Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
The console is the visible face of BigFix, used by the operator to monitor and repair networked computers running the BigFix client.
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.
Relays are optional network components that can significantly improve the performance of your installation.
A Relay takes over most of the download tasks of the BigFix Server.
To set up a Relay, you must designate a client computer to take over some server duties.
When you have set up a Relay you must direct BigFix Clients on your network to gather from that relay, instead of from your Server.
How to ensure that your BigFix Client computers are automatically signing up to the nearest relays.
You can select all the computers (or any given subset) of the local network to gather from a specified relay.
how to set a single computer to point to a relay.
To get the best performance from BigFix, you might need to adjust the server and the relays.
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.