Harden Agent
You can harden an Agent to protect it from being altered, stopped, or started from within the local Service Control Manager.
To harden the Agent on a server:
Step 1 – Click Agents in the left pane to launch the Agents interface.
Step 2 – Right-click a server/Agent and select Harden Agent on the menu.
Step 3 – On the Access Verification window, the system performs a prerequisites or verification check that can fail or succeed.
- Failed – Read the failure messages and close the window. Fix any error messages before the next attempt.
- Success – Click Next to begin hardening the Agent.
The wizard doesn't block access to the Administration Console and can be minimized while actions are in progress. If this wizard is hidden by clicking outside of the dialog box, a flashing blue link displays on the upper right corner of the interface with the action name displayed. Click the action link to bring the wizard back into focus.
Closing the Administration Console while this action is in process causes problems with data collection.
Step 4 – The Harden Agent window displays the task in progress and then its status as either:
- Failed – Read the failure messages and close the window. Fix any error messages before the next attempt.
- Completed – Indicates that the task completes
Step 5 – When you successfully complete the task, click Finish to close the window.
The Agent's status appears as Hardened.