed in a docker container | Yes |
Endpoint Operating Systems
| Operating System | HW & Bitness | Supported | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 Pro | x86-32 32bit |
Yes | The highest version of Windows 10 supported by the Agent is 22H2 |
| Windows 10 Pro | x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate |
Yes | The highest version of Windows 10 supported by the Agent is 22H2 |
| Windows 10 Education | x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate |
Yes | The highest version of Windows 10 supported by the Agent is 22H2 |
| Windows 10 Education |
x86-32 32 |
Yes | The highest version of Windows 10 supported by the Agent is 22H2 |
| Windows 11 Pro | x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate |
Yes | The highest version of Windows 11 supported by the Agent is 25H2 |
| Windows 11 Pro for Workstation | x86-64 64-Exploit, 64-Tolerate |
Yes | The highest version of Windows 11 supported by the Agent is 25H2 |
| Windows 11 | x86-64 64-Tolerate |
Yes | The highest version of Windows 11 supported by the Agent is 25H2 |
| MacOS Tahoe | ARM/x86-64 64-Exploit |
Yes | The minimum version required by the BigFix Agent is 11.0.6 |
| MacOS Sequoia |
ARM/x86-64 64-Exploit |
Yes | The minimum version required by the BigFix Agent is 11.0.6 |
| MacOS Sonoma | ARM/x86-64 64-Exploit |
Yes | The minimum version required by the BigFix Agent is 11.0.6 |
| MacOS Ventura | ARM/x86-64 64-Exploit |
Yes | The minimum version required by the BigFix Agent is 11.0.6 |