Security and Compliance Dashboard

Version 1.1

Release Notes

Date Published: June 2011
 

 

Why Install This Version?

System Requirements

Known Issues

Contact Information

Legal Notice

 

 

This version of the Security and Compliance Dashboard product (Dashboard) provides several new features. This version also improves usability and resolves several previous issues. Many of these improvements were made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the Secure Configuration Manager forum on Qmunity, our community Web site that also includes product notifications, blogs, and product user groups.

This document outlines why you should install this version and identifies known issues. For more information about installing the Dashboard, see the Security and Compliance Dashboard Installation and Configuration Guide.

For more information about this release and for the latest Release Notes, see theSecure Configuration Manager Documentation Web site.

Why Install This Version?

The Security and Compliance Dashboard streamlines the audit and compliance process by expanding upon the reporting capability of Secure Configuration Manager, allowing you to quickly determine how well each IT asset in your environment complies with Secure Configuration Manager policy templates.

You must install Secure Configuration Manager and the Security and Compliance Dashboard separately.

The following sections summarize the important new features provided by this version of the Security and Compliance Dashboard, as well as issues resolved in this release.

Install Secure Configuration Manager Components on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Systems

The Dashboard now enables you to install the Portal Database, Portal Service, and Portal Web Site components on systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2. (ENG298019)

Supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2

The Dashboard now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 for database versions. (ENG298019)

Supports Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 and 7.5

The Dashboard now enables you to install the Portal Web Site component on systems running Microsoft IIS 7.0 and 7.5. (ENG302247)

Adds User Account Validation in the Installation Program

This release adds user account validation to the NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager window in the installer. Testing whether the user account provided is a valid Secure Configuration Manager account can prevent errors when logging into the Dashboard. (ENG277261)

Improves Performance When Viewing Charts

This release improves performance when viewing charts for managed groups that contain thousands of systems. (ENG278182)

Resolves an Issue With Policy Templates That Contain a Comma in the Name

This release resolves an issue where the Dashboard could display incorrect data for policy templates that contain a comma (,) in the template name. (ENG280743)

Resolves an Issue With Viewing Detail Data on Multiple Tabs

This release resolves an issue where the Dashboard generates an exception when you access detail chart data on one tab, and then switch to another tab and access chart detail data. For example, if you double-click on a chart on Tab A, and then click on Tab B and double-click on a chart the Dashboard generates an exception. (ENG292957)

Resolves an Issue Where the Tab Setup Wizard Does Not Load

This release resolves an issue where the Tab Setup Wizard loading progress bar does not complete. (ENG277729)

Resolves an Issue With the Tab Setup Wizard Navigation

This release resolves an issue where the Back, Next, and Submit buttons are missing from the Summary window of the Tab Setup Wizard. (ENG295275)

Resolves an Issue With Backslashes at the End of Tab Names

This release resolves an issue where the Dashboard does not display correctly after creating a new tab with a backslash (\) at the end of the tab name. (ENG305269)

Resolves an Issue Where Check Names Do Not Display When Viewing Detail Data

This release resolves an issue where check ID numbers display instead of check names when viewing chart detail data. (ENG295267)

Resolves an Issue With Template Names That Include a Backslash

This release resolves an issue where the Dashboard does not display data for Secure Configuration Manager policy templates that include a backslash (\) in the policy template name. (ENG298225)

Resolves an Issue Where Not All Reports Display in Trending Charts

This release resolves an issue where the trending charts Overall Compliance Over Time and Passed Compliance Overtime with Exceptions do not contain report data for the first day in the specified date range. (ENG295350)

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System Requirements

This version requires NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager 5.8 Service Pack 2.

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Known Issues

NetIQ Corporation strives to ensure our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. The following issues are currently being researched. If you need further assistance with any issue, please contact Technical Support.

Using Special Characters Affects Returned Data

Use of special characters, such as !*#)_%, in Secure Configuration Manager can cause the following issues in the Dashboard:

  • Using special characters in policy template names can adversely affect accurate report data. Therefore, the Dashboard does not include data for policy templates with names that contain special characters. (ENG268091)
  • When you try to log in to the Dashboard with a Secure Configuration Manager user account containing special characters, the Dashboard returns Error: failure retrieving data from NetIQ SCM and does not display compliance data. (ENG274621)
  • When managed group names include special characters, the Dashboard may not show data for some or all of the associated charts. (ENG274868)
  • Endpoint names that contain special characters may not display correctly in the Dashboard Detailed Data window. (ENG272845)
  • Dashboard tab names that contain special characters may not display correct results when you view summary or full reports. (ENG274050)
  • Using special characters, such as !* /# \, to name user-defined items can adversely affect returned data. When you create a managed group in Secure Configuration Manager with \ in the name, the Dashboard Tab Setup Wizard does not display the managed group list and you cannot create a tab. When you create a managed group in Secure Configuration Manager with / in the name, you can create a tab in the Dashboard, but when you open the tab the group name is not displayed in the managed group list and reports display incorrect summary data. (ENG303380)

Cannot Display Complete Security Check Detail for Large Reports

The Dashboard truncates security check details that return more than 500 rows of data. Security checks that produce extremely large amounts of data, such as 20,000 rows of data, will time out and the Dashboard displays the error There is too much data to display. Please view the data using the Secure Configuration Manager console. (ENG274806)

Cannot Install the Database on Compressed Drives

The Dashboard does not support installation on compressed drives. You will not receive an error, but the component is not installed. You must install Dashboard components on non-compressed drives. (ENG300766)

Error Displaying Reports in Internet Explorer

The Dashboard displays an empty report with an error when trying to display full or summary reports for endpoints in a large nested path. For example, if you try to run a report for an endpoint in the following path, the resulting report displays an error: Group folderA\Group folderB\Group folderC\Group folderD\Group folderE\Group folderF\Group folderG\Group folderH\Group folderI\Group folderJ\Group folderK. For more information, see Microsoft knowledge base article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/208427.

To view the report, use another Web browser, such as Firefox. (ENG304046)

HTTP 404 Errors on Computers Running IIS

An IIS error may cause a HTTP 404 - File not Found error when launching the Dashboard. For more information, see Microsoft knowledge base article 248033 at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/248033. (ENG285169)

Active Scripting in Internet Explorer

To properly display the help files associated with some wizards, the Management Portal components require active scripting in Internet Explorer.

Trusted Sites in Internet Explorer for Configuring Activities

To properly display help files in the Dashboard, you must add Dashboard to your Trusted Sites list in Internet Explorer. (ENG281748)

Coexistence Issues with Installed Resource Management Components

You cannot install the Dashboard on a computer with any Resource Management components already installed. NetIQ Products, such as NetIQ Aegis and NetIQ AppManager, may use different versions of the Resource Management components causing compatibility issues. If you have these products installed in your environment, ensure the computers where you plan to install the Dashboard do not already have Resource Management components installed. (ENG274816)

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Contact Information

Our goal is to provide documentation that meets your needs. If you have suggestions for improvements, please email Documentation-Feedback@netiq.com. We value your input and look forward to hearing from you.

For detailed contact information, see the Support Contact Information Web site.

For interactive conversations with your peers and NetIQ experts, become an active member of Qmunity, our community Web site that offers product forums, product notifications, blogs, and product user groups.

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