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 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.
What's new in Middleware checklist
HCL BigFix Compliance Middleware checklist provides additional support and enhancement in the recent update.

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:
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.
  - 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.
      - What's new in Middleware checklist
        HCL BigFix Compliance Middleware checklist provides additional support and enhancement in the recent update.
      - Available Middleware checklist
        Middleware checklists are commonly used to ensure systems are secure, optimized, and compliant with best practices.
    - 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.
    - 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
  - 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.
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 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.
BigFix Remediate
BigFix MCM
Glossary
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the BigFix® Compliance software and products.

What's new in Middleware checklist

HCL BigFix Compliance Middleware checklist provides additional support and enhancement in the recent update.

Several checklists have been improved with new features, such as:

Support for multiple instances, pools, and sites in all checklists.
Ability to scan the endpoint as a user other than NT Authority/SYSTEM in the MSSQL checklist.
Failover cluster support for MSSQL 2016, 2019, and 2022 checklists.
Always On Availability Groups (AAG) support for MSSQL 2019 and 2022.
Option to scan the endpoint using Oracle Wallet in Oracle checklists.
Optimized code and improved performance for IBM DB2 and MSSQL checklists.
The Applicability Fixlet has been enhanced to mark fixlets as Not Applicable in SCA report if the Environment Setup Task has not been executed or was executed more than 90 days ago.

For a detailed list of releases, see the Middleware Checklist Release Notes.