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All mastheads on this page are Evaluation mastheads and should only be used on Evaluation licenses of BigFix. If you have a Production licenses of BigFix, please contact your sales rep to obtain Production mastheads.

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For previous non-Windows versions, please refer to the following text file:
support.bigfix.com/bes/install/besnonwindowsarchive.html.

For the latest BigFix release information, visit http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/.

AIX

AIX - Downloads

For the latest BigFix release information, visit http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/.

AIX - Installation Instructions

Note: Beginning with IEM 9.0 the directory /etc/opt/BESClient/ is not automatically created by the installer. If it does not exist, you will need to manually create this directory.

Download the corresponding BES Client package file to the IBM AIX computer.
Copy the BESAgent to the IBM AIX computer.
Run the following command: installp –agqYXd ./BESAgent-8.2.1409.0.ppc_aix53.pkg BESClient
Copy the masthead file to /etc/opt/BESClient/actionsite.afxm.
Run the following command: /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/SBESClientd start.

AIX - Fixlet Content

To get the Fixlet content for the AIX BES Agent, 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 AIX Evaluation masthead: (Note: This masthead is for Evaluation licenses only.)
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 AIX 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.

CentOS

CentOS - Downloads

For the latest BigFix release information, visit http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/.

CentOS - Installation Instructions

Note: Beginning with IEM 9.0 the directory /etc/opt/BESClient/ is not automatically created by the installer. If it does not exist, you will need to manually create this directory.

Download the corresponding BigFix Client RPM file to the Red Hat computer.
Install the RPM by running the command rpm -ivh <path to BigFix Client RPM>.
Copy your actionsite masthead to the Linux BigFix Client computer (the masthead contains configuration, license, and security information). The action site masthead (actionsite.afxm) can be found in your BigFix Installation folders (by default they are placed under C:BigFix 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 BigFix 4.0 and later, the masthead file for each BigFix Server is downloadable at http://servername:port/masthead/masthead.afxm (example: http://bes.bigfix.com:52311/masthead/masthead.afxm).
Start the BigFix Client by running the command: /etc/init.d/besclient start.

Debian

Debian - Downloads

For the latest BigFix release information, visit http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/.

Debian - Installation Instructions

Note: Beginning with IEM 9.0 the directory /etc/opt/BESClient/ is not automatically created by the installer. If it does not exist, you will need to manually create this directory.

Download the corresponding BigFix Client DEB package file to the Debian computer.
Install the DEB by running the command dpkg -i <path to BigFix Client package>.
Copy your actionsite masthead to the Linux BigFix Client computer (the masthead contains configuration, license, and security information). The action site masthead (actionsite.afxm) can be found in your BigFix Installation folders (by default they are placed under C:BigFix 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 BigFix 4.0 and later, the masthead file for each BigFix Server is downloadable at http://servername:port/masthead/masthead.afxm (example: http://bes.bigfix.com:52311/masthead/masthead.afxm).
Start the BigFix Client by running the command: /etc/init.d/besclient start.

HP-UX

HP-UX - Downloads

For the latest BigFix release information, visit http://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/.

HP-UX - PA-RISC Installation Instructions

Note: Beginning with IEM 9.0 the directory /etc/opt/BESClient/ is not automatically created by the installer. If it does not exist, you will need to manually create this directory.

Download and copy the corresponding BES Client package file to the HP-UX computer (the computer must be PA-RISC system). The file name will be in the format '(BESAgent-ww.xx.yy.zz.pa_risc_hpux11.0.depot' with variations, depending on the particular version of the agent downloaded.
Note: Internet Explorer may incorrectly label the downloaded file as a .tar file. Mozilla and other browsers will download the file with the extension as .depot
Run the following command:
/usr/sbin/swinstall -s HOSTNAME:/path/BESAgent_filename BESAgent
where HOSTNAME is the name of the system which the Agent is being installed, and /path/ is the path to the Agent installation source and BESAgent_filename is the name of the file you downloaded.
For example:
/usr/sbin/swinstall -s hpsystemb:/tmp/BESAgent-8.2.1409.0.pa_risc_hpux110.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
Start the BES Client by running the command /sbin/init.d/besclient start

HP-UX - Itanium Installation Instructions

Note: Beginning with IEM 9.0 the directory /etc/opt/BESClient/ is not automatically created by the installer. If it does not exist, you will need to manually create this directory.

Download and copy the corresponding BES Client package file (BESAgent-8.2.1409.0.pa_risc_hpux110.depot) to the HP-UX computer (must be I

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