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Configuration Management (SCM)
BigFix Compliance Configuration Management (SCM) includes configurable content such as checks and checklists, which assess and manage devices to ensure compliance standards are met.
Configuration Management for Console User Guide
Configuration management (SCM) is used to manage the security configuration of devices using checklists, which includes creating custom checklists, customizing individual checks, synchronizing, and deploying checklists to devices.
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.
Middleware checklist components
The Middleware checklist components ensure that the system is systematically reviewed and remains operational, secure, and compliant.
Environment Setup Task
The Environment Setup Task is a crucial component of middleware checklists. It plays a key role in determining the compliance status of each check in the checklist.

BigFix Documentation Homepage
BigFix 11 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:
SCM Checklists Guide
This SCM Checklists page provides information about the compliance checklists supported by BigFix Compliance, including frameworks, supported platforms, and checklist versions.
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 such as checks and checklists, which assess and manage devices to ensure compliance standards are met.
- Configuration Management for Console User Guide
  Configuration management (SCM) is used to manage the security configuration of devices using checklists, which includes creating custom checklists, customizing individual checks, synchronizing, and 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.
  - 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.
    - Overview
      Learn about concepts and the work process in Middleware checklists.
    - Setup and configuration
      Create custom copies of the Middleware 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 Middleware checklists or use the Create Custom Checklist wizard to create copies of the Middleware checklists and save them in a custom site.
    - Middleware checklist components
      The Middleware checklist components ensure that the system is systematically reviewed and remains operational, secure, and compliant.
      - Environment Setup Task
        The Environment Setup Task is a crucial component of middleware checklists. It plays a key role in determining the compliance status of each check in the checklist.
        Schedule periodic executions of the Environment Setup task
        This means automating the task at regular intervals to continuously validate and update the compliance status of endpoints. This ensures that compliance checks are consistently performed, logs and results remain up to date, and any deviations or non-compliance issues are promptly identified and addressed.
        Understanding the output of Environment Setup task
        With Middleware content, endpoint scans are accomplished using a series of shell or Powershell scripts, that provide greater accessibility to system administrators.
        Environment Setup task options depend on checklist
        This means that the available configurations and execution parameters of the Environment Setup Task vary based on the specific compliance checklist being used.
      - Applicability Fixlets
        Learn about concepts and the work process in Configuration Management.
      - Remediation
        Most Middleware checks include built-in remediation capabilities. However, a smaller subset of Middleware audit checks allows customization to audit a non-default value.
    - 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 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
    BigFix uses an Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Import Wizard to convert SCAP XML input files, typically XCCDF files, into BigFix content such as Fixlets. This process enables the integration of standardized security content into the BigFix platform.
  - Configuration Management Reporting
    Learn about the reporting tools available for the Configuration Management solution, including Security and Compliance Analytics, which supersedes the earlier Configuration Management dashboard, Exception Management dashboard, and Web Reports.
  - Frequently asked questions
    Find answers to common questions about parameterizing checks, running remediation actions, subscribing computers to sites, and using SCAP-compatible content with Configuration Management.
  - Support
    For more information about this product, see the following resources:
  - Notices
- Security Configuration Management for WebUI User Guide
  Security Configuration Management (SCM) App in WebUI continuously assesses and manages the device for security misconfiguration and deviation, which enables operators to deploy remediation actions to ensure the device meets compliance standards.
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.
Middleware Application Patching
Middleware Application 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.
RBI Compliance User Guide
Discover how the RBI Compliance Report provides a centralized and automated reporting solution for monitoring device and Fixlet compliance.
Technical References
Find technical reference material for BigFix® Compliance components. The topics in this section cover release notes, tool specifications, and version details for Compliance components, including Security Configuration Automation Protocol (SCAP), Security Compliance Analytics (SCA), and related tools.
BigFix Remediate
BigFix MCM
Glossary
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the BigFix® Compliance software and products.

Environment Setup Task

The Environment Setup Task is a crucial component of middleware checklists. It plays a key role in determining the compliance status of each check in the checklist.

Under normal conditions, once an endpoint subscribes to the site, the Environment Setup Task becomes relevant, enabling you to click Take Action. When executed, this task downloads the sqlite_detect.db file from an external site, which contains all the available detection scripts. Using relevance, the task identifies and extracts the scripts corresponding to the checks available in the current site. These scripts are then copied to the SCM folder and executed sequentially.

During execution, individual logs are generated in the Logs directory, while the results are saved in the Results folder. Additionally, a comprehensive log file, Environment_Setup_Task.log, is created to record all execution details.

To ensure uninterrupted compliance reporting, the task preserves the existing Results folder until new results are successfully generated. Upon successful completion, or when partial results are generated before an unexpected failure, the existing Results folder is updated with the newly generated data. If the task fails before generating any new result files, the original Results folder remains unchanged. Additionally, each result includes a collection timestamp to provide accurate execution-time tracking.

Environment Setup Task — Figure 1. Environment Setup Task

The check Fixlets from the site will display the latest results only after the Environment Setup Task is completed.

To ensure regular compliance validation, schedule periodic executions of the Environment Setup Task.