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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.
System requirements
Set up your deployment according to the system requirements to successfully deploy Configuration Management.

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.
    - System requirements
      Set up your deployment according to the system requirements to successfully deploy Configuration Management.
    - Standards
      Security Configuration Management bases its checklist on various authority standards.
  - Using checks and checklists
  - Configuring Windows checklists
  - Configuring UNIX checklists
    You can configure checklists for the superseded and non-superseded UNIX content.
  - Importing SCAP content
  - Configuration Management Reporting
    In previous releases, the primary reporting tools for the Configuration Management solution included the Configuration Management dashboard, Exception Management dashboard, and Web Reports.
  - 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.

System requirements

Set up your deployment according to the system requirements to successfully deploy Configuration Management.

Configure your BigFix deployment according to the following requirements:

Table 1. Supported components and system requirements to deploy Configuration Management
Components	Requirements
Supported browser versions	Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
HCL BigFix component versions	Console 8.0 or later Windows Client 8.0 UNIX Client: Superseded version: HCL BigFix UNIX Client 7.2 Non-superseded version: HCL BigFix UNIX Client version 8.1.551.0