Deploying the Linux controller

You can use the Deploy IBM® BigFix® Remote Control Controller for Linux task to install the controller software onto a Linux® computer.

About this task

Note: If you are installing the controller on a Red Hat 6.0 64-bit computer the following extra libraries, along with all their dependencies, must be installed: libXft.i686 libXmu.i686 libXp.i686 libXtst.i686.
To initiate this task, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Deployment > Linux in the navigation tree.
  2. Click Deploy IBM BigFix Remote Control Controller for Linux.
  3. In the Task pane, review the description and follow the instructions in the Actions box to start the task.

    Description of what the Deploying a linux controller fixlet does.
  4. In the Take Action pane on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining which targets to deploy the controller on.
  5. Click OK and enter your Private Key Password.

Results

The summary screen shows the progress of the task.