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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.
Configuring Windows checklists
Remediation of Windows configuration settings
Follow these steps to remediate configuration settings.

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 checklists
    - Viewing checks
      A check Fixlet becomes relevant when a client computer is out of compliance with a configuration standard. By viewing the Configuration Management Fixlets, you can identify noncompliant computers and the corresponding standards.
    - Activating prerequisite Fixlet tasks
      Some Fixlets require you to activate tasks before you can use the Fixlets.
    - Modifying Windows check parameters
      Modify check parameters by changing the desired value in the check description.
    - Remediation of Windows configuration settings
      Follow these steps to remediate configuration settings.
  - 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    You can configure checklists for the superseded and non-superseded UNIX content.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.

Remediation of Windows configuration settings

Follow these steps to remediate configuration settings.

About this task

You can audit, assess, and remediate configuration settings using HCL BigFix Compliance Configuration Management. For Fixlet checks that can be automatically remediated, you receive an action displayed in the relevant Fixlet. Not all Fixlets have a remediation action.

Procedure

From the Security Configuration Domain, go to All Security Configuration > Fixlets and Tasks.
Expand the sub-folders to search for the Fixlet you want to enable.
In the Fixlet window, click the Description tab and scroll down to the Actions box.
Click in the Actions box link to remediate the specified policy issue.
Set your parameters in the Take Action dialog and click OK.