System requirements


Learn about the minimum hardware and software requirements needed to ensure optimal performance and compatibility in BMC Helix Intelligent Automation. 

Supported browsers

BMC Helix Intelligent Automationsupports the latest versions of the following browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge

Supported BMC Helix products

BMC Helix Intelligent Automationconnects with the latest versions of the following BMC Helix applications (SaaS deployment):

  • BMC Helix Operations Management
  • BMC Helix AIOps
  • BMC Helix for CSP
  • BMC Helix Continuous Optimization
  • BMC Helix Innovation Studio
  • BMC Helix for CSP (integrated with your BMC Helix tenant)
  • BMC Helix ITSM (integrated with your BMC Helix tenant)

BMC Helix ITSM compatibility matrix for Proactive Service Resolution

While using Proactive Service Resolution for incident management, you need to configure the BMC Helix ITSM on-premises connector by using the remote plug-in utility based on the following conditions: 

BMC Helix Intelligent Automation deployment

BMC Helix ITSM deployment

On-premises connector required?

On-premises

On-premises

❌️*

*Provided both the applications are behind the firewall

On-premises

SaaS

✅️

SaaS

On-premises

✅️

SaaS

SaaS

❌️

Hardware and software requirements

The following table describes the minimum hardware and software requirements required to download and install the on-premises connectors by using the remote plug-in utility: 

Requirement

Description

Hardware

CPU: Dual-core

Memory: 8 GB

Disk space:

  • Linux: /opt/bmc/<install_dir> directory with up to 20 GB disk space
  • Windows: C:\<install_dir> directory with up to 20 GB disk space

Operating systems

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Enterprise
  • CentOS 8
  • CentOS 7.9
  • CentOS 7.8
  • CentOS 7 
  • RHEL 8

Port

8443

Make sure that port number 8443 is accessible from the server to the BMC Helix Intelligent Automation cloud services where the plug-in is running.

Supported automation tools and applications for automating their actions

The following table lists the supported automation tools and other applications:

Product

Version

Amazon Web Services

-

Kubernetes

-

Ansible Automation Platform (cloud and on-premises)

  • Ansible Platform: AWX 17.1.0 | Ansible 2.9.18 
  • Ansible Tower: 3.8.0 | Ansible 2.9.15

TrueSight Orchestration

  • 22.2.0.3
  • 20.02.00

TrueSight Server Automation

21.3

BMC Helix ITSM (On-premises)

  • Telecommunication Service Management module in ServiceNow(cloud and on-premises)
  • ServiceNow ITSM (cloud and on-premises)
  • Washington
  • Tokyo
  • San Diego

 

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