Ansible Role: BigFix Client

This role installs the BigFix Client on different Linux servers.

Requirements

You need a BigFix server.

Role Variables

You can set the version of Java you want to install, as well as any additional Java packages needed. Other options are available in the distribution-specific files in the 'defaults' folder of this role.

bigfix_client_conf_dir: /etc/opt/BESClient
bigfix_client_server_name: bigfix.example.com
bigfix_client_server_port: 52311
bigfix_client_service_name: besclient

# For AIX systems
bigfix_client_service_name: SBESClientd

Overriding OS Detection

You can change the OS detection by setting bigfix_client_override_vars. This allows you to map one OS to another.

---
bigfix_client_override_vars:
  Debian-12-x86_64: Debian-11-x86_64

Re-install or Update

To re-install the client or update it to a new version, use bigfix_update: true.

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - outsideopen.bigfix_client

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created in 2016 by David Lundgren.