Prerequisites

Prior to installing and starting PatchQuest in your enterprise, ensure that the following are taken care of :

Ports to be freed up

The web server port number is 8443 by default (from Release 4.3). The web-client connects to this port to access the server. During installation of the PatchQuest Server you will be given an option to configure this port number. The web server runs in HTTPS mode.

The PatchQuest Server listener port is 9000 by default. The PatchQuest Agent communicates to the server through this port number. During installation of the PatchQuest Server you will be given an option to configure this port number.

Internet Connection

An internet connection with a minimum speed of 56 kbps is required. This connection can be intermittent, but before server is started for the first time, the server machine must be connected to the net.

Machine access rights

• If you are installing PatchQuest in a Windows system, ensure that the system is the Windows domain of your enterprise (of course, it can function even if it is installed in a non-domain environment, but being on a domain is preferable)
• Administrator rights for Windows machines and Super-user access for Linux machines is to be made available for the software to login remotely and execute patch deployment tasks.

Installation of Samba-TNG in Linux machines

If you intend to run the PatchQuest server in Linux OS, ensure that Samba-TNG software is installed. This software facilitates communication between the Linux server and the Windows target machines (only in agentless mode).

You can download the software from : http://download.samba-tng.org/tng/

For more information on Samba-TNG, refer to : http://www.samba-tng.org/