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Before you add hosts to an Infrastructure Management Server (IMS), ensure that the following prerequisites are met. Prerequisites include general prerequisites for all hosts and additional prerequisites for Linux or Windows systems.
General prerequisites for adding host assets to an IMS:
Ensure that the IMS can communicate with the host.
Ensure that the time difference between the system clocks on the IMS and host is no more than 90 minutes. The managed hosts must report synchronized universal time clock time (UC/UTC).
If a CSV file is used to add hosts, ensure that it uses the correct syntax.
Additional prerequisites for Linux systems:
In order to install the host package while adding the Linux host, ensure that the PasswordAuthentication field is set to yes in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file on the host.
Ensure that the following Linux packages are installed: glibc (32-bit), libstdc++ (32-bit), and NetworkManager.
Additional prerequisites for Windows systems:
You must manually install the VRTSsfmh host package on one Windows host before you can add the Windows host to the IMS using the web console. You can then add any remaining Windows hosts from the same domain using the console, and the IMS installs the host package on the subsequent Windows hosts.
If you install the host package using the web console, you should be a domain user having administrative privileges on the host. If you install the host package manually, then you need to be a local user having administrative privileges on the host.
The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service must be running.
More information is available about the add host operation.