HCL Software is pleased to announce a new update to BigFix WebUI and BigFix Insights. These releases introduce a range of enhancements, including new features, functionality, and improved security.
BigFix WebUI and Insights General Release - Features
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New Device view with improved flexibility and user experience!
The new Device page has been designed to greatly improve flexibility and user experience.
The view on the Device page can now be customized by BigFix operators, allowing them to select and display the device properties of their interest among all the ones available in BigFix, both out-of-the-box and custom ones, including the ones coming from analyses. The view can be visually adjusted (column width and position) and is persistent for the operator.
In addition to the existing filtering options, it is now possible to filter devices by any property that is present in the view, including custom properties and properties coming from analyses.The view also provides largely increased data density, and adapts to different screen resolutions to maximize real estate utilization.
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Greatly simplified installation of BigFix Agents residing on AWS or Azure VMs via cloud-native APIs!
You can now install the BigFix Agent in AWS and Azure environments much more quickly and easily by leveraging the cloud provider services and APIs directly from WebUI. You no longer need to provide Client credentials or deploy and configure the Client Deploy Tool (CDT).
Note: this feature requires BigFix Platform version 10.0.2 or later.
Inline Reporting:
- Additional export options:
- You can now export in PDF to capture the Summary Charts
Patch application:
- Added support for the following:
- RHEL 5/6/7/8 Extended Support Updates
- CentOS 8
- Ubuntu 20.04
- Oracle Linux 8
Patch Policies application:
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Support for custom content
- Custom content can now be added to a policy
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Skip locked constraints when deploying policy
- Operators with console āCan Lockā permissions now have the option to deploy a policy to a locked device without having to first unlock the device
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Added support for the following:
- RHEL 5/6/7/8 Extended Support Updates
- CentOS 8
- Ubuntu 14.04/16.04/18.04/20.04
- Oracle Linux 8
BigFix Insights:
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Better enrich your reports and analytics with:
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More fields now available in our updated schema:
- DeviceDimensions: Added MAC Address
- FixletDimensions: Added superseded fields
- FixletDimensions: Added product and product-family fields
For more information, please see https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/insights/Insights/Getting_Started/c_schemanew.html
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Custom attributes: Operators with appropriate permissions can now readily view, create, edit, and delete custom attributes from within WebUI
For more information, please see https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/insights/Insights/Getting_Started/t_editing_settings.html
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More granular data synchronization options: ETLs can now be scheduled more frequently with options to run an ETL every 4, 8, or 12 hours
- For more information, please see https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/insights/Insights/Getting_Started/t_scheduling_ETL.html
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Expanded support: the BigFix Insights database now works with MS-SQL 2019
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More quickly synchronize data with BigFix Insights with improved ETL performance
Other modifications
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Security Updates for WebUI:
- CVE-2020-15366
- CVE-2020-8244
- CVE-2020-7751
- CVE-2020-11023
- WS-2020-0201
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Resolved Defect Articles:
- KB0082201: WebUI stuck in Loading Device Group
- KB0084143: WebUI login stuck in the cachecheck page for NMOs when their permissions are modified
- KB0084285: WebUI initialization failing
- KB0084730: WebUI doesnāt work on Linux RedHat 6
- KB0084852: Improve description of WebUI in DSA environment scenario
- KB0084966: WebUI might not start when installed with BigFix v10 on DB2
- KB0085195: Performance degradation in BigFix v10 environment while running WebUI
- KB0085404: Unable to deploy baseline action as an offer
- KB0085960: WebUI Patch page showing no entries for NMOs
- KB0086393: Deploying using āTarget by Groupā is allowed only for NMOs having unrestricted targeting permissions
How to update
- WebUI will update automatically by default, unless configured otherwise.
Please note that for BigFix Insights, due to the potentially high impact, updates must be done manually via the Application Updates page on WebUI. For more information, please see https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/webui/WebUI/Admin_Guide/c_manage_application_updates.html.
Published WebUI Site Versions
WebUI Site Name | Version |
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WebUI API | 7 |
Application Administration | 18 |
Patch Policies | 18 |
Common | 60 |
WebUI Content App | 8 |
Custom | 29 |
WebUI Data Sync | 12 |
WebUI Framework | 14 |
Insights | 5 |
MDM | 4 |
Patch | 29 |
WebUI Permissions and Preferences | 8 |
Profile Management | 13 |
Query | 20 |
Software Distribution | 32 |
WebUI Reports | 3 |
WebUI Take Action | 13 |
WebUI Documentation link:
https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/webui/index.html
BigFix Insights Documentation link:
https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/insights/index.html
The BigFix WebUI & Insights Teams