BES Non-Windows Clients

BigFix Enterprise Suite (BES) Non-Windows Clients - Version 4.1

Note: BES Clients version 5.0 will be released soon.

Click here to download the Red Hat Linux 8.0/9.0 BES Client RPM (x86) (4.1.4.7)
Click here to download the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 BES Client RPM (x86) (4.1.4.7)

Download the corresponding BES Client RPM file to the Red Hat computer.
Install the RPM by running the command rpm -ivh <path to BES Client RPM>.
Copy your actionsite masthead to the Linux BES Client computer (the masthead contains configuration, license, and security information). The action site masthead (actionsite.afxm) can be found in your BES Installation folders (by default they are placed under C:\BES Installers). If the masthead is not named "actionsite.afxm, rename it to "actionsite.afxm" and place it on the computer at the following location: /etc/opt/BESClient/actionsite.afxm.
Note: In BES 4.0 and later, the masthead file for each BES Server is downloadable at http://servername:port/masthead/masthead.afxm (example: http://bes.bigfix.com:52311/masthead/masthead.afxm).
Start the BES Client by running the command /etc/init.d/BESClient-4.1.4.7 start.

To get the Fixlet content for the non-Windows BES Clients, you will need to subscribe your BES Server to the appropriate Fixlet site. To subscribe to a new Fixlet site, go to a computer with the BES Console installed.
Download the RedHat Consumer masthead.
When prompted to open or save the file, click "Open" and this will automatically open the BES Console.
Log into the BES Console with your username/password.
Once logged in, the BES Console will ask if you wish to subscribe to the Patches for RedHat Linux Fixlet site, click OK.
Type in your private key password and click OK.
After the BES Console subscribes to the site, it should automatically start gathering new Fixlet messages from the site.

Note: Fixlet content for RedHat Enterprise is in the BETA stage, please contact your sales representative for more information.

Download the corresponding BES Client package file to the Solaris computer.
Install the PKG by running the command pkgadd -d <path to BES Client package file>.
Copy your actionsite masthead to the Solaris BES Client computer (the masthead contains configuration, license, and security information). The action site masthead (actionsite.afxm) can be found in your BES Installation folders (by default they are placed under C:\BES Installers). If the masthead is not named "actionsite.afxm, rename it to "actionsite.afxm" and place it on the computer at the following location: /etc/opt/BESClient/actionsite.afxm.
Note: In BES 4.0 and later, the masthead file for each BES Server is downloadable at http://servername:port/masthead/masthead.afxm (example: http://bes.bigfix.com:52311/masthead/masthead.afxm).
Start the BES Client by running the command /etc/init.d/BESClient start.

To get the Fixlet content for the non-Windows BES Clients, you will need to subscribe your BES Server to the appropriate Fixlet site. To subscribe to a new Fixlet site, go to a computer with the BES Console installed.
Download the Solaris masthead.
When prompted to open or save the file, click "Open" and this will automatically open the BES Console.
Log into the BES Console with your username/password.
Once logged in, the BES Console will ask if you wish to subscribe to the Patches for Solaris Fixlet site, click OK.
Type in your private key password and click OK.
After the BES Console subscribes to the site, it should automatically start gathering new Fixlet messages from the site.

Download the corresponding BES Client package file to the HP-UX computer (must be PA-RISC system).
Copy the Agent-4.1.4.7-1.pa-risc(hpux11.0).depot file onto the HP-UX Machine.
Run the following command: /usr/sbin/swinstall -s BESAgent-4.1.4.7-1.pa-risc(hpux11.0).depot BESAgent
Copy your actionsite masthead to the HP-UX BES Client computer (the masthead contains configuration, license, and security information). The action site masthead (actionsite.afxm) can be found in your BES Installation folders (by default they are placed under C:\BES Installers). If the masthead is not named "actionsite.afxm, rename it to "actionsite.afxm" and place it on the computer at the following location: /etc/opt/BESClient/actionsite.afxm. Note: In BES 4.0 and later, the masthead file for each BES Server is downloadable at http://servername:port/masthead/masthead.afxm (example: http://bes.bigfix.com:52311/masthead/masthead.afxm).
Start the BES Client by running the command /sbin/init.d/BESClient start

To get the Fixlet content for the non-Windows BES Clients, you will need to subscribe your BES Server to the appropriate Fixlet site. To subscribe to a new Fixlet site, go to a computer with the BES Console installed.
Download the HP-UX masthead.
When prompted to open or save the file, click "Open" and this will automatically open the BES Console.
Log into the BES Console with your username/password.
Once logged in, the BES Console will ask if you wish to subscribe to the Patches for HP-UX Fixlet site, click OK.
Type in your private key password and click OK.
After the BES Console subscribes to the site, it should automatically start gathering new Fixlet messages from the site.

Coming soon.