Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts
Table: Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts lists the requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts
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Table: Requirements for agentless discovery of Windows hosts
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| A user account | Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager requires a local administrator account for the remote host. |
| Network access between hosts | Ensure there is network access between the host that you want to discover and Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager Control Host that performs discovery. |
| Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) | WMI is installed as part of the Windows operating system. Ensure that the WMI service is enabled on the Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager host that performs discovery and on the remote host that you want to discover. |
| Port 135 opened | Open TCP port 135 on the remote host that you want to discover and the host that performs discovery (Control Host). WMI uses port 135 to communicate between the hosts. |
| A Windows Management Server or Control Host | Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager cannot perform agentless discovery of a Windows host from a Solaris Management Server or Control Host. Initiate discovery from a Windows Control Host if you want to discover a Windows host and do not have a Windows Management Server. |
| User Account Control (UAC) turned off on a Windows 2008 host | Disable User Account Control on Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager Control Host that initiates agentless discovery, if the host runs Windows 2008. |
| For information about how to turn off UAC, see the section titled "Turning off UAC" at the following URL: | |
| http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691(WS.10).aspx |
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