Overview of BMC Defender Agent for Windows

This section contains installation and application notes regarding the BMC Defender Agent for Windows that is a compact set of software tools that instrument a Windows Vista, XP, or 200X operating system with syslog capability. This section permits theBMC Defender SIEM Correlation Server to effectively manage Windows platforms in addition to managing UNIX platforms, routers, and mainframe computers.

The BMC Defender Agent for Windows is very lightweight and easy to install. You can install the program on each Windows platform of interest in an organization or enterprise.

If you are unfamiliar with syslog protocol as a management technique, refer to the BMC Defender User Manual that contains a comprehensive description of syslog functionality. If you want to get started immediately with the installation of the BMC Defender Agent for Windows, see the notes at the bottom of the current section.

This section should be of interest to network managers and administrators, responsible for installing and maintaining BMC. It is also useful to developers interested in using this software as a basis for broader enterprise management strategies.

BMC Defender Windows Tool Set interoperability

Although these programs contain special features (such as data encryption) that work with the BMC Defender Server, the programs also work with any standard syslog receiver. This section assumes that these programs are being installed to support the BMC Defender Server. All information in this section (unless otherwise noted) can be generalized to apply to any syslog receiver program running on the network.

As the syslog is highly interoperable, the installer can leverage this standards-based protocol to develop new management techniques that interoperate with a variety of other software.