List of fixlets and tasks

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.

Use this task to remove Scanner Installation from the existing file path.

For more information, refer to Cleanup Scanner Installations.

Use this task to collect information about database editions and features for measuring the assets installed in your infrastructure. The task executes Oracle usage reporting script and uploads results to BigFix server.

The Oracle Measurements feature now incorporates previously available Oracle Auditing package preparation and extends options for preparing detailed Oracle Databases inventory reports, covering database editions and licensable options for Linux, AIX, and Solaris systems.

The fixlet description includes links that allow you to manually download BigFix Inventory.

BigFix Inventory requires a dedicated scanner to be installed on each endpoint. This task installs the scanner or upgrades it to the latest version on the specified endpoints. For more information, see: Installing the scanner.

Analysis: Scanner Information

This task will move the Scanner to a new location:

On Windows: <BigFix Enterprise>\BES Client\tools\scanner

On Linux: /opt/BESClient/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.

Select all the listed scan types. If the task is not relevant for some endpoints, log in to the BigFix Inventory and run the initial import to ensure that the catalog is propagated to all endpoints. This task is not relevant on endpoints where the scanner is not installed. For more information, see: Initiating software scans.

Analysis: Software Scan Status

This task is used to check Windows OS configuration of Visual Basic scripts required libraries to use BigFix Inventory Software Scan.

This task clears the data collected by Software Data Harvesting Tool from target computers and deletes related files that have been uploaded to the BigFix server.

For more information refer to 10.0.8 Software data harvesting tool

This task is used to collect specific registry from endpoints.

Once the action is completed you can collect the output with running the Collect Logs from Endpoints (version) fixlet.

This task interrupts the BigFix Inventory software scan.

The task terminates processes related to the scan on the chosen endpoints, but it does not delete the scan schedule.

To restart the scan, either run it from the Fixlet (starts a new schedule), or wait until another scan runs according

Use this task to test custom CIT signature. For more information, see Testing using BigFix Console.

Software scan on an endpoint must complete at least once for this task to be relevant.

This task provides links to the latest BigFix Inventory Container Solution packages (11.0.0.0).

For more information refer to 10.0.7 Software discovery in containers

This task runs Software Data Harvesting Tool for BigFix Inventory that collects software data from target computers.

It is an optional task dedicated to customers who choose to use the Software Data Harvesting Tool.

For more information refer to 10.0.8 Software data harvesting tool

This task runs a detailed hardware scan on the specified endpoints. It collects information related to memory, operating systems, storage, processors, partitions, network adapters, SMBIOS data, IP addresses and logical partition capacity data. The solution is supported on Windows, Linux x86 and AIX. The task can be run also on other operating systems but the returned results might not be accurate. For more information, see: Detailed hardware scan.

Analysis: Detailed Hardware Information

This task identifies shared disks that exist in your environment. For more information, see: Discovering software on shared disks and Limiting scope of automated scan.

Analysis: Shared Disk Information

The fixlet description include links that allow you to manually download BigFix Inventory.

Trace Settings are reverted to default after each upgrade of the Scanner.

Get Oracle Features fixlet is available in the BigFix Inevntory version 10. Refer to Configuring Get Oracle Features fixlet.

This task runs the catalog-based scan, file system scan, and software identification tags scan to discover software that is installed on shared disks. Scan results are used to create software templates that represent the discovered software. The templates are later on shared between all computers on which the disks are mounted to ensure that the software is reported on these computers. For more information, see: Discovering software on shared disks and Limiting scope of automated scan.

Analysis: Status of Shared Disks Software Scan

Starting from application update 9.2.11, the catalog update process is automatized. This task automatically downloads the software catalog, and uploads it to the BigFix Inventory server during the next import of data. No further action is required.

Uninstall Scanner fixlet removes all CIT exploiters

Use this fixlet to force rescanning of docker containers during the next Initiate Software Scan. You need to clear cache of already scanned images. This task refers to the ISO tagged software scan on Docker containers. This fixlet is related to Discovery of software in Docker containers.