19. BigFix Tool (HCL BigFix)

OverviewIntegrates AEX with HCL BigFix for endpoint management, patch compliance, and action status tracking.

Key capabilities

  • Retrieve status of actions across endpoints.
  • Separate completed and failed actions.

  • List computers with selected device properties.

Functions

  • get_all_action_status – Gets all action status at once from BigFix.
  • get_failed_action_list – Gets all actions which have failed.
  • get_completed_action_list – Gets all actions which are completed.

  • get_list_of_computers_with_properties – Gets all computers with a specific property from BigFix.

Configuration

  • Secrets: BIGFIX_API_USERNAME, BIGFIX_API_PASSWORD

  • Config: BIGFIX_API_URL

Typical AEX use cases

  • Checking patch/compliance status during incident handling.

  • Closed-loop remediation where AEX agents trigger and track BigFix actions.