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Please see the table below for a detailed description of all features that are available during installing EventSentry:

 

Feature

Sub Feature

Description




Management Console


Installs the console that is used to configure your EventSentry installation


Autorun

Automatically launches the management console in the tray area upon login


Agent MSI Template

Installs a template that can be used to deploy the EventSentry agent using Active Directory or other software deployment methods




Agents




Monitoring Agent

This is installs the main monitoring component that monitors Windows-based machines


Heartbeat Monitoring Agent

Installs the central heartbeat agent that ensures that remote devices (including routers and switches) are up and running. This is usually only installed on one host in your network.




Widgets


Installs desktop widgets that display a performance summary. Requires that the web reports are installed on your network.




Web Reports


Installs the ASP files required to run the web reports.


Setup IIS

Configures a virtual "EventSentry" directory on the local IIS installation. If IIS is not installed locally then setup needs to be run again on the host that has IIS installed.


Setup MSSQL Database

Creates and initializes the EventSentry database on a local or remote Microsoft SQL Server.


Setup MySQL Database

Creates and initializes the EventSentry database on a local or remote MySQL  SQL Server.




Help


Installs the entire documentation in Windows Help format (.chm).

 

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