[BESAdmin-Announcements] [BES Asset Discovery] Content Modification

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

BigFix has modified content in the Asset Discovery site. The following content has been updated:

ID: 14      Install Nmap Asset Discovery Import Service - BES >= 7.0
      ID: 15      Upgrade Nmap Asset Discovery Import Service - BES >= 7.0
ID: 27      Upgrade Nmap (5.21)
ID: 31      Change UAImporter Delete Mode
ID: 225     Designate Nmap Scan Point
ID: 226     Run Nmap Scan
ID: 228     Run Nmap Scan (Large Subnet)
ID: 235     Run Nmap Scan - Red Hat Enterprise Linux
ID: 236     Designate Nmap Scan Point - Red Hat Enterprise Linux
ID: 18     Nmap Asset Discovery Import Service Settings

BigFix Asset Discovery Nmap Configuration Wizard


This set of changes provides full support for designating scan points and running scans from 64-bit Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. In addition, the Nmap Configuration Wizard has been updated to include support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (on both 32 and 64-bit architectures).

We also present a new version of the Unmanaged Asset Importer (UAImporter). Previously, when an unmanaged asset was deleted through the BigFix Console, that asset would be marked as permanently ignored and would not reappear even if rescanned.  With version 8.0.0.262 of the Unmanaged Asset Importer, users can optionally set the delete behavior to delete assets from the current scan data.  In this case, assets which reappear as unmanaged assets in subsequent scans will reappear in the Unmanaged Assets section of the BigFix console.  Task 31: Change UAImporter Delete Mode, allows console operators to configure the delete behavior of the Unmanaged Asset Importer to correspond to one of the following modes:


*         Ignore Mode (default): Assets are marked as permanently ignored.  Deleted unmanaged assets will not reappear if found in subsequent scans.

*         Delete Mode: Assets are deleted from current scan data.  Deleted unmanaged assets will reappear if found in subsequent scans.

The current delete mode can be viewed by activating Analysis 18: Nmap Asset Discovery Import Service Settings.


BES Asset Discovery Site Version: TBD

BES administrators are encouraged to verify open actions and synchronize baselines that contain the modified content.  Instructions for synchronizing baselines can be found here: http://support.bigfix.com/cgi-bin/kbdirect.pl?id=401.  Please contact BigFix Technical Support if you have any questions regarding this change.

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BigFix Application Engineering Team
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