(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)
Hi,
I have seen in one of the Utilites link that how to remove BigFix Duplicate Computer.
But it is based on computer name is there any other way out to remove duplicate entries based on Ip address
As in my company most of the PC’s are having same computer name
(Eg; from 13000 users there will be around 5000 user from same computer name)
Waiting for your reply
(imported comment written by NoahSalzman)
You can use a property other than computer name. To do this you need to use the “-p” option when you run the tool. Given that you have some many machines with duplicate names you should certainly use caution when using this tool.
-p : Specify a property to be used when identifying duplicate computers instead of computer name. (MAC Address for example)
http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/downloadutility.html#besduplicateremoval
http://support.bigfix.com/bes/install/BESDuplicateRemoval_help.txt
I had a question regarding -E switch. It says in the ibm site that -E option will not remove the actual data of the computers from the “COMPUTERS” table of DB.
What are my options if i do not want to run -A option. Many of the bigfix clients crash in our environment. So they are not reporting for several days but are completely active(ping).
If i delete all “non-reproting older than x days” for example, that may delete a legitimate computer from the DB. And since the client has crashed for some reason it may not report back till a user reboots (trust me, this happens a lot).
Thus, i only wanted to delete duplicate computers 1st to reduce the workload. It seems, -e -D -E shud have done the trick. However, after reading about -E i am trying to search for alternatives.