Welcome
Getting Started
Use this section to become familiar with BigFix infrastructure and key concepts necessary to understand how it works.
Support
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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
Getting Started
Use this section to become familiar with BigFix infrastructure and key concepts necessary to understand how it works.
- Special notice
- Edition notice
- Introduction
  BigFix is a suite of products that provides a fast and intuitive solution for compliance, endpoint, and security management and allows organizations to see and manage physical and virtual endpoints through a single infrastructure, a single console, and a single type of agent.
- BigFix Platform
  All the BigFix applications run on top of the BigFix platform.
- BigFix applications
  The BigFix solution comprises several application products that provide consolidated security and operations management, simplified and streamlined endpoint management, while increasing accuracy and productivity.
- A sample architecture
  A sample architecture helps you to plan your environment.
- Types of content
  BigFix is based on contents. The generic term of content might represent data to distribute to targets, or instructions to run on targets, or queries to run on targets.
- How to identify on which targets to apply content
  BigFix helps you identify on which targets to apply content.
- A patch management scenario
  Follow the steps listed in these topics to learn how to deploy a patch using the Patch Management application on a newly installed BigFix server. All the steps are run from the BigFix console.
- Glossary
  This glossary provides terms and definitions for the BigFix software and products.
- Support
  For more information about this product, see the following resources:
- Notices
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.
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 BigFix software and products.

Support

For more information about this product, see the following resources: