Installing BMC Defender Agent for Windows

BMC Defender Agent for Windows is usually delivered as a self-extracting WinZip file and contains installer and uninstaller programs, residing in the wintools directory of the BMC Defender root directory. The installer program starts after the files get extracted. To uninstall the system, the operator accesses the Windows Add / Remove programs application and clicks the BMC Defender Framework entry.

BMC Defender Agent for Windows is specifically designed to not scatter DLL or other files into system directories. All files within the BMC Defender directory reside in the BMC Defender root directory. The default location is C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BMC Defender, but you can specify a different directory when you extract files.

BMC is uninstalled via the standard Windows Add / Remove programs screen (or Program Features screen on Vista platforms). Additionally, if you stop a BMC Syslog Message service, the entire BMC defender directory can be dragged and dropped into the Windows recycle bin, that effectively discards the entire installation. However, the service entry for BMC remains within the Windows Service Manager that is generally cleaned up by the uninstallation procedure.

Before you begin

If the platform is running port blocking or virus scan software, disable that software before you start the installation.

Basic installation steps

The precise steps needed to install the BMC Defender Agent for Windows program on a target platform are explained in BMC Defender Sigma Web Framework and are outlined as follows:

1. Log on to the Windows platform where you will install the software with Administrator privileges.
2. On the target platform, open a web browser, and log on to the BMC Defender Server web interface.
3. On the  Home page, click the Download BMC Defender Agent for Windows link to download the software.
4. Execute the program to start the ZIP self extraction. If you are using Windows Explorer or a compatible browser, click Open to execute the program.
   Extract files to a location of your choice. The default location is C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BMC Defender.
5. After extracting the files, the installation wizard automatically starts. Review and accept the license agreement.
6. Enter the host name or IP address of the computer that receives syslog messages, such as the BMC Defender Server.
7. Run the wizard to completion. After the wizard finishes, the BMC Defender System Message Service, CO-sysmsg.exe, starts.
   On startup, this process sends a single syslog message to the configured destination host. Check the host to verify that a message was correctly sent and received. You do not need to reboot the platform.

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