Installation roadmap for Server Automation components

To use BigFix Lifecycle Server Automation, you must install the Automation Plan Engine. The Automation Plan Engine processes your automation flows. To use the virtualization technology, you must install management extenders. The installation roadmap for Server Automation describes each of the steps that you must perform to get Server Automation up and running.

The following steps show the installation roadmap for BigFix Lifecycle Server Automation:

• Install IBM® BigFix version 9.2.
• Before you can install the Server Automation components, you must acquire the Server Automation license and site. For information about how to acquire the Server Automation site, see Acquiring the Server Automation site.
• Install the Automation Plan Engine, using the Installing the Automation Plan Engine documentation. The Automation Plan Engine processes your automation flows.
• Install the management extender for virtualization, using Installing the management extender for VMware. The management extender enables communication with the VMware vCenter.

For information about how to install IBM BigFix, see Installing BigFix on Windows and Installing BigFix on Linux .

For information about how to install the IBM BigFix client, see Installing the client on Windows and Installing the client on Linux .