Deploying the IBM Endpoint Manager Service in a multisystem environment

Deploy the IBM® Endpoint Manager Service into your cloud group.

Before you begin

After deployment in 2.3.3.1 or later, the Endpoint Manager clients automatically connect to the shared service to receive operating system updates and install patches on the virtual machines.
Important: IBM Cloud Pak System has removed the BigFix license entitlement from Version 2.3.3.2 onwards. For continued usage, you need to procure HCL BigFix license from HCL. Existing customers are also not entitled for BigFix if they upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.2 or later. For more information about procuring and uploading to IBM Cloud Pak System, see BigFix procurement and Downloading HCL BigFix and uploading to IBM Cloud Pak System.

To view shared services, you must be assigned either the Workload resources administration with Full permission or the cloud administrator role.

About this task

These steps are specific to shared services deployed in a multisystem environment. You can use the console or the command line interface to complete this task. For the command line information, see the Related information section.

Procedure

  1. Click Patterns > Shared Services. If you are on 2.3.3.3 or later, click Patterns > Provision > Shared Services.
  2. Select the shared service to deploy.
    Continue deploying the shared service. For detailed steps, see Deploying shared services in a multisystem environment.
  3. Configure the specific properties for the shared service:
    IBM Endpoint Manager server masthead file
    Click Browse to select a masthead file. The masthead file contains connection information about the Endpoint Manager server, including the host name, security certificates, server configuration details, and more. The Endpoint Manager clients automatically discover the shared service and pull in the masthead file with no manual configuration.
    IBM Endpoint Manager Linux/UNIX relay configuration file
    Click Browse to select a Linux/UNIX relay configuration file for Endpoint Manager clients. The relay configuration file contains information such as the relay server URL used by Endpoint Manager clients to connect to different relay servers.
    IBM Endpoint Manager Windows relay configuration file
    Click Browse to select a Windows relay configuration file for Endpoint Manager clients.
  4. Click Prepare to Deploy to view the default placements for the different virtual machines in the available cloud groups of the public environment profile.

What to do next

The shared service can be deployed once in a multi-cloud environment profile and then be made available for use as a reference to other multi-cloud environment profiles where the shared service is not deployed. For information, see Making a deployed shared service available in other multi-cloud environment profiles.