Fullsite is a compressed file of all site information.ĭiffsite: If client has gathered contents, it requests diffsite. Client establishes http connection to relay/serverįollowing sites are gathered: Actionsite, Opsite, All Fixlet and Action Site.įullsite: If client has never gathered contents, it requests fullsite. Relay gathers latest site on startup, refresh and every 6 hrs by default.Ĭlient gathers from relay/server. Relay gathers from server/upstream relay. Relay checks download cache for specific site and version. Relay gathers latest site on startup, refresh and every 6 hrs by default. _BESData folder stores all the gathered content. Gathering is the process of collecting new content. Relay notifies downstream client about new content by UDP ping and port 52311.Ĭlient contacts Parent Relay once a day (by default). Relay notifies the downstream relay about new content by TCP ping and using port 52311.
When relay receives the ping, it contacts the server and downloads the new content. Server notifies the connected relays of new content by TCP ping and using Port 52311. Once a day IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager contacts IBM TEM content delivery service servers.
When supported vendor releases a new patch, IBM Tivoli Endpoint manager publishes an equivalent Fixlet for the patch which includes the relevance and the action template. TEM manager is used for patch management, power management, software distribution, operating system deployment and manages software and hardware inventory. IBM Tivoli Endpoint manager (TEM, also known as IEM), formerly BigFix is a systems management software product by IBM for managing large group of computer systems.