Welcome
Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
Client Computers
Grouping Computers
The BigFix Console allows you to group your computers to target them more efficiently.

BigFix Documentation Homepage
BigFix 10 Platform Documentation
Welcome to the BigFix Platform documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix.
Detailed system requirements
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Platform guides in PDF format
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Platform user guides in PDF format:
Common Criteria Certification
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
Getting Started
Use this section to become familiar with BigFix infrastructure and key concepts necessary to understand how it works.
HTTPS across BigFix applications
This topic describes how the SSL/HTTPS communication works in BigFix applications and links the tasks on how to configure it.
Installation Guide
Learn the system requirements, licensing and installation instructions, and how to configure and maintain BigFix.
Configuration Guide
Learn how to configure BigFix according to your needs.
Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
- Accessing the console
  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
- Actions
  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.
- Sites
- Domains
- Roles
- Client Computers
  - Introducing Client Computers
    Client Computers represent those computers in your network running the BigFix Client.
  - Running actions on the computers
    You can perform the following actions on the computers.
  - Monitoring Computer Status
    BigFix can be used to analyze the computers in your network.
  - Grouping Computers
    The BigFix Console allows you to group your computers to target them more efficiently.
  - Commenting on Computers
    You can attach a comment to a BigFix Client Computer, which other operators can read.
  - Creating Retrieved Properties
    You can collect information from BigFix Clients by defining various retrieved properties.
  - Creating Client Dashboards
    You can create custom BigFix Client Dashboards, similar to those in the Console.
  - Locking Computers
    You can change the locked status of any BigFix Client in the network.
  - Removing Computers
    This feature allows you to remove computers that are no longer reporting in, such as decommissioned computers.
- Computer Groups
- Analyses
- Baselines
- Relays and Servers
- Activating the license counting process
  How to activate the license counting process.
- Displays and Reports
- Menus
- The Dialogs
- Disabling local operators on BigFix Console
  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.
Asset Discovery User's Guide
Learn how BigFix Asset Discovery works.
Web Reports Guide
Learn how the Web Reports feature extends the power of BigFix.
WebUI User's Guide
Read this guide for an introduction to the WebUI tools, concepts, and terminology.
WebUI Administration Guide
Read this guide for information about installing and administering the WebUI.
Glossary
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the Modern Client Management for BigFix software and products.

Grouping Computers

The BigFix Console allows you to group your computers to target them more efficiently.

You might want to group your development computers, for example, to make sure you do not interfere with certain legacy software projects. There are several ways to group computers, but the two most common techniques are Manual Grouping and Automatic Grouping. Manual groups are static, but automatic groups can change dynamically, depending on the current values of the inclusion properties.

When grouped, you have provided yourself with a simple way to filter and separate your networked computers. Open the Computers icon in the Domain Panel navigation tree and select the folder named By Group. Then you can select the group or groups you want to list. Alternatively, you can click the Computer Groups icon and select groups under that icon as well.

Whenever a list of computers is presented, you should find the By Group folder. For example, when you click an Action button in a Fixlet or Task, you see the Relevant Computers icon, listing just those computers that are affected by the selected Fixlet. Open the By Group folder to narrow down the list of computers to just the selected groups.

Note: A computer can belong to more than one group.