Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
The Agent Component
Agents are installed on each managed system to provide efficient monitoring of local components. Almost all communication is initiated from the agent with the exception of the actual agent installation and specific tasks run from the Operations console. Agentless monitoring is also available with a reduction of functionality and environmental scalability.
The agent supports all editions and versions of Windows Server 2012, including both core and full installations.
Agents can report to more than one management group at the same time by using multihoming, allowing for different administration and bifurcation of operations. For example, an agent might report to one management group for operations monitoring and to another management ...
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