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  2. Installation Guide

    This guide is for administrators and IT managers who want to install and administer IBM BigFix.

  3. Installing on Windows systems

  4. Installation Steps

  5. Step 3 - Installing the components

  6. Running the Administration Tool

  7. Replication

  • Installation Guide

    This guide is for administrators and IT managers who want to install and administer IBM BigFix.

    • Introduction

      IBM® BigFix aims to solve the increasingly complex problem of keeping your critical systems updated, compatible, and free of security issues. It uses patented Fixlet technology to identify vulnerable computers in your enterprise. With just a few mouse-clicks you can remediate them across your entire network from a central console.

    • Sample deployment scenarios

      The following deployment scenarios illustrate some basic configurations taken from actual case studies. Your organization might look similar to one of the examples below, depending on the size of your network, the various bandwidth restrictions between clusters and the number of relays and servers. The main constraint is not CPU power, but bandwidth.

    • Assumptions and requirements

    • Security Configuration Scenarios

    • Types of installation

    • Managing licenses

    • Before installing

    • Installing on Windows systems

      • Installation Steps

        • Step 1 - Downloading IBM BigFix

        • Step 2 - Requesting a license and creating the masthead

        • Step 3 - Installing the components

          • Installing the Windows primary server

          • Authenticating Additional Servers

          • Installing Additional Windows Servers

          • Running the IBM BigFix Diagnostics tool

          • Understanding the server components

            The BigFix server is now successfully installed and responds to messages and requests from the relay, client, and console computers using a variety of components.

          • Installing the console

          • Installing the clients

          • Installing the Web Reports

          • Running the Administration Tool

            • Masthead Management

            • System Options

            • Advanced Options

            • Replication

            • Encryption

            • Security

          • Additional administration commands

      • Removing the Primary Server on Windows systems

        To uninstall the BigFix Server, you must remove the Server, the Client, and Web Reports components, and the related databases.

      • Uninstalling a Windows replication server

    • Installing on Linux systems

      After understanding the terms and the administrative roles, you are ready to actually get authorized and install the programs.

    • Post-installation configuration steps

    • Managing relays

    • Setting up a proxy connection

    • Running backup and restore

    • Upgrading on Windows systems

    • Upgrading on Linux systems

    • Component Log Files

Replication

The fourth tab opens the Replication dialog. Use this dialog to visualize your replication servers. For more information, see Managing Replication (DSA) on Windows systems.

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