
Learn how BigFix relevance, an object oriented query language, determines applicability of fixed slates and deployment targets by hardware, software, files, registry, and key values.
BigFix success criteria define when a fix or a task reaches a successful status after deployment, using relevance, action script, and optional custom relevance.
Explore how BigFix sites organize content through master action, external, custom, and operator sites, each with its own computer subscriptions and gather processes, for targeted patches.
Explore retrieved properties and analysis in BigFix administration, showing how to fetch data from systems via the retrieve properties bar, manage properties with relevance, and restrict evaluation.
Learn how BigFix defines computer groups, create manual groups by selecting devices, and build automatic groups using relevances and retrieve properties, including site-specific evaluation and automatic enrollment.
Enable session relevance and activate the debug option with ctrl+alt+shift+d to evaluate contents; use the presentation debugger to view results, filter computer groups in web reports.
Create a fixlet to deploy a PowerShell script by wrapping it in an action script, writing a .ps1 file, and executing with a bypassed execution policy.
Explore action parameters in BigFix by navigating target and execution tabs, selecting devices, applying dynamic relevance, and scheduling with constraints, retry, and reapply options.
BigFix wizards guide you through deploying software like seven zip with a step-by-step wizard, automatically generating fixlets, prefetching files, and OS-specific relevance and action scripts.
If you’ve made it to this page, chances are you’re currently at BigFix Noob status or a newbie exploring the tool.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
Setup BigFix Server and BigFix Clients.
Perform Vulnerability Management on Windows/Linux/AIX Operating Systems using BigFix.
Single console management for multiple endpoints.
Create Custom deployment scripts to work with BigFix.
Distribute third party software/applications and in place upgrades.
Manage Inventory to determine the latest configurations and health of systems.
Perform Reporting and high level view of deployment statistics.
Perform troubleshooting with respect to failed deployments and client installations.