A Site Administrator is planning to install a BigFix Relay to manage 200 Windows clients.

A BigFix Relay is a special type of BigFix Client that can cache and distribute files to other BigFix Clients, reducing the workload and bandwidth usage of the BigFix Server1.

A BigFix Relay can be installed on any BigFix Client that runs on a supported BigFix Relay operating system, which includes Windows, Linux, and Solaris23.

A BigFix Relay does not require a server operating system or a dedicated endpoint, as long as it meets the minimum system requirements and recommendations for a relay, which are similar to those for a workgroup file server23.

A BigFix Relay must have a two-way TCP connection to its parent, which can be another relay or the BigFix Server23.

A BigFix Relay can be installed using a Fixlet from the BigFix Console or the command line4. References:

1: Relays and Servers

2: Relay requirements and recommendations

3: Relay requirements

4: Installing a relay