Deploying the Linux target

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

About this task

To initiate this task, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Deployment > Linux in the navigation tree.
  2. Click Deploy IBM BigFix Remote Control target for Linux.
  3. In the Task pane, review the description and follow the instructions in the Actions box to start the task.
    There are two actions available for this task. Determine your installation method and follow the instructions that are given.
    Description of what the Deploying a linux target fixlet does.
    Deploy the remote control target in Peer2Peer mode
    With this installation method, you can establish remote control sessions directly between the controller and the target without the need for an IBM BigFix Remote Control server. This deployment method installs the target without requiring an IBM BigFix Remote Control server URL to be specified. The local target policies that are set by this installation method are used when a remote control session is established. For more information about target installation properties, see Manage target and server configurations.

    In the Take Action pane on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining which targets to deploy the IBM BigFix Remote Control target on.

    Click OK and enter your Private Key Password.

    The summary screen shows the progress of the task.
    Note: To register the target on the IBM BigFix Remote Control server in the future, use the Target wizard to create a configuration task and specify the server URL of your server. Running this task on the selected target reconfigures it so that it can contact the server. For more information about target configuration tasks, see Creating IBM BigFix Remote Control target configuration tasks.
    Deploy the remote control target and specify the IBM BigFix Remote Control Server
    Choose this installation option for targets to register with the IBM BigFix Remote Control server and take part in remote control sessions started from the server. This deployment method requires an IBM BigFix Remote Control server URL to be specified. If a remote control session, started from the Remote Control server, is requested with this target, the specified server is contacted to authenticate the request. When the request is authenticated, the policies that are set for the session are passed from the Remote Control server to the target and the session is started. For more information about target installation properties, see Manage target and server configurations.
    Enter the URL of your IBM BigFix Remote Control server and click OK.
    Enter the server URL of the server that you want the target to contact.

    In the Take Action pane on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining which targets to deploy the IBM BigFix Remote Control target on.

    Click OK and enter your Private Key Password.

    The summary screen shows the progress of the task.