Please use the following information to run the evaluation version of the BigFix Enterprise Suite.

Click here for BES Server requirements for production installations.
Click here for the Support Policy page with more details on OS Support for all BES components.

Evaluation Requirements

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows 2008 (x86/x64) Enterprise - BigFix 7.1+
• Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
• Windows 2003 (x86/x64) Enterprise - BigFix 6.0+

Note: 64-Bit version of Windows 2003 is supported for BES 6.0 and above.

Database Requirements:

• No database is necessary for the eval version (MSDE 2000 will be installed if no database is detected).
• If a default instance of SQL Server 2000 or 2005 is detected, it will be used instead of MSDE.

Note: SQL Server 2005 (32-Bit and 64-Bit) is supported for BES 6.0 and above.

Hardware Requirements:

• The BES Server should be run on a dedicated server computer with 2 GHZ+ CPU and 1 GB+ of RAM.
• 5 GB+ of free disk space is recommended for best results (although only a minimum of 300 MB is strictly necessary for the BES components and database).

Network Requirements:

• The BES Server must have Internet access.
• The firewall/proxy cannot strip out unknown HTTP headers when the BES Server connects to the BigFix Fixlet servers at http://sync.bigfix.com on port 80.
• All BES Clients should be able to connect to the BES Server using HTTP on the specified port (default port is 52311).
• The BES Server should be able to send UDP messages on the specified port (default port is 52311) to all the BES Clients.
• The BES Server must be accessible from each BES Console using an ODBC connection.
• Avoid running personal firewall products on the BES Server.

Note: These requirements are for the standard evaluation version and the production version of BES can support many other advanced deployment options such as air-gap installations, different port numbers, etc.