Quick Info
Product
HCL Launch
Type
plugin
Compatibility
Created by
HCL Software
Website
Published Date
March 17th, 2021
Last Updated
May 17th, 2023
Description
BigFix helps reduce the time, cost, and risk of managing virtually any mix of endpoints leveraging out-of-the-box automation scripts. It streamlines asset discovery, software distribution, and power management. It also provides the critical capability to manage and secure servers–whether they’re physical, virtual, or remotely located.Quick Info
Product
HCL Launch
Type
plugin
Compatibility
Created by
HCL Software
Website
Published Date
March 17th, 2021
Last Updated
May 17th, 2023
2.869045 
Summary
Usage
StepsSummary
This plugin includes a step to create and start an action in IBM BigFix. The plugin uses the REST API to integrate with BigFix.
Compatibility
This plugin works with BigFix version 9.0 or later.
The BigFix server must be accessible from the HCL Launch agent.
Installation
See Installing plugins in HCL Launch for installing and removing plugins.
History
The following table describes the changes made in each plugin version.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Initial release. |
Usage
To use this plugin, create a component to define the BigFix artifacts to be used. For more information, see Creating components topic in the product documentation.
- On the Components page in HCL Launch, click Create New Component.
- From the Source Configiguration Type list, select BigFix.
- Complete the settings required to import the desired artifacts. See the Setting tab for descriptions.
- Click Save.
- Click the Versions tab for the component.
- Click Import New Versions.
Step palette
To access this plug-in in the palette, click IT Management > BigFix.
Steps
The following process steps are available in the BigFix plugin.
Start Action
Create and start an action
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hostname | String | The host name of the BigFix server. For example: https://bigfix-server:8080 | Yes |
| Password | Password | The password used to access the BigFix server. | Yes |
| Username | String | The user name used to access the BigFix server. | Yes |
| XML Action | String | The XML action to create and start, in BES.xsd format. Alternately, specify the full path to a file that contains the XML action in BES.xsd format. | Yes |