Welcome
Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
Baselines
Commenting on Baselines
You can attach a comment to a Baseline, which other operators can read.

BigFix Documentation Homepage
BigFix 11 Platform Documentation
Welcome to the BigFix Platform documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix.
Detailed system requirements
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Platform guides in PDF format
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Platform user guides in PDF format:
Common Criteria Certification
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
Getting Started
Use this section to become familiar with BigFix infrastructure and key concepts necessary to understand how it works.
HTTPS across BigFix applications
This topic describes how the SSL/HTTPS communication works in BigFix applications and links the tasks on how to configure it.
Installation Guide
Learn the system requirements, licensing and installation instructions, and how to configure and maintain BigFix.
Configuration Guide
Learn how to configure BigFix according to your needs.
Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
- Accessing the console
  The console is the visible face of BigFix, used by the operator to monitor and repair networked computers running the BigFix client.
- Fixlets and Tasks
- Actions
  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.
- Sites
- Domains
- Roles
- Client Computers
- Computer Groups
- Analyses
- Baselines
  - Introducing Baselines
    Baselines are collections of Fixlet messages and Tasks.
  - Viewing Baselines
    Baselines allow you to group Fixlet messages and Tasks into a group for simple, one-click deployment.
  - Monitoring Baselines
    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.
  - Commenting on Baselines
    You can attach a comment to a Baseline, which other operators can read.
  - Creating or Customizing Baselines
    Baselines allow you to gather multiple Fixlets and Tasks into groups that can be applied immediately to any set of target computers.
  - Hiding Baselines
    You can hide a Baseline.
- Relays and Servers
- Activating the license counting process
  How to activate the license counting process.
- Displays and Reports
- Menus
- The Dialogs
- Disabling local operators on BigFix Console
  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.
Asset Discovery User's Guide
Learn how BigFix Asset Discovery works.
Web Reports Guide
Learn how the Web Reports feature extends the power of BigFix.
BigFix Explorer Guide
Learn how the BigFix Explorer feature extends the power of BigFix.
WebUI User's Guide
Read this guide for an introduction to the WebUI tools, concepts, and terminology.
WebUI Administration Guide
Read this guide for information about installing and administering the WebUI.
Glossary
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the Modern Client Management for BigFix software and products.

Commenting on Baselines

You can attach a comment to a Baseline, which other operators can read.

Perform these steps:

Select the Baselines icon in the Domain Panel navigation tree and open it if you want to choose one of the Baseline subcategories to narrow down your list.
Select a Baseline from the List Panel on the right by clicking it.
From the document panel below, select the Details tab and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Type your comment into the text box and click the Add Comment Button.

Your comment is name- and time-stamped for other operators to view it. As well as Baselines, you can attach comments to Fixlets, Actions, Computers, and Analyses.