Disk space requirements for the BigFix client (BigFix scenario)
Ensure that computers on which you are installing BigFix clients meet the minimal hardware and disk space requirements.
To check whether a fixlet downloads any files to the targeted endpoint, log in to the BigFix console, and check the value in the Download Size column for the particular fixlet. Then, ensure that enough disk space is available on the endpoint.
Operating system | Directory | Space required | Comments |
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UNIX | /opt/BESClient | 80 MB | Client installation directory. |
/var/opt/BESClient | 250 MB | Client data directory. This directory contains all scan results. | |
600 MB | The additional space is required if the VM Manager Tool is installed on the endpoint. | ||
/opt/tivoli/cit | 50 MB | Scanner installation directory. | |
/opt/tivoli/cit/cache_data | 100 MB on average | Scanner cache files. The required disk space depends on the number of files, directories, and subdirectories to be scanned. It can be estimated by multiplying the number of files to be scanned by 60 bytes. |
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/etc/cit | < 1 MB | Scanner configuration files. | |
/tmp | 100 MB on average | Scanner temporary files. The required disk space depends on the scanner options that are used (for example, sorting) as well as the number of files, directories, and subdirectories to be scanned. It can be estimated by multiplying the number of files to be scanned by 100 bytes. |
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/usr/ibm/tivoli/common/CIT | 10 MB | Scanner log files. |
Operating system | Directory | Space required | Comments |
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Windows | C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client | 150 MB | Client installation and data directory. This directory contains all scan results. |
700 MB | The additional space is required if the VM Manager Tool is installed on the endpoint. | ||
C:\Program Files\tivoli\cit | 20 MB | Scanner installation directory. | |
C:\Program Files\tivoli\cit\cache_data | 50 MB on average | Scanner cache files. The required disk space depends on the number of files, directories, and subdirectories to be scanned. It can be estimated by multiplying the number of files to be scanned by 60 bytes. |
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%WINDIR% | < 1 MB | Scanner configuration files. | |
%TMP% or %TEMP% | 100 MB on average | Scanner temporary files. The required disk space depends on the scanner options that are used (for example, sorting) as well as the number of files, directories, and subdirectories to be scanned. It can be estimated by multiplying the number of files to be scanned by 100 bytes. |
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C:\Program Files\tivoli\ibm\tivoli\common\CIT\logs | 10 MB | Scanner log files. |