KACE Asset Management Appliance
Manage assets across a variety of operating systems. The KACE Asset Management Appliance provides comprehensive inventory and asset management across operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Linux, UNIX and Chrome OS. Fast to implement and easy to use, this tool discovers all hardware and software on your network for ongoing IT inventory management, IT asset management (ITAM) and software asset management (SAM).
Without full visibility into the hardware and software in use on your network, you run the risk of violating vendor license agreements and not meeting other software compliance requirements, such as those set forth by the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Section 837 and Category Management Policy 16-1. The KACE Asset Management Appliance discovers and inventories all connected devices, including installed software so you can mitigate these risks.
Key features
Software license compliance
Save money through pragmatic SAM to avoid audits and fines, or overpayment of software licenses
Standard and customized reporting
Demonstrate audit compliance with wizard-based creation of pre-configured and customized reports
Software metering
Track usage, uninstall unused software or transfer licenses to eliminate costly, unneeded licenses
Application catalog
Simplify software license auditing, compliance and control with complete information in the application catalog
Digital asset management
Automate asset management from deployment to retirement, ensuring accurate tracking of financial and service impacts
KACE Go Mobile App
Access the KACE Asset Management Appliance any time and anywhere from your mobile devices
One-click system upgrades
Perform all system component upgrades via a single click, avoiding risky and costly solution migrations
Fast implementation and online training
Enjoy implementation of the KACE Asset Management Appliance in hours and get online staff training
Specifications
Virtual Asset Management Appliance software can be installed on virtual machines that meet the following requirements.
- Processor & Memory
Devices
Processor
Memory
0 - 2500
2 CPUs
4 GB RAM
2500 - 5000
4 CPUs
8 GB RAM
5000 - 10000
8 CPUs
16 GB RAM
10000 - 25000
16 CPUs
32 GB RAM
25000 - 40000
24 CPUs
64 GB RAM
- Network Interface
Devices
Network Interface Card
0 – 10000
1 Gigabit Ethernet Port
10000+
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
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*
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
MAC OS X
10.6 (Intel only) – 10.11
MacOS Sierra
10.12
Linux
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
Versions 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
- Mac OS Sierra
- 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
Details
Internet Explorer
8.x or later
Firefox
20.x or later
Safari
6.0.5 or later
Chrome
38.x or later
