HCL Software Academy HCLSoftware U Certified Professional-BigFix Platform 1 HCL-BF-PRO-10 Exam Dumps: Updated Questions & Answers (October 2025)

Here is a step by step comprehensive explanation of why this is the case:

The Action Script you are testing is trying to stop, start, and execute a service using batch commands.

The first line of the script uses the “appendfile” command to create a new file with the content “net stop myService”.

The second line of the script uses the “move” command to rename the file created by “appendfile” to “c:\runme.bat”.

The third line of the script uses the “waithidden” command to execute the file “c:\runme.bat” and wait for it to finish.

The fourth line of the script uses the “appendfile” command again to create a new file with the content “net start myService”.

The fifth line of the script uses the “move” command again to rename the file created by “appendfile” to “c:\runme.bat”.

The sixth line of the script uses the “waithidden” command again to execute the file “c:\runme.bat” and wait for it to finish.

The error occurs at the fifth line of the script because “appendfile” is trying to copy content to “c:\runme.bat” which already exists due to the previous actions in the script. In BigFix Action Script, “appendfile” is used to create a new file or append to an existing one, but it seems there’s an issue with overwriting or permissions that causes this line to fail.

To fix this error, you can either delete the file “c:\runme.bat” before using “appendfile” again, or use a different file name for the second “appendfile” command.

Some references that support this explanation are:

BigFix Action Script guide: 1

BigFix Action Script reference: 2

BigFix Action Script examples: 3

BigFix Action Script best practices: 4

A Top Level Relay is a relay that directly communicates with the BigFix Server and has other relays as its children. A Top Level Relay has no limit as to the number of relays they can manage, but it is recommended to have no more than 1000 relays per Top Level Relay for optimal performance. When designing a relay hierarchy, the BigFix Administrator should consider the following factors:

The network bandwidth and latency between the relays and the server

The number and size of the fixlets, actions, and reports that are exchanged between the relays and the server

The CPU and memory resources of the relays and the server

The relay affiliation and selection settings of the clients and the relays

The encryption and decryption of the client reports by the relays and the server

References:

Creating top-level decrypting relays

Top-Level Relays - Platform - BigFix Forum

Relay Health - BigFix

Creating top-level decrypting relays - IBM

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]

The default port used by BigFix for communication between servers, relays, and clients is 5231112. This port must be unblocked for TCP/IP and UDP traffic on all internal routers and firewalls1. Therefore, option D is correct.

The default port used by BigFix WebUI for communication on HTTPS is 90313. This port must be opened to allow access to the WebUI from a web browser. Therefore, option E is correct.

The other ports listed are not used by BigFix by default, and can be ignored or changed during installation. Therefore, options A, B, and C are incorrect. References:

Network configuration requirements

Modifying port numbers

Network Port Conflicts

According to the BigFix Platform documentation, the Site Administrator is responsible for installing and maintaining the BigFix software, and to run administrative tasks that globally affect the environment such as site-level signing keys management. There is only one Site Administrator for a BigFix environment1.

Some of the global system options that the Site Administrator can set and modify are:

The default masthead file and license certificate

The default site subscription policy

The default client settings

The default relay settings

The default server settings

The default Web Reports settings

The default WebUI settings

The default LDAP settings

The default SAML settings

The default audit log settings

The default DSA settings

The default proxy settings

The default encryption settings

The default caching settings

The default logging settings

The default performance settings

The default security settings

The default diagnostic settings

To set and modify these global system options, the Site Administrator must use the BigFix Administration Tool, which is a separate application from the BigFix Console. The Site Administrator must also have the Action Site Credentials, which are a special key generated during the installation process.

The other options (A, B, and D) are not exclusive to the Site Administrator, and can be performed by other Console Operators, depending on their permissions and roles.

References:

BigFix Site Administrator and Console Operators

Site administrator responsibilities

Global system options

[BigFix Administration Tool]

When creating a scheduled activity in Web Reports, the Activity Actions box allows the user to specify what actions to take when the activity runs1.

The available options are:

Email: The user can choose to send the report or alert to one or more recipients via email. The user can also customize the subject line and the message body of the email. The user can also choose to include the output of the report, a link to the report, or a link to the archive in the email1.

Archive: The user can choose to save the report or alert in the Web Reports archive for later viewing or downloading. The user can also set the limits for the number of archives, the time duration of each archive, the disk space used by each archive, or the number of entries in each archive1.

Customized Executable: The user can choose to run a customized executable that is triggered when the activity runs. The executable must be located in the correct directory on the Web Reports server. The user can also pass some variable information to the executable, such as the activity name, the report file, or the activity creator1.

The user can select one or more of these options for each scheduled activity. For example, the user can email and archive the report, or email and run the executable, or archive and run the executable, or do all three1.

References:

1: Creating Scheduled Activities

To create a patch policy, you need to follow these steps12:

On the Policies page, click Add Policy. The Add Policy page is displayed.

Provide the following information under Policy Criteria page: Policy Name, Site, Description, Custom Content Criteria, and External Content Criteria.

Click Next to configure the Pre-Patch and Post-Patch behaviour of the new policy.

Click Next to configure the Schedule for the new policy. You can set the Start Date, End Date, Frequency, and Execution Window for the policy deployment.

Click Next to select the Targets for the new policy. You can choose from Manual Selection, Automatic Group, or Relevance Expression.

Review the Summary of the new policy and click Save to activate it. References:

Patch Policy Overview

Create a Patch Policy

A BigFix Enterprise Server (BES) is the central component of the BigFix architecture that manages and communicates with the BigFix agents and relays1.

The BES consists of several subcomponents, such as the root server, the console, the web reports, the web UI, and the server API1.

The BES can support up to 300,000 endpoints in a single deployment, depending on the hardware configuration, network bandwidth, and workload2.

The BES capacity planning document provides guidelines and recommendations for sizing and scaling the BES components based on various factors, such as cores, memory, network, storage, cloud, and concurrent users2.

The BES capacity planning document also provides examples of typical deployments and best practices for optimizing the BES performance and stability2. References:

BigFix Platform Overview

BigFix Capacity Planning

To create a custom Fixlet, you need to use the Action Script language, which is a set of commands that run on relevant clients to fix the problem identified by the Applicability Relevance clause1.

The Action Script language supports various types of scripts that can be executed on different operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, Mac OS, etc2.

Some of the valid Action Script types are:

waithidden or runhidden, which execute a command or script in the background without showing a window2.

wait or run, which execute a command or script in the foreground and show a window2.

override, which modifies the behavior of a command or script, such as changing the working directory, the user context, the completion timeout, etc2.

Among the options given in the question, Powershell and csh are valid Action Script types, as they are supported by the waithidden, runhidden, wait, and run commands2.

Powershell is a scripting language for Windows systems, which can be executed by using the powershell.exe executable2.

csh is a shell script for Unix-like systems, which can be executed by using the csh command2.

AppleScript, Python, and Javascript are not valid Action Script types, as they are not supported by the Action Script language2.

AppleScript is a scripting language for Mac OS systems, which can be executed by using the osascript command2.

Python is a general-purpose programming language, which can be executed by using the python command2.

Javascript is a scripting language for web browsers, which can be executed by using the cscript.exe or wscript.exe commands on Windows systems2.

References:

The Action Script Language

Action Script Guide

According to the BigFix Platform documentation, the default port used for BigFix Web Reports to connect is 8083, as of version 9.5.2. This is because the HTTPS configuration is automatically enabled on port 8083 when Web Reports is installed. If you want to use a different port or switch to HTTP configuration, you need to customize the Web Reports settings manually or using the BigFix Console12.

The other options (A, B, and D) are not correct because:

Port 443 is the default port for WebUI to use HTTPS, not Web Reports3.

Port 52311 is the default port for BigFix clients and relays to communicate with the BigFix server, not Web Reports4.

Port 80 was the default port for Web Reports in version 9.2.4 and earlier, but it was changed to avoid conflict with WebUI.

References:

Installing Web Reports Standalone

Customizing HTTPS on Web Reports

Change Communication Ports

Network Port Conflicts

[BigFix Network Ports]