Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
Welcome to the BigFix Platform documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix.
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Following is a list of links to the BigFix Platform user guides in PDF format:
BigFix 10.0.1.41 complies with the requirements of the standard ISO/IEC 15408 (Common Criteria) v. 3.1 for the assurance level: EAL2
Use this section to become familiar with BigFix infrastructure and key concepts necessary to understand how it works.
This topic describes how the SSL/HTTPS communication works in BigFix applications and links the tasks on how to configure it.
Learn the system requirements, licensing and installation instructions, and how to configure and maintain BigFix.
Learn how to configure BigFix according to your needs.
The console is the visible face of BigFix, used by the operator to monitor and repair networked computers running the BigFix client.
Fixlets and Tasks are central to BigFix.
If you look at the details in the Fixlet and task definition on the BigFix console, you see the same entries. What makes the difference between the two are the scope and the default behavior.
How to display a Fixlet or a Task.
When a Fixlet or Task becomes relevant somewhere in your network, BigFix adds it to the list available under the Fixlets and Tasks icon in the Domain Panel navigation tree.
You can attach a comment to a Fixlet or Task that other operators can read.
How to create your own custom Fixlet or Task message from scratch.
You can hide a Fixlet or Task.
When a Fixlet message becomes relevant to some computer in your network, you might want to know exactly what triggered it, and what action is suggested.
To quickly and non-invasively inspect various aspects of a computer, the Relevance Language was created.
Actions are scripts that run on selected targets. They are used to fix policy violation and security exposures and to run configuration steps. Fixlet, tasks, and baselines depend on actions to run their remediation mission.
How to activate the license counting process.
Starting from BigFix Version 10.0.8, you can decide to disable the local operators from logging into the BigFix Console, to use LDAP operators instead.
Learn how BigFix Asset Discovery works.
Learn how the Web Reports feature extends the power of BigFix.
Read this guide for an introduction to the WebUI tools, concepts, and terminology.
Read this guide for information about installing and administering the WebUI.
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the Modern Client Management for BigFix software and products.
