Installing an Agent on the Windows OS

Default Installation Path

Prerequisites

• An EIP has been bound to the server on which the agent is to be installed.
• A remote management tool, such as pcAnywhere and UltraVNC, has been installed on your PC.

Procedure

• Method 1: Download the agent installation package, upload it to the server where the agent is to be installed, and run the installation command on the server to install the agent.
• Method 2: Log in to the server where the agent is to be installed, log in to the management console using the server, and download and install the agent.

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the upper left corner of the page, select a region, click , and choose Security > Host Security Service.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Installation and Configuration. On the Install Agent tab, download the agent package.

   Figure 1 Installing a Windows agent

   
   

4. Remotely log in to the server where the agent is to be installed.
   • You can log in to the ECS management console and click Remote Login in the ECS list.
   • If an EIP has been bound to the server, you can use Windows Remote Desktop Connection or a third-party remote management tool, such as pcAnywhere and UltraVNC, to log in to the server and install the agent on the server as an administrator.

5. Upload the agent installation package to the server where the agent is to be installed.
6. Run the agent installation program as an administrator.

   Select a host type on the Select host type page.

7. Check the HostGuard.exe and HostWatch.exe processes in the Windows Task Manager.

   If the processes do not exist, the agent installation fails. In this case, reinstall the agent.

   Figure 2 Checking the agent status