Remote Control V9.1.4
- Release Notes V9.1.4 Fixpack 1
- BigFix® Remote Control V9.1.4 Installation Guide
  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.
- BigFix® Remote Control V9.1.4 Administrators Guide
  This guide is for users who want to administer BigFix® Remote Control.
- BigFix® Remote Control V9.1.4 Console Users Guide
  - Definition of terms that are used in BigFix® Remote Control
  - The BigFix® Remote Control console
  - Dashboards overview
  - Functions within BigFix® Remote Control
    - Deploy remote control components
      - Deploy the components on a Windows® system
        Deploying the Windows® target
        Use the Deploy BigFix® Remote Control Target for Windows task to install the target software on a Windows® computer.
        Removing the Windows® target
        You can use the Uninstall BigFix® Remote Control Target for Windows task to remove the target software from a Windows® computer that has the target software already installed.
        Deploying the Windows® controller
        You can use the Deploy BigFix® Remote Control Controller for Windows task to install the controller software onto a Windows® computer.
        Removing the Windows® controller
        You can use the Uninstall BigFix® Remote Control Controller for Windows task to remove the controller software from a Windows® computer that has the controller software already installed.
        Deploying the Windows® CLI tools
        You can use the Deploy BigFix® Remote Control CLI Tools for Windows task to install the CLI tools onto a Windows® computer. Use the CLI tools to start a session from the command line. You can also use the tools to run commands on the remote target.
        Removing the Windows® CLI tools
        You can use the Uninstall BigFix® Remote Control CLI Tools for Windows task to remove the CLI tools from a Windows® computer that has the CLI tools already installed.
        Deploying the Windows® gateway support
        You can use the Deploy BigFix® Remote Control Gateway for Windows task to install gateway support onto a Windows® computer.
        Removing the Windows® gateway support
        You can use the Uninstall BigFix® Remote Control Gateway support for Windows task to remove the gateway support files from a Windows® computer.
        Deploying Windows™ broker support
        You can use the Deploy BigFix® Remote Control Broker for Windows task to install broker support on a Windows™ computer
        Removing Windows™ broker support
        You can use the Uninstall BigFix® Remote Control Broker for Windows task to remove broker support from a Windows™ computer
      - Deploy the components on a Linux™ system
      - Deploy the components on a macOS system.
        The macOS deployment node provides a set of tasks that you can use to install or remove the following components in a macOS operating system environment.
    - Update the remote control components
    - Download the remote control server component
    - Start a remote control session
      The BigFix® Remote Control controller and target components can be used to establish remote connections between each other to monitor or control the target system.
    - Respond to warnings
    - Manage target and server configurations
    - Analyses
    - Enable smart card authentication
      To support smart card authentication in the BigFix® Remote Control Target you must install the device driver for the IBM® virtual smart card reader and certificates on the target. You can install the driver and certificates after you install the target by running a Fixlet® in the BigFix console. You can also install the certificates by using Active Directory Group Policy.
    - Configure single sign-on (SSO) on the server
      BigFix® Remote Control V9.1.3 introduced support for SAML 2.0 authentication on the BigFix Remote Control server.
    - Enable secure target registration
      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.
  - Viewing web reports
    BigFix® Remote Control offers a report available in the Web Reports component of the application. The web report was formulated to provide log data that is gathered from the controller and target logs relevant to specific targets. The data can be used for auditing purposes and for monitoring remote control activity on specific computers in your environment.
  - Frequently asked questions
  - Support
    Various resources are available for support of the product, including the Knowledge Center, BigFix Support Center, BigFix Support Portal, BigFix Developer, BigFix Wiki, and HCL BigFix Forum.
- BigFix® Remote Control V9.1.4 Controller Users Guide
- BigFix® Remote Control V9.1.4 Target Users Guide
- BigFix® Remote Control V9.1.4 On-demand Target Guide
  Use BigFix® Remote Control to start remote control sessions over the internet with targets that do not have the target software installed.
- Remote Control V9.1.4 Readme file

Removing the Windows® target

You can use the Uninstall BigFix® Remote Control Target for Windows task to remove the target software from a Windows® computer that has the target software already installed.

About this task

To start the task, complete the following steps:

Procedure

Click Deployment > Windows in the navigation tree.
Click Uninstall BigFix® Remote Control target for Windows.
In the Task pane, review the description and follow the instructions in the Actions box to start the task.
In the Take Action pane, on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining which targets to remove the BigFix® Remote Control target from.
Click OK.

Results

The summary screen shows the progress of the task.

Note: After the removal of the target, some files might not be deleted automatically. The files are created as part of the installation of the target. These files are in Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Tivoli\Remote Control.