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Additional SCAP Data Streams

In addition to the checklists bundled with this release, the scanner can scan any valid SCAP data stream. The additional SCAP data stream can be a new or an updated FDCC checklist, a custom checklist, or an SCAP data from any source.

How to Configure Additional SCAP Data Streams

Client Automation can distribute additional SCAP data streams to the target agent computer automatically. Configuring additional SCAP data streams for automatic distribution involves the following tasks:

1. Copying the SCAP Data stream to the domain manager
2. Configuring the Hardware Inventory Collect Task

Copy the SCAP Data Stream to the Domain Manager

The checklist files (SCAP data stream) that you want DCS to scan must be available in a specific directory in the domain manager. The DSM engine checks this directory for new or updated checklists when it runs the Default SCAP Checklist Processing Job.

Copy the SCAP data stream to a new directory under the ITCM_installpath\SCAP_Checklists directory in the domain manager.

Note: You must place all the files belonging to an SCAP data stream or checklist in a directory under the SCAP_Checklists directory.

Export the SCAP Configuration

You can export the configuration information from the SCAP Configuration dialog to a .CFG file. You can use this file to import the configuration information into the SCAP Configuration dialog when creating inventory detection modules for the custom or additional SCAP data streams.

To export the SCAP configuration

1. Double-click the DCS inventory detection module, the SCAP configuration of which you want to export.

   The Properties for Module Name dialog appears.

2. In the Configuration tab, ensure that it uses the gui_am_scapcfg.exe configuration tool.
3. Click Launch.

   The SCAP Configuration dialog appears with the existing configuration.

4. From the System Menu icon in the top-left corner of the dialog, select Export Configuration.

   The Save As dialog appears.

5. Specify the file name and click Save.

   The configuration is exported to a file in the location you specified.

Import an SCAP Configuration

When you are creating inventory detection modules, you can import information from an SCAP configuration file into the SCAP Configuration dialog. Importing the SCAP configuration fills in the configuration details in the respective fields in the SCAP Configuration dialog.

To import an SCAP Configuration

1. In the SCAP Configuration dialog of the new inventory module, select Import Configuration from the System Menu icon in the top-left corner of the dialog.

   The Select File to Import dialog appears.

2. Select a valid SCAP configuration file, and click Open.

   The configuration information is imported into the respective fields in the SCAP Configuration dialog.

   Following is the content of a sample SCAP Configuration file:

   [SCAP]
   SCAPPath=FDCC-Major-Version-1.2.1.0\ie7
   XCCDFFile=fdcc-ie7-xccdf.xml
   XCCDFID=fdcc-ie-7
   CPEDictionary=fdcc-ie7-cpe-dictionary.xml
   InvComponent=$SCAP$FDCC IE7
   CollectXCCDFResultFile=false
   CollectOVALResultFiles=false
   OvaldiPath=ovaldi-ca