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Server 2012 R2 'Required OS Not Detected'

Hopefully a simple one...I have exported a CAB file (SCCM DCM) from from Security Compliance Manager based on the Server 2012 R2 Member Servers baseline.I have applied this to a new Configuration...

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Export GPO Backup Error

Using SCM 3.0.60.0, I have imported 2 Custom Baselines from GPO Backup folders. When I go to export those same baselines in the GPO Backup format, 1 of them works fine, the other gives me this...

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Security Compliance Manager 3.0, Comparing Baseline error. "The node to be...

I downloaded a MS 2012 R2 baseline, created a duplicate of that, customized the duplicated baseline as per out infra & locked it. Ran a compare between the original MS baseline & the customized...

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Export to excel error

Hi, I am getting a compile error (Method or data Member not found) when exporting any baseline to excel. I am using excel 2007 and have all the add-ins enabled.Regards,

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Cannot open database 'XTrans' requested by the login. The login failed. Login...

Hi, everybody.After successfully installing SCM 2.0, I'm getting an error when launching it:Cannot open database 'XTrans' requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed user 'domain\user'I'm...

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Failed to install Important Updates

Error Code 0x8007045D afetr failing to install updates via SCCM/SMS

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Policies missing in SCM Windows 8.1 Security Compliance Baseline v1.0

Hello,I have installed SCM 3.0.60 (downloaded from this link: Microsoft Security Compliance Manager) on a Windows 8.1 Virtual Machine. Because I could not connect my VM to internet at the moment, I...

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Win 8.1 LocalGPO Computer Security Policies Not Applying

I was able to modify LocalGPO.msf to properly detect Win8.1. I also downloaded and copied the most recent Win8.1 baselines.  cscript LocalGPO.msf /Path:<path to GPOBackup for Computer Policy>...

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SCM 3.0 Check For Updates continously fail

Is anyone experiencing Auto Download failures with SCM 3.0 ??I keep getting the operation was aborted.  The operation timed out.  No issues going through the Proxy from the SCM box to other sites....

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Accessing a file share on a Member Server with Win 2012r2 SCM policy applied,...

Hi All,I am using SCM to build various policies and GPO templates for domain joined servers, mainly based on the Windows 2012r2 Member Server template. For the most part, this is great. With regard to...

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Security Compliance Manager Install Issue

My issue stems from needing to set the MSS: settings under Group Policy Management for STIG compliance.To do this a required install of the Security Compliance Manager is necessary. However upon...

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Activating MS Office 2013 ProPlus via KMS running on the same server

Given: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64-bit, all the latest security updates applied.KMS service set up and running, all the recommended updates applied (to handle possible activation...

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SCM export as SCAP: Issue with external variables

SCM can export some of the baselines as SCAP v1.0 XML files (including CPE, OVAL and XCCDF).Here's an excerpt of an OVAL file generated by SCM for Windows 7:<definitions><definition ...>...

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SCM 3.0 Install Fails Installation Prereq./Windows 7

Hi all,Downloaded the most recent SCM version and went to install and have a curious error popping up.Checking Security Compliance Manager Installation Prerequisite...FIND: =: No such file or...

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Can SCM use a remote database and/or can that database be on SQL Server 2008 R2?

So two questions:1) Can SCM use a remote SQL Server database rather than on the local machine? So SCM is installed, for example on AppServer but the database we want it to use is installed on...

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Download Updates for Windows Server 2012 R2 Security Baseline..every time I...

Each and every time I open SCM, I am prompted to download the Windows Server 2012 R2 Security Baseline 1.0 Fr, August 15 2004...   Doesn't matter if I've installed it before or not.  Anyone else seeing...

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Exporting error "Nothing can be exported until at least one setting is...

I imported a GPO Folder export into Microsoft Security Compliance Manager.  Then, I went to export it as SCCM DCM 2007 (.cab) so that I can prepare to import it into SCCM for Configuration Baseline...

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Export GPO Backup Missing Settings

Hi. I'm trying to use SCM 3.0 to implement the WS2008R2SP1 Domain Controllers Security Compliance 1.1 in a newly promoted DC.The baseline has 393 unique settings but when I tried to export it to a GPO...

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LocalGPO Tool for Windows 8.1

I've downloaded the latest SCM 3.0 but the LocalGPO tool will not work.  It tells me that windows 8.1 is not supported.  Is there an update that I am missing or a work around?Thanks,Peter

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Security Compliance Manager 3.0 "The data could not be exported to Excel"...

Situation: *I have a bad feeling there is no actual fix for this other than to uninstall and install msdn office 2013 instead... but, I am posting this not only for posterity/Internet searches, but...

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