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  • Owner Team: IT Desktop Engineering
  • Service:
    BigFix Endpoint Management

Description

Below are the detailed properties that are reported from your computer to the UCSF BigFix console. Note: All of this information will be treated as confidential by those who have access to it.

BigFix Retrieved Properties list

HARDWARE

Property Name Windows
Desktop/Laptop
Mac OS X 
Desktop/Laptop
Linux/Unix
Workstations/Servers
Windows
Servers
BIOS Version X X   X
Computer Name X X X X
Manufacturer X X X X
Model X X X X
CPU Information X X X X
Current RAM X X X X
Identification or Serial Number X X   X
Hard Drive: Total Free Space of System Drive X X X X
Device Type: Desktop, Laptop, Server or VM X X X X

OPERATING SYSTEM

Property Name Windows
Desktop/Laptop
Mac OS X
Desktop/Laptop​
Linux/Unix
Workstations/Servers​
Windows
Servers​
Operating System (OS) X X X X
OS Patch Compliance X X X X

NETWORK

Property Name Windows
Desktop/Laptop​
Mac OS X
Desktop/Laptop​
Linux/Unix
Workstations/Servers​
Windows
Servers​
Active Directory Path X     X
Domain X     X
DNS Name X X X X
DNS Servers X X X X
IP Addresses X X X X
Subnets X X X X
MAC Address X X X X

SOFTWARE

Property Name Windows
Desktop/Laptop​
Mac OS X
Desktop/Laptop​
Linux/Unix
Workstations/Servers​
Windows
Servers​
Applications Installed X X    
Default Web Browser X X    

BigFix CLIENT

Property Name Windows
Desktop/Laptop​
Mac OS X
Desktop/Laptop​
Linux/Unix
Workstations/Servers​
Windows
Servers​
BES Client Version X X X X
BES Client Settings X X X X
Computer ID X X X X
Relay Selected X X X X
Distance to BES Relay X X X X
BES Relay Selection Method X X X X
First Check-in X X X X
Last Report Time X X X X
Subscribed Sites X X X X
Locked X X X X

USER INFORMATION

Information gathered is derived from the OS inspector of the user object, native to the BigFix clients on Windows, Mac OS X and some Linux/Unix systems.

Property Name Windows
Desktop/Laptop​​
Mac OS X
Desktop/Laptop
​
Linux/Unix
Workstations/Servers​
Windows
Servers
​
Username X X X X
Username is predefined from the active console (local) user, if logged in. Otherwise, it does not exist.
UserFullName X X   X
UserFullName is predefined from the full name of the active, console (local) user, if logged in. Otherwise, it does not exist.
LastLoggedInUser X X   X
LastLoggedInUser is predefined from the iteration of logged-in console (local) users. Otherwise, it does not exist.

UCSF INFORMATION

Property Name Windows
Desktop/Laptop​​
Mac OS X
Desktop/Laptop​
Linux/Unix
Workstations/Servers​
Windows
Servers​
Department/Group X X X X
Power Management Setting X X    

Related Information

  • BigFix Management for Department IT
  • BigFix Retrieved Properties
  • BigFix Installation for Linux and Unix
  • BigFix Installation for Windows and Mac OS
  • What to Expect after Installing BigFix
  • Verify if BigFix is installed
  • BigFix Endpoint Manager FAQs
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