HCL BigFix CLM Component Overview

HCL BigFix CLM has various service components to cater to respective responsibility. Each component has pre-requisites. Below table lists all the components, their roles and responsibilities and pre-requisites required for each component.

Table 1. HCL BigFix CLM Component with their roles and responsibilities and pre-requisites
Component Name Description Pre-requisites
HCL BigFix CLM Portal

It comprises three sub-components:

  • Web UI: HCL BigFix CLM Web Portal
  • HCL BigFix CLM API: Rest API to Interact with HCL BigFix CLM
  • Key Rotation Service: To rotate the encryption key on a periodic basis.

This component requires HCL BigFix CLM database connectivity.

IIS, HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8
Job Listener

It helps in the execution of HCL BigFix CLM jobs and interacting with different components internally. This is a window service.

This component requires the HCL BigFix CLM database connectivity.

HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8
Sync Service It is responsible for synchronization of the underlying infrastructure cloud resources. It supports vCenter, AWS, AzureRM, SCVMM 2012, GCP and Cisco Intersight. This is a self-hosted WCF service. HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8
Ad Sync Service It fetches AD group user data. This is a self-hosted WCF service. HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8
Workflow Service It triggers HCL BigFix CLM process workflow and notification service. This is a self-hosted WCF service. It requires HCL BigFix CLM database connectivity. HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8, MSMQ/Rabbit MQ
Orchestrator It helps in provisioning and automating other Tasks. This is a self-hosted WCF service. HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8, PowerShell, Python 3.6
ITSM executor It helps in interacting with ITSM tools. Currently, it only supports ServiceNow and Remedy. It is a self-hosted WCF service and requires HCL BigFix CLM database connectivity. HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8
Health Monitor Service It helps in monitoring the health of HCL BigFix CLM Components. It is a self-hosted WCF Service and requires HCL BigFix CLM database connectivity. HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8
Generic Task Executor It helps with Private Cloud Billing, Data Purging and Cost Models Activation. This is a self-hosted WCF service and requires HCL BigFix CLM database connectivity. HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8
Billing Service It enables Public Cloud Billing. This is a self-hosted WCF service and requires HCL BigFix CLM database connectivity. HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8
Performance Service It is responsible for metering and Public Cloud advisory data collection. This is a self-hosted WCF service. HCL BigFix CLM Certificate, .Net Framework 4.8
Database HCL BigFix CLM uses DB to store configuration and transactional data of request. SQL Server 2016 Standard/Enterprise edition