Installing an additional VM Manager Tool from the BigFix console

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To connect to VM managers that are in a separated network, install an additional VM Manager Tool on a computer that can connect to that network.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that the computer on which you want to install the VM Manager Tool, meets the software requirements. For more information, see: VM Manager Tool installation requirements.
  • Ensure that the BigFix client is installed on the computer on which you want to install the VM Manager Tool.

About this task

This procedure describes how to install the VM Manager Tool on a computer on which you can install the BigFix client. If you cannot install the client on the target computer, install the disconnected VM Manager Tool. For more information, see: Installing the disconnected VM Manager Tool.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the BigFix console.
  2. In the navigation tree, click Sites > External Sites > IBM License Reporting (ILMT) > Fixlets and Tasks.
  3. Select Install Additional VM Manager Tool (OPTIONAL) version number, and click Take Action.
  4. Select a computer that can connect to the VM managers in the separated network, and click OK.

Results

You installed an additional instance of the VM Manager Tool. Use its command-line interface to manage VM managers that are in separated networks.

What to do next

Schedule the upload of collected data.