By using BigFix® Remote Control you can remotely support and control thousands of PCs and servers, on an enterprise scale, from a central location or directly, in peer to peer mode.
Welcome to the BigFix Lifecycle documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix Lifecycle.
BigFix Lifecycle is single-agent, single-console technology that provides near real-time visibility into the state of endpoints.
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Lifecycle user guides in PDF format:
BigFix OS Deployment, which is part of the BigFix Lifecycle Management suite, provides a consolidated, comprehensive solution to quickly deploy new workstations and servers throughout a network from a single, centralized location. This solution saves time and money, enforces a standardized and approved image, and reduces risks associated with non-compliant or insecure configurations.
Now that you understand the terms and components available in BigFix® Remote Control, you can identify which components you need to install:
The BigFix® Remote Control components can be installed in two ways. If you have access to the BigFix console, use a deployment fixlet to install the components.
BigFix® Remote Control provides a utility that you can use to extract the installation files that are required for each component.
To prevent unauthorized targets from registering with the BigFix® Remote Control server, you can enable the secure registration feature and use tokens to authenticate the target.
The BigFix® Remote Control Target provides an installation option to install a virtual smart card reader driver. You can also install the driver by running a fixlet in the BigFix console.
After you install the BigFix® Remote Control components, if you change their configuration, you can stop, start, or restart the component services.
To enable LDAP authentication, synchronization with the LDAP server must also be enabled. Edit values in the common.properties file and the ldap.properties file to enable synchronization.
BigFix® Remote Control version 9.1.0 components can be configured for NIST SP800-131A compliance.
You can configure target properties either during or after installation. The operating system on the target system determines which properties can be configured. The target properties determine the actions that can be carried out during a peer-to-peer session. If you set a server URL and set the Managed property to Yes, the actions are determined by the policies that are set on the Remote Control server.
This guide is for users who want to administer BigFix® Remote Control.
Use BigFix® Remote Control to start remote control sessions over the internet with targets that do not have the target software installed.
Use Power Management to control, monitor, and manage conservation policies in your deployment.
Server Automation provides powerful automation. You can use it to sequence automation actions in steps across multiple endpoints.
