HCL Software Academy HCL-BF-PRO-10 Practice Test Questions Answers

A Non-Master operator can create a Retrieved Property by creating an Analysis, which is a collection of properties and relevance expressions that can be evaluated on a set of computers1.

To create an Analysis, the operator needs to have the Create Custom Content permission and the Read permission on the site where the Analysis will be created2.

To create an Analysis, the operator can follow these steps3:

Choose Tools > Create New Analysis. The Create Analysis dialog is displayed.

Type in the name and description of the Analysis and select the site where it will be stored.

Click the Properties tab and then click the Add Property button. The Add Property dialog is displayed.

Type in the name of the new Retrieved Property and create a Relevance Expression to evaluate. This can access hardware characteristics, registry entries, and even data in specific files on the client computers.

Optionally, select the Reported in option and specify how often the property value should be reported to the server.

Click the OK button to add the property to the Analysis.

Repeat steps 3 to 6 to add more properties if needed.

Click the Relevance tab and then click the Edit button. The Relevance Expression dialog is displayed.

Type in or edit the relevance expression that defines the applicability of the Analysis to the computers. This can be based on operating system, installed software, or any other criteria.

Click the OK button to save the relevance expression.

Click the OK button to create the Analysis.

After creating the Analysis, the operator can activate it by right-clicking on it and choosing Activate from the context menu. The Analysis will then be evaluated on the computers that match the relevance expression and the property values will be reported to the server4.

The operator can view the property values by selecting the Analysis from the Analyses list area in the Console and then selecting the Results tab. The property values will be displayed in the columns corresponding to the property names.

The operator can also use the property values as filters, sorts, or targets in other Console features, such as computer listings, Fixlet actions, or Web Reports.

References:

1: What is an Analysis?

2: Creating an Analysis

3: Creating an Analysis

4: [Activating an Analysis]

: [Viewing Analysis Results]

: [Using Analysis Properties]

According to the BigFix platform documentation, the BigFix server on Windows systems supports the following configurations: Local or remote Microsoft SQL Server 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 or 202212.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D. Microsoft SQL Server.

The other options are not supported by BigFix on Windows systems, and can be ruled out. Therefore, options A, B, and C are incorrect. References:

Database requirements

Software requirements

Message Level Encryption (MLE) allows your Clients to encrypt upstream data using a combination of an RSA public/private key-pair and an AES session key1.

When MLE is enabled, the BigFix Root server (or a decrypting Relay) needs to use the corresponding RSA private key to decrypt the AES session key, which is then used to decrypt the Client report1.

This decryption process consumes CPU resources on the BigFix Root server, and the amount of CPU usage depends on the number of encrypted reports received and the key length used1.

Therefore, the BigFix Root server requires additional CPU resources appropriate to the number of managed endpoints to process the encrypted reports1.

The other options are incorrect because:

A is not relevant to the question, as it assumes that there are top-level Relays in the deployment. The question states that there are no top-level Relays, so all Relays are downstream from the BigFix Root server. Moreover, the RAM requirement for Relays is not affected by MLE, as Relays do not perform any encryption or decryption by default1.

C is not necessary, as adding an additional NIC to the BigFix Root server does not affect the CPU load caused by the encrypted reports. The network bandwidth requirement for MLE is not significantly higher than for clear-text reports, as the encryption adds only a small overhead to the report size1.

D is not a valid setting for the BigFix Root server, as it only applies to Relays that are configured to decrypt and repackage encrypted reports before relaying them to theBigFix Root server2. This setting controls the maximum number of concurrent decryption threads on a Relay, and does not affect the BigFix Root server2. References:

1: Message Level Encryption (MLE) Overview

2: [Enabling encryption on Relays]

A BigFix Client is a software agent that is installed on every computer that must be managed by the BigFix platform1.

The BigFix Client continuously assesses the state of the computer against all subscribed content, which includes policies, checklists, and remediation tasks12.

The BigFix Client communicates with its parent, which can be either the BigFix Server or a BigFix Relay, to report its status and receive new content13.

The BigFix Client performs most of the analysis, processing, and enforcement work locally, reducing the workload and bandwidth usage of the BigFix Server14.

The BigFix Client operates with less than 10 megabytes of RAM and can run on various operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS1 . References:

1: BigFix Platform

2: Learning about SCAP

3: Relays and Servers

4: BigFix Architecture

: Client requirements

To create a new retrieved property in BigFix, the following steps are required:

From the BigFix Console, select Manage Properties from the Tools menu. The Manage Properties dialog is displayed.

You can filter the properties by using the left filter panel to select a subset of the properties to view on the right. If you cannot find what you want in this list, create a new property: click Add New, then enter a name for the property and a valid Relevance expression. This can access hardware characteristics, registry entries, and even data in specific files on the client computers.

After you define the new property, the Clients automatically compute the value of the corresponding relevance expression and return it to the Database. Click the OK button.

The new property will be available in the column headers of computer listings, allowing you to sort and filter on its values. It can also be used to target Fixlet actions and generate Web Reports.

References:

Creating Retrieved Properties

Adding new properties under “By retrieved properties”