Agent Properties

To view the properties of an Agent right click on the Agent name and select Properties.

Description

The description tab provides a note area for a system administrator to describe the system being monitored.

Monitor Items

The Monitor items tab displays all Monitors available to an Agent.  The list of Monitor Items available is determined by the total population of Monitor Items created plus the licenses assigned to the Agent.  Monitor items that are already assigned to agent are indicated by a check mark next to the Monitor item name.

Categories

The Categories tab displays all Agent Monitoring or Maintenance category groups currently assigned or available to the agent.  A category may be assigned or unassigned by checking the box next to the category name.

Agent Options

The Agent Options tab displays the following information:

Agent Service Settings

Service Agent Logon Account

This is the account used by the TNTAgent service for operations such as running scripts and batch files.  The Default of "Local System Account" is used in most daily operations.

Agent Status

Displays a summary of monitor item actions being performed by the agent, such as event collection or agent heartbeat.

Server Collection

This is a list of ELM servers that the agent has been configured to send data.  A server may be unregistered by right clicking on the server name and

Licenses

Shows the currently assigned licenses, and allows an administrator to change the licenses assigned to the Agent.

Properties

Name

Identifies the Agent computer. The Name can be a NetBIOS computer name, DNS computer name, or TCP/IP address.

Enabled

To disable monitoring of the computer clear this checkbox.

Description

Enter a brief description and notes about the agent.

Monitor Items

Displays the Monitor Items assigned to the Agent. Monitor Items can be assigned directly to an Agent by checking the checkbox of Monitor Items on this list, or by assigning them to one of the Monitoring Categories to which the agent belongs. Right click to create or edit a Monitor Item.

Categories

Displays the Monitoring Categories assigned to the Agent. Click to select or deselect Monitoring Categories. Right click to create or edit a Monitoring Categories.

Licenses

Displays license types and the selected license for the agent.