Groups or Retrieve properties based on IP range

Customizations
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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

Hello all,

I’m trying to develop a better organization of our computers in BES and am wondering if there is an easy way to build a retrieve property based on IP range that I can build automatic groups on for our geographical sites globally? We currently have our systems organized only with AD group membership, but that’s proving to be an issue for patch/product deployment because AD group membership isn’t fully accurate. If I could organize the systems in BES by our geographical sites, that would make not only patching easier, but also the setup of our site admins for BES.

Any thoughts?

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(imported comment written by Lee Wei)

Hi Tony,

Have you seen the Location Property Wizard from within the BigFix Console?

That might generate the retrieve property for you base on IP addresses.

http://support.bigfix.com/bes/misc/locationbesrp.html

Lee Wei

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Thanks Lee, funny enough I just saw that after I posted. That will probably be what I need. Thanks again!

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Let me ask you this Lee, If I use that wizard, can I make “subgroups”? Something like California\Office and California\Factory… Can that be done?

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(imported comment written by BenKus)

Hey Tony,

You can’t strictly make hierarchies like this, you can make two properties… “State” and “Building Type”. With these two properties, you filter with the natural tree capabilities of the console: By State > California > By Building Type > Factory… or even: By Building Type > Factory > By State > California.

Ben

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

So Ben, are you saying to setup retrieve properties for each of the things we want to sort on, and the console will organize them in a “tree” format on its own?

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(imported comment written by JackCoates91)

Hi Tony! Yes, as you drill down into the BigFix tree it will recurse and filter. To demonstrate this behavior, go to Computers > By Retrieved Properties and start expanding nodes.

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Jack,

I guess what I’m missing is that when I use the location property wizard and setup a IP range retrieve property; it doesn’t show up under the “By Retrieve Property” folder structure. The only place I see those custom properties is when (for example) I’m creating Automatic groups. Am I missing something to make the group show up in that list?