Harden Agent
You can harden an Agent to prevent anyone from altering, stopping, or starting it 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. Resolve 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 you can minimize it while actions are in progress. If you hide the wizard by clicking outside of the dialog box, a flashing blue link with the action name displays in the upper right corner of the interface. Click the flashing link to return the focus to the wizard.
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. Resolve any error messages before the next attempt.
- Completed – Indicates that the task is completed
Step 5 – When the task is successfully completed, click Finish to close the window.
The Agent's status changes to Hardened.