Server requirements

To find the latest information about the server requirements, see BigFix Support Matrix.

Only the 64-bit architecture is supported for installing the BigFix server and Web Reports components on Windows systems.
The Windows firewall can be either turned off or configured to open the following two ports:
- Port 52311 for UDP and TCP/IP
- Port 8083 for Web Reports and TCP/IP
- Red Hat packages and all their prerequisites required by BigFix Linux server and Web Reports components:
  - cyrus-sasl-lib.x86_64
  - libstdc++.x86_64
  - pam.x86_64
  - krb5-libs.x86_64 (minimum version 1.15)
  - unixODBC.x86_64 (for installations with DB2 only)
  - msodbcsql17.x86_64 (for installations with MS SQL only)
  - fontconfig.x86_64 (Web Reports only)
  - libXext.x86_64 (Web Reports only)
  - libXrender.x86_64 (Web Reports only)
  - libpng12.x86_64 (RHEL 7 and 8 only)
  - libpng15.x86_64 (RHEL 9 only)
  - numactl.x86_64 (embedded DB2 installations only)
  - pam.i686 (embedded DB2 installations only)
  - libstdc++.i686 (embedded DB2 installations only)
  Installation or upgrade of the Server components on Linux installs the unixODBC RPM package which is a prerequisite for installations with DB2.
  
  Installation of the Server components on Linux installs the msodbcsql17 RPM package and, if missing, its repository. The package is a prerequisite for installations with MS SQL.
  
  If Yum is not configured on the Linux system, you must manually install the unixODBC or the msodbcsql17 RPM package prior to running the installation or upgrade.
  - IBM DB2 11.5 / 11.5.4 / 11.5.5 / 11.5.6 / 11.5.7 / 11.5.8 / 11.5.9. For information about how to install DB2 server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 64-bit, see Installing and configuring DB2.
  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 x86 64-bit requires IBM DB2 11.5.4.
  - MS SQL Server 2019 / 2022. For information about how to install MS SQL server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 64-bit, see Installing and configuring MS SQL.
  Disk space and other requirements