HCL BigFix Inventory Training Course and Workshop in Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Kolkata

This HCL BigFix Inventory training course provides valuable insight into the software your organization owns—and the software it has installed but does not own—along with how often the software is being used. It supports better planning, budgeting and hardware and software license compliance, while mitigating security risks. You will learn to interact with and operate the BigFix Inventory solution, and develop a solid understanding of the various components of the solution.You will learn to configure, operate, develop reports, perform maintenance tasks, and troubleshoot BigFix Inventory.

By attending HCL BigFix Inventory workshop, delegates will learn to:

Gain insight into the BigFix portfolio and BigFix Inventory’s major offerings
Understand Software ID / Discovery, Signature ID / Creation, software usage, and license metrics
Operate BigFix Inventory including the software catalog and custom software signatures; deploy scanners, and classify software
Create and schedule reports (audit, RVU, PVU, custom) for both applications and infrastructure
Gain techniques to maintain and optimize BigFix Inventory
Perform basic troubleshooting techniques for application and platform issues

Attend a training on BigFix Operator Fundamentals or equivalent practical experience
Basic Microsoft Windows skills

Overview

Introduction, covering benefits, risks, and advantages; the BigFix portfolio and adjacent products; and roles and responsibilities
Key Concepts, including contracts; discovery; Fixlets, tasks, and analyses; highwater mark; background activities; and Bundling
Features and Functions of BigFix Inventory (BFI) / License Metric Tool (LMT), including: software discovery and identification; signature discovery and creation; software usage counting; reports; license compliance; and usage monitoring

Plan

Architecture of BFI/LMT, including scalability (BigFix architecture, scan groups, data import); network design; Firewalls, proxy servers, and ports; network planning; air-gapped networks; reporting groups; and migration
BigFix Platform and BFI/LMT Infrastructure, covering server and database requirements; disk space; permissions; multiple Inventory/LMT servers; Licensing & masthead; Installing BigFix Server, relays, and clients; security and access

Deploy

Endpoints and Scanners, including distributed OS scanners; and shared file systems
Deployment Tasks, such as upgrading the BFI Server; using BESAdmin; managing the BFI/LMT content site in BigFix; client categorization; backup and restore; roles in BFI/LMT; and permissions in BigFix

Configure and Operate

BFI/LMT Components, including the software catalog; PVU Table; Part Numbers; capacity data collection; public clouds; advanced scanning; supported virtualization technologies; disconnected scans; and custom software signatures
Optimization, including activating analyses; authentication options; customize login page; advanced HTTP connectivity options; and data retention
Reporting, which includes automated bundling; software classification; RVUs, PVUs and other metrics; scheduling reports; tagging; advanced server settings; thresholds; enterprise software; audit snapshots; and contracts

Maintain

BFI/LMT Application management, covering software catalog upload and distribution to endpoints; deployment health; data imports; PVU tables; and database management
BigFix Platform management, including Fixlet site version; VM Manager updates; Security and encryption; infrastructure health

Troubleshoot

BFI/LMT Application issues, such as scanner diagnostic data; VM Manager statuses and actions; Debugging the import; database performance and connectivity; UI performance; client scans
Support resources, including log locations; VM Manager command line options; manual catalog updates; support; Forums and self-help

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HCL BigFix Inventory