Database requirements

The database stores all the data retrieved from the clients. Before installing the BigFix server, ensure that the database requirements are met.

• The BigFix server on Windows systems supports the following configurations:

  • Local or remote SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, or SQL Server 2014.
    Important: When installing or upgrading BigFix, the user account performing the installation or upgrade must have sa rights, that is sysadmin in SQL Server. When working with a remote instance of SQL, the AD domain service account must have dbo rights, that is dbowner on the BFEnterprise and BESReporting databases. Start with sa rights to perform the installation or upgrade then back off the privileges to dbo after the product is up and running.

• The BigFix server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems supports the following configurations:

  • If the DB2 server is installed locally: DB2 10.5 Enterprise server Edition 64-bit or Workgroup Server Edition 64-bit.
  • If the DB2 server is installed remotely: IBM Data Server client 10.5.
  Note: To check if you have a server or a client installed and to verify the DB2 edition, you can run the db2licm -l command. On the computer where the DB2 server is installed, you receive a detailed report, if only the client is installed you receive an empty report. To check which DB2 version is installed, run the db2level command.

For more information about the supported version of databases see IBM BigFix 9.2 - System Requirements.