Agent Manager does not immediately install agents on remote computers. The central computer periodically scans computers assigned to it. The first time it scans, the central computer identifies computers on which to install agents. If you approve the computers the central computer identifies, the central computer installs agents the next time it performs a managed computer scan. By default, the central computer scans every day at 2:05 AM.
You can also scan on demand. Scanning finds computers that match the discovery rules, collects device attribute definitions older than 24 hours, and identifies computers requiring an agent installation or upgrade. By default, Agent Manager lists these computers in the Pending Agents Installation window of the Configuration snap‑in, where you can choose to approve or disapprove pending installations.
To scan managed computers:
Log on to the Agent Manager Console computer using an account that is a member of the OnePointOp ConfgAdms group. For more information about groups and permissions, see Understanding Sentinel Agent Manager Requirements and Permissions
in the NetIQ Agent Manager Installation Guide.
NOTE:The Agent Manager service account must be a member of the local Administrators group on the managed agent computer and must be in a trusted domain or in the same domain as the database server.
Start the Agent Manager Console in the NetIQ Sentinel Agent Manager program group.
In the left pane, expand Agent Manager Agent Manager Console, and then expand Configuration.
In the left pane, click Global Settings.
In the right pane, click central computers.
On the Action menu, click Properties.
(Conditional) To change the time and frequency that central computers automatically scan managed computers, specify the appropriate values on the Managed Computer Scan tab.
(Conditional) To have the central computer perform a managed computer scan now, click Scan managed computers now on the Managed Computer Scan tab.
Click OK.
NOTE:Ensure the Remote Registry Service is started on the managed agent and central computer before attempting to scan agents. You can review services using the Component Services Administrative Tool, located in the Control Panel.
In the left pane, expand Pending Agents > Installation to see the results of the managed computer scan.