KACE Asset Management Appliance
Manage, secure and service network-connected devices – virtually
Inventory and asset management across a variety of operating systems
The KACE Asset Management Appliance provides comprehensive hardware and software inventory and asset management across a variety of operating systems — Windows®, Mac®, Linux®, UNIX® and Chrome OS™, plus network-connected non-computing devices — through the entire IT asset lifecycle, giving you and your team more time to focus on IT innovation. Fast to implement and easy to use, this tool discovers all hardware and software on your network, and provides ongoing IT inventory management, IT asset management (ITAM) and software asset management (SAM).
- Gain better visibility to software usage to avoid audit-related fines or license overpayments
- Get full reporting for software and hardware inventory and proof of audit compliance
- Meet software compliance requirements as set forth by the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Section 837 and Category Management Policy 16-1
Features
Discovery and inventory
Discover and inventory all devices connected to your network, including installed software on laptops, desktops, servers, tablets, storage devices and network-connected non-computer devices.
Software license compliance
Save your organization money through pragmatic SAM to avoid audits and fines, or overpayment of software licenses.
Standard and customized reporting
Confirm proof of audit compliance via wizard-based reporting, allowing for the creation of both pre-configured and customized reports.
Software metering
Conserve funds by tracking usage and uninstalling unused software, transferring unused licenses to users who need them, or removing unneeded licenses from your next vendor purchase agreement.
Application catalog
Ensure simplified software license auditing, compliance and control with the application catalog, which provides information on application version and name variations, as well as publisher names, categorization of applications and suite recognition.
Digital asset management
Save time with automated asset management from deployment to retirement, including asset data audits, tracking, audit compliance and reconciliation. The Asset Management Appliance’s functionality includes common asset fields and software license types, as well as out-of-the-box support for storing asset associations, ensuring accurate tracking of financial and service impacts of asset changes.
KACE Go Mobile App
Access the KACE Asset Management Appliance from mobile devices, enabling you to remain effective even when you’re away from a computer.
One-click system upgrades
Perform all system component upgrades, from database to user interface, via a single click, avoiding risky and costly solution migrations.
Fast implementation and online training
Enjoy fast implementation of the KACE Asset Management Appliance via its form factor, intuitive tab-based user interface, and staff training provided online and on-site in hours, not weeks.
Specifications
Virtual Asset Management Appliance software can be installed on virtual machines that meet the following requirements.
- Processor & Memory
Devices
Processor
Memory
0-1,000
2 CPUs
4GB RAM
1,000-2,000
4 CPUs
8GB RAM
2,000-4,000
8 CPUs
16GB RAM
4,000-8,000
16 CPUs
32GB RAM
8,000-16,000
24 CPUs
64GB RAM
- Network Interface
Devices
Network Interface Card
0–8,000
1 Gigabit Ethernet Port
8,000+
10 Gigabit Ethernet Port
- Available Disk Space
1 TB/3 TB
- Media
DVD
- Server and Operating System
64-bit
- Virtualization Infrastructure Requirements
For VMware® installations:
- VMware ESX®/ESXi™ 5.5 or later
- Open Virtualization Format (OVF) 1.0
For Microsoft® Hyper-V® installations:
- Windows Server® 2012/2012 R2 with Hyper-V
- Hyper-V Server 2012/2012 R2
The KACE AMA agent is an application that can be installed on devices to enable device management through the KACE AMA. The agent can be installed on devices that meet the following operating system requirements. For additional specifications, see the operating system vendor’s documentation. The appliance imposes no additional requirements, and supports 32-bit and 64-bit architectures where applicable.
Operating system
Details
Windows 10
Professional, Enterprise
Windows 8.1
Professional, Enterprise
Windows 8
Professional, Enterprise
Windows 7
Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate
Windows Vista™
Business, Enterprise, Ultimate
Windows XP SP3 (limited support)
Professional, Tablet PC Edition, Media Center Edition
Windows Server® 2012, 2012 R2, 2016
Foundation, Essentials, Standard*, Datacenter*
(*Cannot be running in Server Core mode)
Windows Server 2008
Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, HPC Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2
Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, HPC Edition
Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later (limited support)
Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition
Mac OS X®
10.6 (Intel only) – 10.11
MacOS Sierra
10.12
Linux Red Hat® Linux AS and ES
Versions 6.x – 7.x, 32-bit and 64-bit architecture
Ubuntu®
Versions 14.04, 16.04, 32-bit and 64-bit architecture
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
Version 11 - 12, 32-bit and 64-bit architecture
*Cannot be running in Server Core mode.
Agentless management enables you to inventory devices without using the KACE SMA Agent. Agentless management can be enabled for devices that have the following operating systems:
- AIX®
- CentOS™
- Chrome OS
- Debian®
- Fedora®
- FreeBSD®
- HP-UX®
- Mac OS X
- MacOS Sierr
- Oracle® Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat
- SUSE
- Solaris®
- Ubuntu
- Windows
- Windows Server
To access the Virtual KACE Asset Management Appliance Administrator Console and User Console web-based user interfaces, use a monitor with a screen resolution of at least 1280 pixels by 800 pixels and one of the following web browser applications.
- Browser
- Internet Explorer® 8.x or later
- Firefox® 20.x or later
- Safari® 6.0.5 or later
- Chrome™ 38.x or later
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