In BigFix Administrator Tool we have option to Mark Duplicate Computers as deleted and need to enter “Specify the property to find duplicated computers”. Can we get computers removed reference to Computer ID?
Computer IDs are always unique, even in cases where duplicate computer entries exist (e.g., reimaged systems or clients with changed IDs).
From what I understand, computer name is the primary visible identifier in the console, which is why it’s shown by default.
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Hi khurava,
If i select only Mark Duplicate Computers as deleted, will all duplicate computers information will also be deleted from Database?
Read about it here - Computer Remover
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Until unless you dont select these options, data will remain in DB:
Thanks for the update, but i’m trying to understand what will be minimum allowed hours/days for deleting Remove data from the database for Deleted Computers.
thats depend on your desired timings whatever you will configure in your BES Computer Remover, please see details below:
Here is what we created/use for computer remover.
if (exists true whose (if true then in plugin portal context else false)) then (“Proxy-” & data source & “-” & instance id) else (if (version of client >= “9.5.7.90” and (name of operating system as lowercase does not contain “aix” and name of operating system as lowercase does not contain “sun”)) then (“Native-” & (serial of hardware | (if (exists property “dmi”) then (uuid of system_information of dmi as string) else (concatenation of (addresses of ip interfaces whose (not loopback of it) of network as string)) & “-” & computer name))) else (computer name))
Call the property anything you want, we used ComputerUniqueID.
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