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  • 1.  What is BigFix Web Reports used for?

    Posted Mon January 30, 2023 09:05 AM
    Hi.
    In the manual it states in the Software Requirements section that Web Reports is needed "to configure VM managers".
    Nothing else is explained.
    In the Flow of capacity data for the different types of VM Manager Tools installations there are no Web Reports mentioned.
    Can someone explain how and when ILMT interacts with Web Reports?

    In the most common installation you are using a local VM Manager Tool, so it seems not to be necessary to have Web Reports here.
    You will then have one less database, one less service to start etc.

    Hope someone can clearify this.

    //Christer

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  • 2.  RE: What is BigFix Web Reports used for?

    Posted Mon January 30, 2023 09:13 AM
    Hello,

    Web Reports is being used to process relevance queries sent via the REST API.
    It's true that on case of local VM Manager Tool that service would not be necessary.
    BUT....if Web Reports is not accessible ILMT import will fail as it uses some relevance queries to check some relevant data.

    Thank you,  


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  • 3.  RE: What is BigFix Web Reports used for?

    Posted Mon January 30, 2023 09:29 AM
    Thanks Oktawian!
    That is more understandable than it is used for VM Manager configuration.
    Maybe there should be an update of manual then, saying what you told me.
    I will not try to install ILMT without Web Reports :-)

    //Christer

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  • 4.  RE: What is BigFix Web Reports used for?

    Posted Tue February 07, 2023 11:02 AM
    Hi Oktawian,  are you saying that with the older version prior ILMT 9.2.20, it is required to have Webreports information defined in the Data Source page.   When installing the latest version of ILMT 9.2.20+, the Webreports configuration is no longer existed in the Data Source page.   How do I confirm that Webreports component is still required by ILMT as it is no longer needed in the Data Source page?   If I disable the Webreports service on the BigFix server, will it still work for ILMT?




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  • 5.  RE: What is BigFix Web Reports used for?

    Posted Tue February 07, 2023 12:42 PM
    Hello,

    Ok, so initially (prior 9.2.20) Web Reports had two applications in ILMT infrastructure:
    1) Authentication of users,
    2) Processing relevance queries sent by BigFix server,
    Starting from 9.2.25 Authentication of users through Web Reports is no longer supported, thus, Web Reports setup is no longer exist in the Data Source panel.
    But, BigFix server itself internally still uses Web Reports to process relevance queries....

    Summing up, Webreports component is still required by ILMT due to its BigFix server dependency...





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