This section presents related software programs that are required for this product.
Linkage server
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP2
This software is required to manage Windows patches.
Note that a Client Access License (CAL) agreement must be concluded according to the number of target machines for which patches are to be applied by WSUS.
There is no need to create WSUS servers if they have already been created.
Point
For Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager, it is recommended that each WSUS server only manage up to 500 business servers in order to balance the load on the WSUS servers.
Number of business servers | Number of WSUS servers |
|---|---|
500 | 1 |
1,000 | 2 |
1,500 | 3 |
Yellowdog Updater Modified (yum) repository server
This server is required to manage Linux patches.
The following versions/levels of yum are supported:
RHEL6.2: yum-3.2.29-22.el6.noarch.rpm
RHEL6.1: yum-3.2.29-17.el6.noarch.rpm
RHEL6.0: yum-3.2.27-14.el6.noarch.rpm
RHEL5.7: yum-3.2.22-37.el5.noarch.rpm
RHEL5.6: yum-3.2.22-33.el5.noarch.rpm
RHEL5.5: yum-3.2.22-26.el5.noarch.rpm
RHEL5.4: yum-3.2.22-20.el5.noarch.rpm
RHEL5.3: yum-3.2.19-18.el5.noarch.rpm
RHEL5.2: yum-3.2.8-9.el5.noarch.rpm
RHEL5.1: yum-3.0.1-5.el5.noarch.rpm
RHEL5.0: yum-3.0.1-5.el5.noarch.rpm
There is no need to create yum repository servers if they have already been created.
Business server
yum and rpm commands
These commands are required to manage Linux patches.
The yum and rpm commands are installed as part of the standard installation from RHEL5 and onwards.
The yum and rpm commands are used for the following purposes:
Obtaining information about the RPM packages that have been applied to business servers
Obtaining information about the RPM packages that can be applied to business servers (for the yum command only)
UpdateAdvisor (middleware)
The UpdateAdvisor (middleware) is required to manage patches and software for Fujitsu middleware.
The UpdateAdvisor (middleware) is used for the following purposes:
Obtaining information about the patches for Fujitsu middleware that have been applied to business servers
Obtaining information about the Fujitsu middleware that has been installed on business servers
Note that a paid subscription to the support service is required to connect to the UpdateSite. It is also necessary to obtain and install the UpdateAdvisor (middleware).
Internet terminal
In order to manage patches for Linux operating systems or Fujitsu middleware, or to collect software information, prepare an "Internet terminal" (a terminal that can connect to the Internet).
Use Windows(R) XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 as the operating system for the Internet terminal.
