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Procedure
1. Copy the bundle ZIP file to the following folder.
\\machine-name\CMFiles$\SCAP\Import
2. Click Compliance.
3. Select SCAP Compliance > Benchmarks.
4. Click Import.
5. Highlight the bundle, and click the right arrow to select it for import.
6. Click Next.
7. Review your selections and click Finish.
Run an SCAP Assessment
Run an SCAP assessment that compares your managed machine configuration against a profile in a
standard SCAP benchmark.
Prerequisites
Import the benchmark. See "Import an SCAP Benchmark" on page 215.
Procedure
1. Click Compliance.
2. Select SCAP Compliance > Benchmarks > benchmark name > profile name.
3. Click Run Assessment.
4. Highlight the machines to assess, and click the down arrow to select them.
5. Click Next and click Next again.
6. Click Next, review your selections, and click Finish.
A collection job starts, and results are not available until the job finishes. The process differs from the
general VCM compliance feature, which looks at existing collection data in the database.
View SCAP Assessment Results
Open and search SCAP assessment results through access in the data grid for the profile against which you
measured managed machines.
Where appropriate, VCM includes the corresponding standard identifier in its SCAP assessment results
and provides an embedded hyperlink to information about the identifier on Web pages such as those
provided by MITRE.
Prerequisites
Generate an assessment. See "Run an SCAP Assessment" on page 216.
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