(Optional) Uploading collected data

The uploading of collected data is scheduled automatically. You can use this procedure if the automatic installation of VM Manager Tool failed.

Procedure

  1. Log in to BigFix console.
  2. In the navigation tree, click Sites > External Sites > BigFix Inventory > Fixlets and Tasks.
  3. Select Schedule VM Manager Tool Scan Results Upload.
    Upload VM Manager tool Scan Results
  4. In Description, enter the upload frequency in hours.

    Applicable computers
  5. Select the BigFix server as the target computer and click OK.

    Applicable computers
    Note: All options in the Execution tab are disabled. The frequency can be specified only in the Description field.

Results

You scheduled to upload capacity data from VM Manager Tool to BigFix. The data is transferred to BigFix Inventory with each data import. If no modifications are made to VM managers, the data is uploaded according to the schedule. If you modify a VM manager, the upload is triggered shortly afterward.

What to do next

Add VM managers in the user interface.