Welcome
Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
Domains
Domain Sites
Domains are composed of related sites, grouped together for convenience and because they share a similar structure.

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
  - Introducing Domains
    Domains represent the major organizing principle in the BigFix Console.
  - Domain Sites
    Domains are composed of related sites, grouped together for convenience and because they share a similar structure.
  - Selecting Domains
    You typically have several Domains available to you, each covering a group of related tasks that fall into the purview of a specified Console Operator.
  - Navigating Domains
    Domains are a logical collection of sites that all have similar purposes and structure.
  - Minimizing the Domain Panel
    If you need more panel space, you can minimize the Domain Panel by clicking the minimize icon at the upper right of the panel.
  - Deleting Domains
    A domain can be deleted when all of its constituent sites have been deleted.
- Roles
- Client Computers
- Computer Groups
- 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.

Domain Sites

Domains are composed of related sites, grouped together for convenience and because they share a similar structure.

You can easily examine the Sites that comprise a Domain.

This window displays a list panel where domains are composed of related sites, grouped together.

Find the Sites heading and click the disclosure icon, opening the navigation tree to External and Custom sites. Click the disclosure icon next to External to view the various Sites. Each site is clickable so you can examine its top-level properties.

This window displays a navigation tree on the left hand side of the panel where External and Custom sites are listed.

Click the disclosure icon next to the site icon to examine subsets of the data. You can continue to drill down until you reach a leaf node, allowing you to examine specific subsets of each site. When you reach the subset you want, the content is displayed in the List Panel.