Deploying the Windows® target

Use the Deploy BigFix® Remote Control Target for Windows task to install the target software on a Windows® computer.

About this task

To start this task, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the navigation tree, click Deployment > Windows.
  2. Click Deploy BigFix® Remote Control Target for Windows.
  3. In the Task pane, review the description and follow the instructions in the Actions box to start the task.
    Determine your relevant installation method and follow the instructions that are given.
    Description of the Deploy windows target fixlet.
    Peer to Peer mode
    With this installation method, you can establish remote control sessions directly between the controller and the target without the need for an BigFix® Remote Control server. This deployment method installs the target without requiring an BigFix® Remote Control server URL to be specified. The local target policies set by this installation method are used when a remote control session is established. For more information about the target installation properties, see Manage target and server configurations.

    In the Take Action pane on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining the computers on which to deploy the BigFix® Remote Control target.

    Click OK .

    The summary screen shows the progress of the task and displays status complete when it is finished.
    Note: For the target to register with the BigFix® Remote Control server in the future, use the BigFix® Remote Control Target wizard. Create a configuration task and specify the server URL of the relevant server. Run the task on the selected target to reconfigure it so that it can contact the server. For more information about target configuration tasks, see Creating BigFix Remote Control target configuration tasks. If the secure registration feature is enabled on the server you can distribute a secure registration token to the target. For more information, see Distributing a secure registration token to targets.
    Managed mode
    Choose this installation option for targets to register with the BigFix® Remote Control server and take part in remote control sessions that are started from the server. This deployment method requires an BigFix® Remote Control server URL to be specified. If a remote control session is requested with this target, the specified server is contacted to authenticate the request. When the request is authenticated, the policies for the session are passed from the remote control server to the target and the session is established. For more information about target installation properties, see Manage target and server configurations.

    Enter the URL of your BigFix® Remote Control server.

    Enter a valid secure registration token if the secure target registration feature is enabled on the server.
    Enter the server URL and the secure registration token if have enabled the secure registration feature on the server.

    In the Take Action pane on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining the computers on which to deploy the BigFix® Remote Control target.

    Click OK.

    The summary screen shows the progress of the task and status complete when it is finished.