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Required CA Software

CA Virtual Assurance requires the following software shipped with the installation media:

CA Embedded Entitlements Manager (CA EEM)

CA Virtual Assurance supports and is certified to work with the following CA EEM releases:

Note: If you use CA EEM version 12.0, the following functionality is not supported: CA EEM installation, CA EEM user creation using Native Security, and CA EEM configuration of LDAP service. To complete the mentioned actions, perform those procedures from the CA EEM UI and follow the CA EEM procedures.

Note: CA Virtual Assurance currently does not support "Multiple Microsoft Active Directory" and "Microsoft Active Directory Forest" external LDAP Directory configuration. You must use "Basic LDAP Directory".

Note: CA EEM FIPS mode is not supported.

If an insufficient version of CA EEM is detected during installation, the installation program displays the minimum and you can upgrade to a supported version.

To request support, or to certify this product with other versions of CA EEM, contact your CA representative.

Note: If your site has multiple instances of CA Server Automation or CA Virtual Assurance, the CA EEM server cannot be shared.

Note: If this product installs CA EEM, the "Use Transport Layer Security” option is not enabled by default. For additional security, log in to the CA EEM interface and select the TLS option on the Configuration tab.

CA Network Discovery Gateway

This software is required for system and network discovery.

SystemEDGE

CA Virtual Assurance Release 12.8.1 distributes with SystemEDGE Release 5.8.1.

Release 5.x.y corresponds to CA Virtual Assurance release 12.x.y.
Example: SystemEDGE 5.7.1 for CA Virtual Assurance 12.7.1

Note: If the latest version of SystemEDGE is not already on your system, the installation program installs it. SystemEDGE is required for the CA Virtual Assurance AIMs. AIMs are functional extensions to the SystemEDGE agent.

SystemEDGE Releases 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 5.1.0, 5.6.0, 5.7.0, 5.7.1, and 5.8 are supported for managing remote servers in your environment.