Prerequisites
The prerequisites and requirements for installing and running Snow Inventory Java Scanner are described below.
System requirements
Snow Inventory Java Scanner is dependent on Snow Inventory Agents for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Unix. It requires to be executed in a Java Runtime Environment. For information on required agent and Java versions, see System Requirements.
Permissions and environment variables
The operating system user running Snow Inventory Java Scanner needs the following permissions and environment variables, depending on the platform:
| Platform | Permissions and environment variables |
|---|---|
| macOS | Write permissions to /Users/Shared/SnowSoftware/Inventory/Agent/script-output are required. |
| Linux | Write permissions to /var/run/SnowSoftware/Inventory/Agent/script-output are required. |
| Unix | Write permissions to /var/tmp/SnowSoftware/Inventory/Agent/script-output are required. |
| Windows | An admin user account (Local Admin on the server) should be used when running the scanner. |