2.1 Planning to Install or Upgrade the SCAP Module Components

This section provides requirements for installing or upgrading the SCAP module on Secure Configuration Manager Core Services, console, and agent computers, and for running offline assessments.

2.1.1 Default Ports

Open the ports listed in the following table for proper communication between the Core Services computer and agents running SCAP policy templates. SCAP-enabled agents include the NetIQ Security Agent for UNIX and the NetIQ Security Agent for Windows.

Port Number	Component Computer	Port Use
8044	Web server	Used by the Web server that is embedded in Core Services to listen to SCAP-enabled agents. The Web server uses port 8044 by default, but this port is configurable.
8443	Core Services computer	Used by Core Services to listen to SCAP-enabled agents.

2.1.2 Secure Configuration Manager Computer Requirements

The following table lists requirements for installing the SCAP module on the Secure Configuration Manager Core Services computer.

Category	Requirements
Disk Space	Minimum of 60 MB of free space
Operating Systems	See the operating systems certified for Secure Configuration Manager Core Services in the Secure Configuration Manager Technical Information page.
Additional Software	NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager

2.1.3 UNIX Agent Computer Requirements

The following table lists requirements for installing the SCAP module on a UNIX agent computer. You cannot install the SCAP module if you are using the Lightweight UNIX solution.

Category	Requirements
Disk Space	Minimum free space for the following operating systems: 200 MB for CentOS 144 MB for AIX 262 MB for HP-UX on PA-RISC 567 MB for HP-UX on Itanium 229 MB for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 229 MB for Solaris
Operating Systems	See the operating systems certified for Secure Configuration Manager in the Technical Information for Security Agent for UNIX page.
Additional Software	NetIQ UNIX Agent

2.1.4 Windows Agent Computer Requirements

The following table lists requirements for installing the SCAP module on a Windows agent computer.

Category	Requirements
Disk Space	Minimum of 100 MB of free space
Operating Systems	See the operating systems certified for Secure Configuration Manager Windows Agent in the Technical Information for Windows Agent for SCM page.
Additional Software	NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager Windows Agent

2.1.5 Offline Assessment Requirements

The following table lists requirements for portable a read/write medium, such as a USB flash drive, for offline computer assessment. You must include the following UNIX or Windows software when preparing the read/write medium for offline assessments.

Category	Requirements
Storage Capacity	128 MB of free space for required files. 1.5 MB of free space for each assessment result. For example, a 256 MB USB flash drive can hold assessment results for over 130 endpoints.
Software	For Windows: Include the software located in the Offline Assessment > Windows folder. For UNIX or Linux: Include the software located in the Offline Assessment > UNIX folder.