This hotfix for the NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager provides various enhancements. This release notes outlines why you should install this hotfix.
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, our community website that also includes product notifications, blogs, and product user groups.
For more information about this release and for the latest Release Notes, see the Secure Configuration Manager Documentation website. To download this product, see the Secure Configuration Manager Hotfixes website.
This hotfix provides various enhancements. For the list of software fixes and enhancements in previous releases, see the Secure Configuration Manager Documentation page.
The Missing Assessment report, which lists all servers and endpoints that are missing applicable template assessments, now contains information that will help you to determine if assessments were attempted but failed, and the reason of failure if failed.
This hotfix reduces the disk space utilization by optimizing the checks execution details storage process.
Bulk purging job feature that was provided in Secure Configuration Manager Hotfix 7015965 is no longer supported.
This hotfix requires NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager 6.0. For information about hardware requirements, supported operating systems and browsers, and other software requirements, see the NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager Installation Guide.
This hotfix updates Secure Configuration Manager Core Services, so install this hotfix only on the Core Services computer.
Before installing this hotfix:
Ensure that the SQL Server agent is running in your Secure Configuration Manager environment.
To start the SQL Server Agent, go to Services and start the appropriate SQL Server Agent instance which has Secure Configuration Manager installed.
To install this hotfix:
Log in to the Core Services computer with a local administrator account.
Run the SCM60_Hotfix7016730.msp file.
Follow the instructions in the wizard until you have finished installing the hotfix.
To verify that the hotfix installation was successful, go to Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features on the computer where you installed the hotfix and click View installed updates, and verify that the list of currently installed programs includes Secure Configuration Manager 6.0 Hotfix 7016730.
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