CA Client Automation - 14.0

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Additional SCAP Data Streams

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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
CA Client Automation
 can distribute more SCAP data streams to the target agent computer automatically. Configuring more SCAP data streams for automatic distribution involves the following tasks:
Copy the SCAP Data Stream to the Domain Manager
Ensure that the checklist files (SCAP data stream) that you want DCS to scan is available in a specific directory in the Domain Manager. The DSM Engine verifies this directory for new or updated checklists when the Default SCAP Checklist Processing Job is run.
Copy the SCAP data stream to a new directory under the
ITCM_installpath
\SCAP_Checklists directory in the Domain Manager.
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 extra 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 the
    gui_am_scapcfg.exe
     configuration tool is used.
  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.
    The content of a sample SCAP Configuration file is as follows:
    [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