Compatibility with Other Products

FlexNet Manager Suite 2021 R1 (On-Premises)

This section describes the compatibility of FlexNet Manager Suite 2021 R1 with other products at the time of release.

Installation on the Same Server

The following table lists the supported versions of components that can be installed on the same server as a FlexNet Manager Suite 2021 R1 application server.

Component	Version that can be installed on the same server as FlexNet Manager Suite 2021 R1
FlexNet inventory agent	2021 R1
FlexNet Beacon	2021 R1
Flexera Analytics	2021 R1

Integration with Other Products

FlexNet Manager Suite integrates with the following products and components. Support for third-party products is based on the original software vendors' publicly stated support dates. If an environment is no longer supported by the original software producer, Flexera will provide "as is" support, meaning troubleshooting issues, without committing to any defect fixes or enhancements. This table details the currently supported versions:

Product/Component	Versions supported for imports
App Portal (before renaming)	2013 R2–2015 R2 SP5
App Portal / App Broker (after renaming)	2016 R1–2019 R1
Flexera Normalize (Data Platform)	5.0-5.5
BMC Atrium	BMC Atrium CMDB version 8.1 through 20.02 (together with Atrium Integrator version 8.1 through 9.1.10). The BMC Atrium server must run a Microsoft Windows operating system.
BMC BladeLogic Client Automation (previously Marimba)	8.2
BMC Discovery (previously ADDM)	9.0, 10.0–10.2 (ADDM), 11.0–21.05 (12.2)
BMC Remedy ITSM	7.6.04 SP4–9.1
Citrix Virtual Apps server (previously XenApp server)	6.0, 6.5, 7.5-7.9, 7.11–7.17 (XenApp), 7.1808–7.2009 (Citrix Virtual Apps)
Citrix Virtual Desktops (previously Citrix XenDesktop)	5.6, 6.0, 6.5, 7.5-7.9, 7.11–7.17 (XenDesktop), 7.1808–7.2009 (Virtual Desktops)
CyberArk	11.7
Docker	1.13, 17.03-19.03 (64-bit Linux, 64-bit Windows Server 2016 onwards)
EdgeSight for Citrix Virtual Apps (previously XenApp EdgeSight)	5.4, 7.6, 7.14–7.16 (requires a Platinum license), 7.17 (XenApp), 7.1808–7.2003 (Citrix Virtual Apps)
FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications	15.5, 2016 R1-2019 R2
HP Discovery and Dependency Mapping Inventory (DDMI)	9.3
HPE Universal Discovery (HP-UD)	10.10, 10.11, 10.33–11.5, 2020.05, 20.08, 20.11, 21.05
HCL BigFix platform (previously Tivoli Endpoint Manager and IBM BigFix) on Microsoft SQL Server	8.2–10.0.2.52 Tip: Do not confuse the individual BigFix products. HCL BigFix platform (or Platform, often referred to as simply "BigFix") and HCL BigFix Inventory are quite distinct. You may import inventory from HCL BigFix Platform if this is your only BigFix product. However, if you also have HCL BigFix Inventory, you normally need import inventory only from HCL BigFix Inventory (see below). (HCL acquired the BigFix family from IBM in December 2018.)
IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) or HCL BigFix Inventory on IBM DB2	HCL BigFix Inventory on IBM DB2: Was previously known as IBM Software Usage Analysis (SUA), and SUA is supported (on IBM DB2) for versions 9.0, 9.1 Rebranded from version 9.2.1, IBM BigFix Inventory on IBM DB2 is supported for versions 9.2.5–9.2.23 Acquired from IBM by HCL in December 2018. IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) on IBM DB2 is supported for versions 9.2.5–9.2.23.
IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) or HCL BigFix Inventory on Microsoft SQL Server	BigFix Inventory on Microsoft SQL Server: (IBM) 9.2.5–9.2.23, (HCL) 10.0.0 IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) on Microsoft SQL Server: 9.2.5–9.2.23, 10.0.0
IBM Passport Advantage	as of November 2014
Linux KVM	Supported on: CentOS 6+ (x86 64-bit only) Oracle Linux 4.5–6.10 (x86, 32-bit and 64-bit); 7.0-8.4 (x86 64-bit only) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.1–5.3 (x86, 32-bit and 64-bit), 5.4+ (x86 64-bit only) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86, 32-bit and 64-bit); 12 SP3, 12 SP4, 12 SP5, 15, 15 SP1, 15.2, 15.3 (x86 64-bit only) Note: Linux KVM requires FlexNet Beacon 2019 R2 (14.0) or later.
Microsoft App-V Integration Server	4.6, 5.0, 5.1.85–5.1.134
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync	2010-2013
Microsoft Hyper-V	Running on: Windows Server 2008 x64 Windows Server 2008 x64 Server Core Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Server Core Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019.
Microsoft SCCM (previously SMS)	2007, 2012, 2012 R2, 1511-1906, 1910, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2103
Oracle Database	8i, 9i, 10g, 11g, 11g Release 2, 12c, 18c, 19c Note: 8i — requires a direct inventory beacon connection 9i — requires a named account on Windows or a direct inventory beacon connection 12c — the Oracle Multitenant option is not supported using a local agent.
Oracle Enterprise Manager	12.1–13.5
Oracle VM Server for x86	3.2–3.4.6.3
ServiceNow	For information on supported versions, go to the ServiceNow Store and search for 'Flexera'. Note: ServiceNow has deprecated older versions of Transport Layer Security (TLS). Requires version 1.2.
Symantec IT Management Suite (formerly Altiris)	6.5, 7.1, 7.5
Tanium Asset	1.8.0.0075 - 1.14.73 Note: Requires the Tanium adapter shipped with FlexNet Manager Suite 2020 R1.1 or later
Tanium Server	7.3.314.3668
VMware vSphere/vCenter/ESXi	5.0–6.7 u3b, 7 Note: Remote inventory is not possible on the free license versions of ESXi.
Workflow Manager	2014–2016

Inventory Components

The following table lists the versions of the FlexNet Beacon and FlexNet inventory agent that can be managed by FlexNet Manager Suite 2021 R1.

Component	Compatible versions
FlexNet inventory agent (Windows) FlexNet inventory agent (Linux) FlexNet inventory agent (Solaris) FlexNet inventory agent (Mac OS X) FlexNet inventory agent (AIX) FlexNet inventory agent (HP-UX)	8.5–9.2, 2014–2021 R1 Note: Earlier versions are compatible in that they receive default policy and collect inventory on schedule. They cannot support more recent agent functionality, such as: Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Control of usage tracking through UI settings (rather than .ini files and registry controls), from 2014 (R1) Settings targeted by IP addresses, from 2014 (R1) CAL inventory, from 2016 R1.
Citrix XenApp server agent	2014 R3–2021 R1
FlexNet Beacon	2017 R2–2021 R1 Tip: Older inventory beacons continue to function with this release, but Flexera strongly recommends that you update to at least the range shown. AWS EC2 connector requires FlexNet Beacon 2018 R2 (13.1.0) or later Citrix XenApp inventory requires FlexNet Beacon 2014 R2 or later Linux KVM requires FlexNet Beacon 2019 R2 (14.0) or later Tanium Connector requires FlexNet Beacon 2019 R2 (14.0) or later

Component

Compatible versions

FlexNet inventory agent (Windows)

FlexNet inventory agent (Linux)

FlexNet inventory agent (Solaris)

FlexNet inventory agent (Mac OS X)

FlexNet inventory agent (AIX)

FlexNet inventory agent (HP-UX)

8.5–9.2, 2014–2021 R1

Note: Earlier versions are compatible in that they receive default policy and collect inventory on schedule. They cannot support more recent agent functionality, such as:

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Control of usage tracking through UI settings (rather than .ini files and registry controls), from 2014 (R1)
Settings targeted by IP addresses, from 2014 (R1)
CAL inventory, from 2016 R1.

Citrix XenApp server agent

2014 R3–2021 R1

FlexNet Beacon

2017 R2–2021 R1

Tip: Older inventory beacons continue to function with this release, but Flexera strongly recommends that you update to at least the range shown.

AWS EC2 connector requires FlexNet Beacon 2018 R2 (13.1.0) or later
Citrix XenApp inventory requires FlexNet Beacon 2014 R2 or later
Linux KVM requires FlexNet Beacon 2019 R2 (14.0) or later
Tanium Connector requires FlexNet Beacon 2019 R2 (14.0) or later

FlexNet Manager Suite (On-Premises)

2021 R1