This section lists related software programs that are required for this product.
Admin server
ServerView Resource Orchestrator V3.2 Cloud Edition
This software is required to manage business servers deployed by ServerView Resource Orchestrator.
Note
If Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager is linked to ServerView Resource Orchestrator, uninstall Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager before performing the following tasks:
Upgrading ServerView Resource Orchestrator
Uninstalling ServerView Resource Orchestrator
Note
For the authentication method for ServerView Resource Orchestrator, use ServerView Single Sign-On (SSO). If the internal authentication system is used for authentication, ServerView Resource Orchestrator cannot coordinate with Systemwalker Configuration Manager.
Linkage server
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
This software is required to manage Windows patches.
The following versions/levels of WSUS are supported:
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 4.0
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 standard yum provided by RHEL5, RHEL6, and RHEL7 can be used.
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)
pkg command/entire package
Required for Solaris OS patch management.
pkg command/entire package is pre-installed on Solaris 11 by default.
Obtain entire package information using the pkg command to obtain the SRU (Support Repository Updates) already applied to business servers.
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 Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 as the operating system for the Internet terminal.
OpenStack admin server
OpenStack Icehouse RDO release
This software is required to manage business servers deployed by OpenStack.
