Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
Welcome to the BigFix Platform documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix.
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Following is a list of links to the BigFix Platform user guides in PDF format:
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
Use this section to become familiar with BigFix infrastructure and key concepts necessary to understand how it works.
This topic describes how the SSL/HTTPS communication works in BigFix applications and links the tasks on how to configure it.
Learn the system requirements, licensing and installation instructions, and how to configure and maintain BigFix.
Learn how to configure BigFix according to your needs.
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.
Baselines are collections of Fixlet messages and Tasks.
Baselines allow you to group Fixlet messages and Tasks into a group for simple, one-click deployment.
When Baselines become relevant somewhere in your network, the BigFix Console adds them to the list of Baselines to be displayed under the Baselines icon in the Domain Panel navigation tree.
You can attach a comment to a Baseline, which other operators can read.
Baselines allow you to gather multiple Fixlets and Tasks into groups that can be applied immediately to any set of target computers.
You can hide a Baseline.
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.
Learn how BigFix Asset Discovery works.
Learn how the Web Reports feature extends the power of BigFix.
Learn how the BigFix Explorer feature extends the power of BigFix.
Read this guide for an introduction to the WebUI tools, concepts, and terminology.
Read this guide for information about installing and administering the WebUI.
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the Modern Client Management for BigFix software and products.