Introducing Domains

Domains represent the major organizing principle in the BigFix Console.

Domains contain a set of related sites, such as Patch Management for various operating systems. Domains are reflect the tasks of specific Console Operators, such as Patch Management, AntiVirus Management, Power Management, and so on.

Domains are located on the leftmost panel of the Console.

Select the Domain you want from the buttons at the bottom of the panel. The contents of the domain are then displayed. Some Domains have extra structure, such as Content Filters that allow you to narrow down the viewable content by Vendor.

Generally there is a Domain Overview, to help you understand the extent of the content.

This particular overview shows you at a glance what new Fixlets, Analyses, Tasks, and so on. have recently been added to the Domain.

In the General Content section, the information available can be further broken down by opening the various topics, content types and folders. For most topics here, a single click causes the contents to be shown in the List Panel, top right. On items with a disclosure icon (plus/minus or triangle icon), you can click it to open up filtering options. Drill down through any folders to reach a leaf node that represents a subset of the original topic. Now, in the List Panel, only the specified subset is displayed.

Here the Fixlets and Tasks have been opened to disclose the Source Severity folder. Within that folder, only the Critical Fixlets have been selected, making the resulting List Panel shorter and easier to deal with.

In general, there is a Sites section that you can open to examine the sites individually should you need. Different domains have different structures, so explore them.