The Secure Configuration Manager AutoSync service lets you regularly download the latest security knowledge from an update service Web site to ensure that the Secure Configuration Manager agents always audit with the latest security intelligence. The Autosync client queries and receives updates from the NetIQ AutoSync server. For more information, see the User's Guide for Secure Configuration Manager.
You can install the AutoSync client on the same computer as Core Services, or you can install the Standalone AutoSync client on a different computer so that it runs separately from Core Services.
Install a Standalone AutoSync client when your Core Services computer is not directly connected to the Internet, or if you do not want the Core Services computer to download from the Internet. Ensure that the Standalone AutoSync client computer has connectivity to the Internet and to Core Services.
Complete the following steps to install the standalone AutoSync client.
To install the standalone AutoSync client:
Log on with an Administrator account to the computer where you want to install the standalone AutoSync client.
Run the setup program from the root folder of the Secure Configuration Manager installation kit.
On the Component Selection window, select only the Standalone AutoSync Client component.
Follow the instructions in the wizard until you finish installing the standalone AutoSync client.
After you have installed the Standalone AutoSync client, you must provide configuration information in Secure Configuration Manager so the AutoSync client can query and receive updates from the NetIQ AutoSync server. In addition to basic AutoSync settings, you can also set up a proxy Internet server. For more information about configuring the Standalone AutoSync client, see the User's Guide for Secure Configuration Manager.