Console operators must generate a unique personal identification
number (PIN) that is used to identify each computer for Self Service
Portal registration.
Procedure
- To generate a web portal registration PIN for each Windows
and Mac computer, complete the following steps:
- From the Systems Lifecycle domain, click .
- Deploy Fixlet 14: Enable Client Dashboard
for Software Offers and Generate a PIN for Self Service Portal Registration
(Windows, Mac).
- If you already enabled the client dashboard before,
ensure that it is up-to-date by deploying Fixlet 16: Update
Client Dashboard for Software Offers and Generate a PIN for Self Service
Portal Registration (Windows, Mac).
Note: The PIN is displayed in the client dashboard. However,
if you want to generate a PIN for a Windows and Mac computer without
showing the client dashboard, deploy only Fixlet 20: Generate
a PIN for Self Service Portal Registration.
- To generate a web portal registration PIN for each Linux
computer, deploy Fixlet 20: Generate a PIN for Self Service
Portal Registration.
Results
- Windows computers
- The PIN is displayed in the Available Software tab
of the client dashboard, which is also known as the IBM BigFix Support
Center.
Note: Earlier versions of the client dashboard do not display
the PIN. You can locate the PIN at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BigFix\EnterpriseClient\SSP_PIN.
- Mac, Linux, AIX, and Solaris computers
- You can locate the PIN at /var/opt/BESClient/SSP_PIN.