BigFix WebUI User's Guide Special notice Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Notices (on page 134). Edition notice This edition applies to version 10.0.1 of BigFix Insights and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. Contents Chapter 1. Welcome.............................................................................................................................1 Chapter 2. Meet the WebUI............................................................................................................... 2 Overview Page............................................................................................................................... 2 Navigation Bar............................................................................................................................... 3 List Views...................................................................................................................................... 4 Document Views............................................................................................................................5 Filters and Search Tools................................................................................................................ 6 Text Search.....................................................................................................................................7 List Controls...................................................................................................................................8 Select All........................................................................................................................................9 Permissions and Their Effects..................................................................................................... 10 WebUI Workflow and Deploy Sequence.................................................................................... 10 Reports..........................................................................................................................................11 Chapter 3. Get Started with Devices............................................................................................... 14 The Device List............................................................................................................................14 Device Documents....................................................................................................................... 16 Send a File................................................................................................................................... 18 Send Messages to Devices...........................................................................................................21 Chapter 4. Get Started with Patches............................................................................................... 23 The Patch List.............................................................................................................................. 23 Patch Documents..........................................................................................................................25 Chapter 5. Get Started with Patch Policy.......................................................................................27 Patch Policy Overview.................................................................................................................27 The Patch Policy List...................................................................................................................28 Create a Patch Policy...................................................................................................................29 Patch Policy Documents.............................................................................................................. 36 Monitoring Deployed Policies..................................................................................................... 38 Patch Policy Operations: Task Reference................................................................................... 39 Chapter 6. Get Started with Software.............................................................................................44 The Software Package List.......................................................................................................... 44 Contents | v Software Documents.................................................................................................................... 45 Software Catalog Operations....................................................................................................... 46 Add a Software Package......................................................................................................47 Edit a Software Package...................................................................................................... 51 Delete a Software Package.................................................................................................. 51 Chapter 7. Get Started with Custom Content................................................................................ 52 The Custom Content List.............................................................................................................52 Custom Content Documents........................................................................................................ 52 Creating Custom Content.............................................................................................................53 Editing Custom Content...............................................................................................................56 Chapter 8. Get Started with BigFix Query.....................................................................................58 Running a sample query.............................................................................................................. 64 Building a query...........................................................................................................................67 Managing parameters in queries..................................................................................................68 Chapter 9. Take Action: The Deploy Sequence..............................................................................71 Deploy Sequence Summary.........................................................................................................71 Deploy Procedure.........................................................................................................................71 Configuration Options..........................................................................................................73 Chapter 10. Get Started with Deployments.................................................................................... 76 The Deployment List................................................................................................................... 76 Deployment Documents...............................................................................................................78 Monitoring Deployments: State, Status, and Result....................................................................78 Device Results......................................................................................................................78 Deployment Status............................................................................................................... 80 Deployment State................................................................................................................. 80 Evaluating Deployments With Multiple Actions.................................................................81 Stop A Deployment......................................................................................................................81 Chapter 11. Get Started with the Content App..............................................................................83 Chapter 12. Getting Started with the Modern Client Management.............................................90 Managing BigFix MDM.............................................................................................................. 91 Health Checks...................................................................................................................... 91 MDM Permissions................................................................................................................93 Device Inventory..................................................................................................................94 Contents | vi Deploying MDM policies.................................................................................................... 96 Deploying MDM actions..................................................................................................... 98 Deploying BigFix Agents.................................................................................................. 101 Managing MDM policies...................................................................................................103 MDM Use Cases........................................................................................................................110 Chapter 13. Extending BigFix management capabilities.............................................................113 Managing cloud plugins.............................................................................................................114