System requirements for Oracle database and Datacenter compliance
Software Asset Management
Product version
Your Software Asset Management system must be version 8.0 or higher. We recommend that you use the latest product version.
License certificates
You need the following license certificates that must be imported into your Workspace Management system:
- m42LicenseManager
- m42ServiceManagementPlatform
- m42OracleDatabaseCompliance
Computer inventory
All target systems (servers) to be collected must be created within Asset Management as Computer. Their respective asset status has no relevance for the Oracle data provider.
Target systems
Supported target platforms
The scan agents provide support for the following operating systems:
Operating System | Architecture | Version (min.) |
Open Su S | E Linux32-bit | 9.0 |
Ubuntu | 32-bit | 10.0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Server | 32-bit | 4.0. |
Su SE Enterprise Server | 32-bit | 9.0 |
Oracle Linux | 32-bit | 9.0 |
Open Su SE Linux | 64-bit | 12.0 |
Ubuntu | 64-bit | 12.0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Server | 64-bit | 6.0 |
SuSE Enterprise Server | 64-bit | 11.0 |
Oracle Linux | 64-bit | 6.0 |
Solaris Sparc | 2.6, Patchcluser 181105-21 | |
Solarix x86 | 10.0 | |
IBM AIX | 5.1 | |
HP-UX | B.11.00 A | |
Microsoft Windows Desktop O/S | 32- / 64-bit | Windows Vista |
Microsoft Server O/S | 32- / 64-bit | Windows Server 2003 |
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Virtualized target systems
In case the target systems are virtualized via VMware, the server that runs vCenter (Management) must also be scanned. The VMware vSphere CLI (attention: not PowerCLI) must be installed on the vCenter server for that purpose. This installation also includes the perl modules used by the agent.
The vCenter Server supplies information such as the hardware information of all managed ESX(i) servers.
The user stored in the agent must be assigned the read only permission in vCenter.
No separate permissions on the Windows Server are required for scanning a Microsoft hypervisor or other virtualization solutions (VirtualBox, Citrix XEN).
Agent communications
Bidirectional communications between the agents (on the target systems to be scanned) and the virtual scan appliance is established via ports 9616 and 9617.
While ideally, the firewall should be disabled on all involved systems, it is sufficient to activate the respective ports in both directions.
If necessary, agents can be configured as routers, supporting indirect communication. Read this article for details.