Importing scan results to BigFix Inventory
Available from 9.2.7. To import new scan results to BigFix Inventory, copy the package to the disconnected scans directory that you added as a data source.
About this task
- For information about recommended frequency of importing scan results, see: Frequency of scans and uploads of data.
- If you upload a package with older results, the current ones are overwritten.
- Discovered software is reported with the import time, not the package time stamp.
- Import only one package per endpoint. Otherwise, capacity results might be skipped.
- Processed packages are not removed from your disconnected scans directory. The ones already imported are skipped.
Procedure
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Go to the directory where you uploaded the disconnected scan package. Ensure that a result
package was created in the output directory after the software scan.
The package name uses the <UTC_DATE>-<hostname>.<extension> pattern. It contains the following files:
- capacity.tar.gz, catalog_scan.xml, computer.yml, isotag_scan.tar.gz, package_scan.xml, source.tar.gz, file_scan.xml
- capacity.zip, catalog_scan.xml, computer.yml, isotag_scan.zip, package_scan.xml, source.zip, file_scan.xml
- Copy the package into the disconnected scans directory that you added as a data source in BigFix Inventory.
- Wait for the scheduled import or run it manually.
Results
Files from processed packages are saved in the installation_directory/wlp/usr/servers/server1/tmp/datasources/Datasource_ID directory.