Enabling the fixlet site on Windows with Internet access

If the BigFix server can access the Internet, enable the BigFix Inventory site from the BigFix console. Then, subscribe computers that you want to monitor to this site so that its content becomes applicable on these computers.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the BigFix console.
  2. In the bottom-left corner of the console, click BigFix Management.

    Navigation in the BigFix console.
  3. In the left navigation panel, click License Overview.

    Navigation in the BigFix console.
  4. In the pane on the right, locate the entry called Inventory, and accept the license agreement.
  5. From the list of available sites, enable the IBM BigFix Inventory v9 site.
    The content of the site is downloaded to the BigFix server.
    Tip: If there is no site called Inventory, select the site called BigFix for Software Use Analysis v9.
  6. Subscribe all computers that you want to monitor to the fixlet site so that its content becomes applicable to these computers.
    1. In the bottom-left corner of the console, click All Content.
    2. In the left navigation panel, expand Sites > External Sites, and open the IBM BigFix Inventory v9 site.
    3. In the pane on the right, open the Computer Subscriptions tab, and select All Computers.
      Tip: If the option is not active, click Gather to download the content of the fixlet site.


    4. Click Save Changes.

Results

You enabled the BigFix Inventory site and subscribed computers that you want to monitor to this site.

What to do next

Download the BigFix Inventory installer to a selected computer and start the installation.