Agent Manager Installation Guide

Agent Manager Installation Guide

What Is Agent Manager?

How Agent Manager Works

Understanding Requirements and Permissions

Planning to Install Sentinel Agent Manager

Implementation Checklist

Planning to Roll Out Your Configuration Groups

Installing Microsoft SQL Server

Configuring Microsoft SQL Server

Understanding Ports and Firewalls

Understanding Microsoft SQL Server Permissions

Planning to Install Your Database Server

Planning to Install Your Central Computers

Planning to Install Your Agents

Agent Manager Console Requirements

Understanding Sentinel Agent Manager Requirements and Permissions

Installing Sentinel Agent Manager

Sentinel Agent Manager Installation Checklist

Creating a Service Account

Disabling Active Directory Integration with Message Queuing

Installing Sentinel Agent Manager

Installing Agents

Configuring Sentinel Agent Manager

Configuring the Agent Manager Connector

Configuring Collectors

Configuring the Collector Manager

Manually Installing Unmanaged Windows Agents

Understanding Unmanaged Windows Agent Installation

Installing and Configuring a Windows Agent Manually

Installing an Unmanaged Windows Agent Manually

Uninstalling Unmanaged Windows Agents

Upgrading Sentinel Agent Manager

Preparing to Upgrade

Upgrading Central Computers and the Database Server

Upgrading Managed Agents

Upgrading Unmanaged Agents

Installing and Configuring Sentinel Agent Manager in Firewall Environments

Supported Environments

Sentinel Agent Manager Ports

Troubleshooting Firewall-Related Issues

Backing Up and Restoring Data Collection Policies

Backing Up and Restoring Certificates Data

Installing Sentinel Agent Manager Components Silently

Silent Installation

Installation Program Options

Installing Unmanaged Agents Silently

Verifying Silent Installation

Uninstalling Sentinel Agent Manager

Uninstalling Sentinel Agent Manager Overview

Uninstalling Windows Agents

Uninstalling Sentinel Agent Manager Components

Uninstalling the Database