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  • IBM BigFix Lifecycle
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  3. Software Distribution User's Guide

    IBM® Endpoint Manager for Software Distribution Version 5.5, which is part of the Lifecycle Management suite, provides a consolidated, comprehensive solution to quickly deploy software throughout a network from a single, centralized location. This solution delivers cost-effective operational control and visibility to your software delivery and installation process.

  4. Overview

    The Software Distribution application is part of the IBM® BigFix Software Distribution Systems Lifecycle Management suite. This application enables organizations to improve management of their desktop software distribution processes from a single, unified point of control, and storage-optimized library.

  5. System requirements

    The BigFix Software Distribution application supports all operating systems that are supported by the BigFix Platform.

  • IBM BigFix Lifecycle
    • Lifecycle Overview

      IBM® BigFix Lifecycle is single-agent, single-console technology that provides near real-time visibility into the state of endpoints.

    • Software Distribution User's Guide

      IBM® Endpoint Manager for Software Distribution Version 5.5, which is part of the Lifecycle Management suite, provides a consolidated, comprehensive solution to quickly deploy software throughout a network from a single, centralized location. This solution delivers cost-effective operational control and visibility to your software delivery and installation process.

      • Overview

        The Software Distribution application is part of the IBM® BigFix Software Distribution Systems Lifecycle Management suite. This application enables organizations to improve management of their desktop software distribution processes from a single, unified point of control, and storage-optimized library.

        • What's new in Software Distribution

          IBM BigFix for Software Distribution application updates can contain a set of features, improvements, and bug fixes for the Software Distribution site.

        • System requirements

          The BigFix Software Distribution application supports all operating systems that are supported by the BigFix Platform.

        • Supported package types

          The BigFix Software Distribution application supports various package types that can be deployed to different endpoints.

      • Best practices

        Learn how to best optimize your use of BigFix Software Distribution.

      • Dashboards overview

        BigFix Software Distribution provides several dashboards for managing software distribution tasks in your deployment.

      • Managing packages

        You can bundle software distribution content into packages for faster deployment.

      • Managing Application Management Groups

        Group software distribution tasks and client computers for faster deployment, especially in large networks.

      • Microsoft Application Virtualization

        BigFix Software Distribution supports the distribution and management of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) packages.

      • Frequently asked questions

        This section is designed to help you better understand BigFix Software Distribution through questions and answers.

    • OS Deployment User's Guide

    • IBM® BigFix® Remote Control
    • Power Management

      Use Power Management to control, monitor, and manage conservation policies in your deployment.

    • Server Automation

      Server Automation provides powerful automation. You can use it to sequence automation actions in steps across multiple endpoints.

System requirements

The BigFix Software Distribution application supports all operating systems that are supported by the BigFix Platform.

For a detailed list the system requirements for BigFix Software Distribution, see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21684809.

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