A managed asset comprises the host computer with a registered endpoint and, usually, a registered agent. You can run assessments only against managed assets. Until you add an asset, agent, or endpoint to Managed Systems, the asset is considered unmanaged. You can configure Secure Configuration Manager to discover unmanaged servers and endpoints in the specified domains. Alternatively, you can manually add assets to Managed Systems.
Secure Configuration Manager enables you to manually add assets or discover assets to manage. If the discovered or imported asset already has a valid security agent, you can manage the asset immediately. For Windows systems that do not have an agent, you can deploy a Windows agent to the computer or specify a Windows agent that will manage the system by proxy. For more information about deploying Windows agents, see Deploying Windows Agents to the Managed Assets and the Secure Configuration Manager Windows Agent Installation and Configuration Guide.