Server Recovery

  1. Remove all the installed BigFix components, including any plug-in.
  2. Remove the following BigFix folders: 
    /var/opt/BES* 
/var/log/BES* 
/etc/opt/BES* 
/opt/BES* 
/tmp/BES*
  3. Restore the previously saved BFENT and BESREPOR as follows: 
    db2 restore db BFENT
db2 restore db BESREPOR
    If saved with an absolute path, use the following command: 
    db2 restore db BFENT from /AbsolutePathExample
db2 restore db BESREPOR from /AbsolutePathExample
  4. Restore the previously saved folders and files:
    /var/opt/BESClient
/var/opt/BESServer
/var/opt/BESWebReportsServer
  5. Download the same BigFix version and run the installation with option -reuseDB:
    ./install.sh -reuseDb
  6. Install the BigFix server components using the masthead file and specifying the same path used in the original installation option.
  7. Run the following command:
    ./BESAdmin.sh -rotateServerSigningKey