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Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
Sites
Introducing Sites
Sites are collections of Fixlet messages that are created internally by you, by HCL, or by other vendors.

Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
- Accessing the console
  The console is the visible face of BigFix, used by the operator to monitor and repair networked computers running the BigFix client.
- Fixlets and Tasks
- Actions
  Actions are scripts that run on selected targets. They are used to fix policy violation and security exposures and to run configuration steps. Fixlet, tasks, and baselines depend on actions to run their remediation mission.
- Sites
  - Introducing Sites
    Sites are collections of Fixlet messages that are created internally by you, by HCL, or by other vendors.
  - Selecting Sites
    Upon installation, the program is automatically set up to subscribe to certain management and maintenance sites. Depending on the terms of your license, you might have subscriptions to other sites as well.
  - Viewing Site Properties
    After initiating a subscription, you can inspect its properties and signing authorities.
  - Restricting Computers
    There might be occasions where a BigFix Client or a group of Clients is storing redundant Fixlet messages, typically due to an overlap in site content.
  - Restricting Readers
    Restrictions can be placed on Sites to limit access. As with operator permissions on Custom Sites, you can restrict both the operators and computers of most external Sites.
  - Creating Custom Sites
    You can create a Custom Site to host your own Fixlet messages that are pertinent to your network.
  - Canceling a Subscription
    You can try out different Site subscriptions for your organization, because no actions are ever taken without your approval.
  - Adding Files to Sites
    You can add files to a Site.
  - Viewing and Deleting Site Files
    After adding files to a site as described in Adding Files to Sites, you can view or delete these files.
- Domains
- Roles
- Client Computers
- Computer Groups
- Analyses
- Baselines
- Relays and Servers
- Activating the license counting process
- Displays and Reports
- Menus
- The Dialogs

Introducing Sites

Sites are collections of Fixlet messages that are created internally by you, by HCL, or by other vendors.

You subscribe to a Site and agree on a schedule for downloading the latest batch of Fixlet messages.

You can view and manage your collection of Sites by navigating to them and opening them in the Domain Panel. You can add a new Site subscription by acquiring a Masthead file from a vendor or from HCL. Sites are generally devoted to a single topic, such as security or the maintenance of a particular piece of software or hardware. However, several sites might share characteristics and are then grouped into Domains, which are designed to be in accordance with the typical job duties of your various Console managers. For example, the person in charge of patching and maintaining a common operating environment finds Support sites and Patching sites for various operating systems all bundled in the Patch Management Domain.

You can set up your own custom Site and populate it with Fixlets that you have developed specifically for your own network. You and other operators can then send and receive the latest in-house patches and quickly deploy them to the appropriate locations and departments.