Welcome
Configuration Management (SCM)
BigFix Compliance Configuration Management (SCM) includes configurable content that is checks and checklists, which assess and manages the devices to ensure compliance standards are met.
Configuration Management for Console User Guide
Configuration management (SCM) is used to manage security configuration of devices using checklists which includes creating custom checklists, customize individual checks, synchronizing, deploying checklists to devices.
Configuring Linux checklists
The Configuration Management checklists for Linux systems are delivered as a set of Fixlets and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
Checklist components
The Linux Checklist Components ensure that the system is systematically reviewed and remains operational, secure, and compliant.
Deploy and Run task
Deploy and Run tasks are a crucial part of the checklist, especially for checks where continuous monitoring is not feasible.
Understanding the output of deploy and Run tasks
With Linux content, endpoint scans are performed using a series of Linux shell scripts, offering enhanced accessibility for Linux system administrators.

BigFix Documentation Homepage
BigFix 10 Compliance Documentation
Welcome to the BigFix Compliance documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix Compliance.
BigFix Platform
BigFix Query
Compliance Overview
BigFix Compliance helps support endpoint security throughout your organization.
Compliance Guides in PDF format
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Compliance user guides in PDF format:
Compliance Setup Guide and User Guide
BigFix Compliance Analytics is a web-based application designed to help you manage security, vulnerability, and risk assessment. The application archives security and vulnerability compliance check results to identify configuration issues and report levels of compliance toward security configuration goals.
Configuration Management (SCM)
BigFix Compliance Configuration Management (SCM) includes configurable content that is checks and checklists, which assess and manages the devices to ensure compliance standards are met.
- Configuration Management for Console User Guide
  Configuration management (SCM) is used to manage security configuration of devices using checklists which includes creating custom checklists, customize individual checks, synchronizing, deploying checklists to devices.
  - Setting up Configuration Management
    Follow these steps to set up your Configuration Management deployment.
  - Using checks and checklists
  - Configuring Windows and Web Browser Checklist
    The Configuration Management checklists for the Windows™ and Web Browser systems are delivered as a set of Fixlets and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
  - Configuring Linux checklists
    The Configuration Management checklists for Linux systems are delivered as a set of Fixlets and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
    - Overview
      Learn about concepts and the work process in Linux checklists.
    - Setup and configuration
      Create custom copies of the Linux checklist content if you want to modify the checks based on a specific corporate policy. You can manually create a custom site to host the Linux checklist or use the Create Custom Checklist wizard to create copies of the Linux checklist and save them in a custom site.
    - Checklist components
      The Linux Checklist Components ensure that the system is systematically reviewed and remains operational, secure, and compliant.
      - Deploy and Run task
        Deploy and Run tasks are a crucial part of the checklist, especially for checks where continuous monitoring is not feasible.
        Understanding the output of deploy and Run tasks
        With Linux content, endpoint scans are performed using a series of Linux shell scripts, offering enhanced accessibility for Linux system administrators.
        Modifying global scan options
        You can control the behavior of the global scan through the pop box on Deploy and Run in the Linux Checklists.
    - Applicability Fixlets
      Learn about concepts and the work process in Configuration Management.
    - Remediation
      Most Linux audit checks include built-in remediation capabilities. However, a smaller subset of Linux audit checks can be customized to audit non-default values.
    - Measured Value Analysis
      Many check Fixlets have a corresponding analysis, often referred to as "measured values", which report the value of the element being evaluated by the check Fixlet.
    - Using checks and checklists
      The check Fixlets in Configuration Management checklists evaluate an endpoint against a defined configuration standard. Many of these check Fixlets have a corresponding analysis, often referred to as "measured values", which reports the value of the element being assessed by the check Fixlet.
  - Configuring Middleware Checklists
    The Configuration Management checklists for Middleware systems are delivered as a set of Fixlet and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
  - Configuring Unix checklists
    The Configuration Management checklists for UNIX™ systems are delivered as a set of Fixlets and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
  - Importing SCAP content
  - Configuration Management Reporting
  - Frequently asked questions
- Security Configuration Management for WebUI User Guide
  Security Configuration Management (SCM) App in WebUI continuously assess and manages the device for security misconfiguration and deviation, which enables operator to deploy remediation action to ensure the device meets compliance standards.
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Add-on User Guide
BigFix Compliance PCI Add-on is a new chargeable component that provides security configuration checklists that are based the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). These compliance checks are designed to help ensure continuous compliance at every endpoint in your organization.
Client Manager for Endpoint Protection
BigFix Compliance CMEP is an effective tool to monitor the deployment and health status of various Endpoint Protection products and provide quick remediation actions to recover needed endpoint protection.
BigFix Client Compliance
This guide describes the BigFix Client Compliance and its solutions (BigFix Client Compliance Configuration and BigFix Client Compliance Windows (IPSec Framework)) which helps in maintaining the compliance status of the computers.
BigFix and Carbon Black integration
The HCL BigFix and Carbon Black integration allows administrators to deploy a full endpoint security solution to detect, contain, investigate, and remediate security threats and attacks on endpoints across the enterprise. The following sections provide useful information and links to the resources available for the solution.
Middleware Application Patching
Middleware patching is an important process for organizations to ensure their systems are secure and up to date. By applying the appropriate patches and security updates, organizations can minimize the risk of malicious attacks and potential data loss. BigFix users can enjoy unified patch management by using a single platform for deploying database and middleware patches.
BigFix Remediate
BigFix MCM
Glossary
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the BigFix® Compliance software and products.

Understanding the output of deploy and Run tasks

With Linux content, endpoint scans are performed using a series of Linux shell scripts, offering enhanced accessibility for Linux system administrators.

Unlike most BigFix content where Fixlets continuously evaluate conditions at each endpoint, Linux content utilizes a Deploy and Run task from the Security Checklist to initiate a scan on the endpoints. This scan can be executed on-demand whenever needed or scheduled as a recurring policy from the console.

The endpoint scan is carried out by various Linux shell scripts available within the Deploy and Run tasks. These scripts write the gathered information to an output file, which is then used by the corresponding Fixlet checks for evaluation. Once the results files are written to disk, the Fixlets read the output and display the results in the console.

After executing the Deploy and Run task from the Security Checklist, the scripts run and store the results under the directory:/var/opt/BESClient/__BESData/__SCMData/, which contains several components as detailed below:

Table 1. Deploy and Run task result file structure.
fileresults.db	Created upon successful completion of the Deploy and Run tasks, storing the results of the entire filesystem scan.
<HashValue>.out	Stores the results of a particular Fixlet audit script.
<HashValue>.out.err	Contains error outputs from a specific Fixlet audit script.
<HashValue>.out.metadata	Stores metadata related to a specific Fixlet audit script.
remediation.log	Logs the actions executed by the script.
remediation.log	Contains error logs related to the action script.
remediation.log.metadata	Stores metadata related to the action script.