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BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
Patch for Windows User's Guide
BigFix Patch for Windows™ provides Fixlets for Microsoft™ security and non-security patches. Dashboards, wizards, and reports aid you in managing updates for various endpoint devices.
Navigating Windows Application Update Patches in the BigFix console
From the console, you can select the Action for the appropriate Fixlets that you want to deploy. The Action propagates across your deployment and applies patches based on the settings that you make in the Fixlet work area and the Take Action dialog.
Fixlet Maker dashboard overview
The Fixlet Maker dashboard provides an interface where you can create application update Fixlets by using templates.

BigFix Documentation Homepage
BigFix 11 Patch Documentation
Welcome to the BigFix Patch documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the BigFix Patch.
Platform
Patch Overview
BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
Patch User Guides
BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
- Patch for Windows User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Windows™ provides Fixlets for Microsoft™ security and non-security patches. Dashboards, wizards, and reports aid you in managing updates for various endpoint devices.
  - Special notice
  - Edition notice
  - Patch for Windows User's Guide
    BigFix Patch for Windows™ provides Fixlets for Microsoft™ security and non-security patches. Dashboards, wizards, and reports aid you in managing updates for various endpoint devices.
  - Overview
    Patch for Windows™ creates Fixlets for the patches that Microsoft™ issues. The BigFix agent checks the registry, systems language, and other factors to determine if the patches are not installed or if an installed patch is corrupt. Notes® placed in the Fixlet® descriptions help Console Operators work around potential issues.
  - Patch for Windows
    You can manage Fixlets using dashboards, reports, and wizards. You can deploy, fix, and uninstall Fixlets. You can also view the breakdown of Fixlets available or needed in your deployment.
  - Installing and updating Click-to-Run products
    Install and update content for Microsoft Click-to-Run products through BigFix Patches for Windows.
  - Navigating Windows Application Update Patches in the BigFix console
    From the console, you can select the Action for the appropriate Fixlets that you want to deploy. The Action propagates across your deployment and applies patches based on the settings that you make in the Fixlet work area and the Take Action dialog.
    - Fixlet Maker dashboard overview
      The Fixlet Maker dashboard provides an interface where you can create application update Fixlets by using templates.
    - Creating custom Fixlets from templates
      You can use the Fixlet Maker dashboard to create your own Fixlets for Windows applications that are not supported by the Patching Support site.
  - Using the custom repository setting feature
    Utilizing the custom repository setting feature involves configuring a specific repository or source from which software or updates can be retrieved, allowing for greater flexibility and control over the update process.
  - Support
    For more information about this product, see the following resources:
  - Frequently asked questions
    Learn the answers to frequently asked questions.
  - Notices
- Patch for AIX User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for AIX® provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all AIX endpoints.
- Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Red Hat Enterprise Linux endpoints.
- Patch for CentOS Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patch for CentOS Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all CentOs endpoints.
- Patch for Amazon Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patch for Amazon Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Amazon Linux endpoints.
- Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all SUSE Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Ubuntu User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Ubuntu provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Ubuntu endpoints.
- Patch for Oracle Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patches for Oracle Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Oracle Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Solaris User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Solaris provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Solaris endpoints.
- Patch for HP-UX User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for HP-UX provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all HP-UX endpoints.
- Patch for Mac OS X User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for Mac OS X provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Mac OS X endpoints.
- Patch for Debian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Debian provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Debian endpoints.
- Patch for VMware ESXi User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for VMware ESXi provides you unified, near real-time visibility to manage patches to all VMware ESXi endpoints from a single console.
- Patch for Raspbian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Raspbian provides Fixlets that you use to manage the latest updates and service packs that Raspberry Pi releases. These Fixlets are available through the Patches for Raspbian sites.
- Patch for Rocky Linux User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Rocky Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Rocky Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Open SUSE Leap 15 User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Open SUSE Leap 15 provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Open SUSE Leap 15 endpoints.
- Patch for Virtual Endpoint Manager User's Guide
  BigFix® for Virtual Endpoint Manager provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches in a virtual environment.
- Updates for Middleware Applications
  Middleware patching is an important process for organizations to ensure their systems are secure and up to date. By applying the appropriate patches and security updates, organizations can minimize the risk of malicious attacks and potential data loss. BigFix users can enjoy unified patch management by using a single platform for deploying database and middleware patches.
- Supersedence for Non-Windows
  This topic describes how supersedence works in Patch.
ESU Patch Add-Ons User's Guide
BigFix content supporting the Extended Support Updates (ESU) patching program from Microsoft® is available as an add-on to BigFix Patch, BigFix Lifecycle and BigFix Compliance.
RHEL Patch Add-Ons User's Guide
Detailed system requirements
The tables in this section provide detailed information about the system requirements for BigFix 11.
Patch guides in PDF format
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Patch user guides in PDF format:

Fixlet Maker dashboard overview

The Fixlet Maker dashboard provides an interface where you can create application update Fixlets by using templates.

The dashboard currently supports templates for the following applications:

Google Chrome (Enterprise Edition)
Mozilla Firefox
RealPlayer
WinZip
Winamp

Audit Fixlets for these applications are available to inform you when a new version of the application becomes available.

Note: You can create your own template to generate Fixlets in the Fixlet Maker dashboard. For more information, see the BigFix wiki and search for "Creating a Fixlet template".

You can access the Fixlet Maker dashboard from the Patch Management domain. Click All Patch Management > Dashboards > Fixlet Maker.

Fixlet Maker wizard from the navigation tree — Figure 1. Fixlet Maker dashboard from the navigation tree

The dashboard displays all the previously created Fixlets for each template.