Fixlets and tasks
The list and description of fixlets and tasks available in the BigFix console on the BigFix Scanner site.
Required configuration fixlets and tasks
There are four basic fixlets and tasks that are required to configure BigFix Scanner to collect all necessary data from the computers in your environment.
The scanner binaries and location of the binaries are changed to be aligned with BigFix. As the scanner is one of the BigFix Platform tools, it is located under the Bes Client directory \tool\scanner directory.
| Name | Category | Description |
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Install or Upgrade Scanner |
Scanner |
The fiixlet allows you to install BigFix Scanner Service and Wscan components. It allows you to install the the Scanner Service on Windows 10 or higher and Windows Server 2016 or higher. For older versions of Windows, it allows you to install Wscan. The Install or Upgrade Scanner - Wscan Only (Superseded) fixlet is not relevant if you have used the Install or Upgrade Scanner fixlet. |
Activate Preview Features |
Scanner |
This fixlet allows you to activate the preview features when available. Note: The Fixlet is not available in the
current release and will be available when there is a preview
feature available for BigFix Scanner.
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Deactivate Preview Feature |
Scanner | This task deactivates the already activated preview features. Note: The Fixlet is not available as there
is no preview fetaure in the current release.
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| Install or Upgrade Scanner Wscan Only (Superseded) | Scanner | Use this fixlet to install Wscan component only. This task installs the scanner or upgrades it to the latest version on the specified endpoints. For more information, see: . Analysis: Scanner Information This task will move the Scanner to a new location: 
<BigFix Enterprise>\BES
Client\tools\scanner
All previous installations of Scanner will be removed during scanner upgrade, unless the Scanner instance was used by any non-HCL exploiter. There is a separate task “Cleanup Scanner Installations 11.0.0 (9.2.35) and older” that can be used to completely remove remaining Scanner instances installed outside of BigFix Client installation folders.
The fixlet is used
to install scanner on endpoints that has library versions as follows:
The fixlet is not relevant if you have installed the Scanner using Install or Upgrade Scanner fixlet. |
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Install or Upgrade Scanner Wscan Only (9.2.35.0)
(Superseded) |
Scanner |
Use this task only when the operating system is no longer supported by the most recent version of the "Install or Upgrade Scanner." This task installs or upgrades the scanner to HCL Scanner 9.2.35.0000 (24/03/07) on the specified endpoints. Introduced the ability to deploy version 9.2.35 on older systems. The fixlet is provided to install scanner version 9.2.35 on end
points those do not have library versioned as specified in the
Install or Upgrade Scanner fixlet. The Install
or Upgrade Scanner fixlet becomes irrelevant if
Install or Upgrade Scanner Wscan Only
(Superseded) is used to install scanner
successfully.
Note: Use this fixlet for
Wscan component only. The fixlet is not relevant if you have
installed the Scanner using the Install
or Upgrade Scanner fixlet. |
| Create Scanner Wrapper for Scanner version 11.0.0.0 or lower | Scanner |
Use this task to create a Scanner Wrapper on an endpoint. The tasks ensures a backward compatibility of fixlets from version 11.0.1.0 or newer with older scanner installations. Run this task once on every relevant endpoint. Repeat the task if required. For more information, refer to Create Scanner Wrapper for Scanner. |
Troubleshooting fixlets
There are several fixlets and tasks that can help you troubleshoot the most common issues and questions related to the application.
| Name | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edit Scanner Trace Settings | Troubleshooting | This task allows you to set debug traces for the scanner. If this
task is relevant, it means that the scanner is installed on an
endpoint. For more information, see: Changing scanner trace settings.
Trace Settings are reverted to default after each upgrade of the Scanner.
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| Collect Logs from Endpoints | Troubleshooting |
The task allows you to collect log files for troubleshooting purposes. Use the fixlet only when suggested by the HCL Support. For more information, refer to Collecting logs for troubleshooting purposes. p
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Analyze the Relevance of the a Fixlet or
Task |
Troubleshooting | This task creates an analysis that checks which part of the relevance expression of a particular Fixlet or task is not matched. Check the results of the analysis to learn why a Fixlet or task is not relevant on a particular endpoint. |
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BigFix Scanner Service restore from backup (Windows) |
Troubleshooting |
This fixlet is used to restore previous BigFix Scanner Service from the backup files. |
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BigFix Scanner Service Restart/Stop/Start |
Troubleshooting | The fixlet allows you perform actions such as, Restart, Stop and Start on the BigFix Scanner Service. |
Other fixlets
The remaining fixlets and task can help you manage, configure, troubleshoot, deploy and migrate the product and its components, and manage VM Managers.
| Name | Category | Description |
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Wscan CPU Threshold Setting |
Scan Management | This task is used to set the BigFix Scanner Wscan CPU Threshold. With this setting, you can limit the CPU utilization of the Wscan. |
| Add Excluded Directories | Scan Management | This task is used to add entries to the list of directories that
are excluded from scanning. After you specify the directories, run
the task against the chosen endpoints. The directories are then sent
to the scanner that omits them during the software scan. For more
information, see: Excluding additional directories.
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| Remove Excluded Directories | Scan Management | This task is used to remove entries from the list of directories
that are excluded from scanning. After you specify the directories,
run the task against the chosen endpoints. The directories are then
sent to the scanner that includes them back in the software scan.
For more information, see: Including the excluded directories back in scans.
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| Configure Scan Cache | Scanner | This task allows for configuring the file system scan cache. By
default, the cache is enabled and is cleared after every scan. The
cache is shared by different scan types. The task is relevant only
on computers where the scanner is installed. For more information,
see: Changing scanner trace settings. Note:
From BigFix Scanner version
11.0.38.1, the cache is controlled through global
configuration settings. |
| <deprecated> Change Scanner Cache
Folder Note: This task applies to BigFix Scanner with version older then
11.0.38.0 |
Scanner | The scanner cache folder is used to store information about
scanned files and directories in your file system. The scanner
locates the cache folder using the file hierarchy which results in
quick scans. The amount of disk space that is needed for the cache
depends on the number of files that are being scanned. If the
current cache folder does not have sufficient disk space, you can
change the location of the cache folder or optimize the
cache. After you change the cache folder or restore the default, all current cache is removed. A new cache is created after you run the software scan. To check the current cache folder, see the results of the Scanner Information analysis. |
| Uninstall Scanner | Scanner | This task uninstalls the scanner and the corresponding
configuration files from the specified endpoints. Uninstall Scanner fixlet removes all CIT exploiters |
| Cleanup Scanner Installations 11.0.0 (9.2.35) and older | Scanner |
Use this task to remove Scanner Installations from former installation paths. For more information, refer to Cleanup Scanner Installations. |