Upgrading the scanner, tools and actions

Upgrade BigFix Inventory scanner, tools, and actions as part of server upgrade process.

About this task

  1. Upgrade the VM Manager tool to the latest version.
    1. In the BigFix console, go to Fixlets and Tasks.
    2. Select Update VM Manager Tool to version number, and click Take Action.
    3. Select the computer on which the VM Manager Tool is installed, and click OK.
  2. Update the BigFix Inventory scanner on an operating system that is supported. New Scanner releases contains security fixes, fixes of problems that appear in your environment, or new features that you want to use, upgrade the scanner to the latest version. For information about changes introduced in each version of the scanner, see the Release notes.

    To update the scanner, perform the following steps:

    1. In the BigFix console, go to Fixlets and Tasks.
    2. Select Install or Update Scanner, and click Take Action.
    3. Select all relevant computers, and click OK.
  3. It is recommended to restart actions like Initiate Software Scan and Upload Software Scan Results to benefit from improvements and new features. For other fixlets and list of updated actions, refer to Release notes. You can also check Source Release Date to see updated action.

    To restart the actions, perform the following steps:

    1. In the BigFix console, go to Actions.
    2. Look for actions started by the fixlets that were updated, right-click each action, and click Stop Action.
    3. Run the updated version of the fixlets.