Cloud-based Solution

Patching with SCCM

NetChk Platform

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System Requirements

Protect 6.5

Console Prerequisites

Processor:

  • 500 MHz or faster CPU

Memory:

  • Minimum: 256 meg RAM
  • Recommended: 512 meg RAM or higher

Video:

  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher (1280 x 1024 or higher recommended)

Disk Space:

  • 60 meg for application
  • 2 GIG or more for patch repository

Operating System:

  • Windows 2000 SP4 or later (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, or Small Business Server)
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows Server 2003 Family
  • Windows Server 2008 Family

    Note: Shavlik NetChk Protect supports 32- and 64-bit versions of the listed operating systems for both console and target systems.
    Note: Windows Vista is not supported for use as a console system

Database:

  • Access to a SQL Server database is required. If you do not have access to a SQL Server database, the option to install SQL Server 2005 Express will be provided during the installation process.

Prerequisite Software:

  • Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
  • Windows Installer 3.1 or later
  • Microsoft Data Access Controls (MDAC) 2.8 or later
  • MSXML 6.0
  • Access to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4 or later, SQL Server 2005, or SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
  • SQL Server Management Objects (only required if using SQL Server 2005)
  • SQL 2005 Native Client (only required if using SQL Server 2005)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
  • VMware® Virtual Disk Development Kit

Firewall Rules at the Console

  • Must open TCP 3121 and 7766 for agents and remote consoles to send information back to the console (port numbers can be configured at setup)
  • Must open TCP port 4750 for tracking agentless deployment progress via the Shavlik NetChk Tracker (port number can be customized)

Clients (agentless)

Browser:

  • Internet Explorer 4.0 or later required to receive patch deployments

Operating Systems (any of the following):

  • Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Server, and Enterprise Server SP4 or later
  • Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition SP4 and Terminal Server Edition SP5 or later
  • Windows 2000 Workstation, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server, and Small Business Server
  • Windows XP Home Edition (local patch scans and deployments only)
  • Windows XP Professional and Tablet PC Edition
  • Windows Server 2003 Family (x86 and x64)
  • Windows Vista Family (x86 and x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 Family (x86 and x64)

Virtual Machines (offline images created by any of the following):

  • VMware ESX Server 3.0 or later
  • VMware VirtualCenter 2.0 or later
  • VMware Server
  • VMware Workstation 4.0 or later
  • VMware Player

Prerequisite Software

  • Remote Registry service must be running
  • Server service must be running
  • On Windows XP Pro machines, Simple File Sharing must be turned off
  • NetBIOS (tcp139) or Direct Host (tcp445) ports must be accessible
  • MSXML 2.5 or later if using the spyware Dissolving Service Scan option

Firewall Configuration

  • Must open TCP 139 or TCP 445
  • TCP 5120 must be open if using Shavlik Scheduler (port number is configurable)

Products Supported (for patch program):

Disk Space (for patch program):

  • Free space equal to five times the size of the patches being deployed

Supported Languages (for patch program):

Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Clients Running Shavlik NetChk Agent

Processor:

  • 500 MHz or faster CPU

Memory:

  • Minimum: 256 meg RAM
  • Recommended: 512 meg RAM or higher

Disk Space:

  • 30 meg for Shavlik NetChk Agent client

Operating Systems:

  • Windows 2000 SP3 or later (with high encryption pack)
  • Windows XP Family
  • Windows Server 2003 Family
  • Windows Server 2008 Family

Prerequisite Software

  • MSXML 3.0 or later

Firewall Configuration

  • Must open TCP 5120 for Shavlik Scheduler only when performing a push install of the agent (port number is configurable). This is not necessary when using Agent Installation Media.
  • Must open TCP port 139 or TCP 445 only when performing a push install of the Shavlik NetChk Agent. This is not necessary when using Agent Installation Media.
  • The agent itself opens no listening ports.
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