Welcome
Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
Computer Groups
Creating Automatic Computer Groups
How to create a group that automatically enlists computers.

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
  - Introducing Computer Groups
    Grouping your BigFix Client computers can simplify the maintenance of large networks.
  - Creating Manual Computer Groups
    How to manually create a computer group.
  - Creating Automatic Computer Groups
    How to create a group that automatically enlists computers.
  - Creating Server Based Computer Groups
    BigFix Platform 10.0.4 introduces the Server Based Computer Group, a new type of Group thought to deal better with correlated devices and all their representations. This section provides some more details on the scenario where this Group can be used and how it works.
  - Commenting on Computer Groups
    You can attach a comment to a Computer Group, which other operators can read.
  - Removing Computer Groups
    How to remove a computer from the BigFix administration.
- Analyses
- Baselines
- 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.

Creating Automatic Computer Groups

How to create a group that automatically enlists computers.

Follow this procedure:

Click Tools > Create New Automatic Group.
From the Create New Automatic Computer Group dialog, enter the name of your group and select the site and domain you want it to be located in.
Enter a property, a relation, and a value into the three boxes at the bottom of the dialog. For example, to create a group that automatically enlists Windows computers, select OS contains Win. Click the + button to add new properties that you can AND (include all properties) or OR (include any properties) together to identify group membership.
When you are finished, click Create to propagate the group settings.

You now have a new Automatic Computer Group that is listed under the Computer Groups icon in the Domain Panel navigation tree and can be used to subdivide your network into more workable chunks. Unlike Manual Groups, which are statically defined, Automatic Groups change their population depending on the evaluation of the group properties.