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.
Domains represent the major organizing principle in the BigFix Console.
Domains are composed of related sites, grouped together for convenience and because they share a similar structure.
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.
Domains are a logical collection of sites that all have similar purposes and structure.
If you need more panel space, you can minimize the Domain Panel by clicking the minimize icon at the upper right of the panel.
A domain can be deleted when all of its constituent sites have been deleted.
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.
