Use the Manage Assessment Servers window to view and configure the assessment servers that perform the end-system assessments in your network. After you have configured your assessment servers, they can be added to an assessment server pool and participate in assessment server load-balancing, if desired.
Agent-less Assessment Servers are automatically displayed in this window and cannot be edited or deleted. In order to enable your Agent-less Assessment Servers to participate in assessment server load-balancing and server-pools, you must add them manually to this window.
The following columns are included in the Manage Assessment Servers table:
- Name
- The name of the assessment server. This is the name that is entered when you add an assessment server. For on-board assessment servers, the name is determined by the name of the ExtremeControl engine. For example, if you create an ExtremeControl engine and name it MyExtremeControl engine, then the on-board assessment server name is listed as MyExtremeControl engine as well.
- IP Address
- The IP address of the assessment server. This is the IP address entered when you add an assessment server. For on-board assessment servers, the IP address is determined by the address of the ExtremeControl engine. For example, if you create an ExtremeControl engine with an IP address of 10.20.80.8, then the on-board assessment server IP address is listed as 10.20.80.8 as well.
- Port
- The port number on the assessment server to which the ExtremeControlengine sends assessment requests.
- Type
- The assessment server type: Agent-less, Nessus, or a FusionAssessmentAgent.
- Poolable
- A check mark in this column indicates that the assessment server can be part of an assessment server pool. If you have multiple assessment servers on your network, creating assessment server pools enables you to control which assessment server resources are used for each assessment configuration. External assessment servers are "poolable," however, in order to enable your agent-less on-board assessment servers to participate in server-pools, you must add them manually to this window.
- Assessment Agent Adapter Version
- The version of assessment agent adapter software that is installed on the assessment server.
- Scanner Version
- The version of scanner software installed on the assessment server. When an upgrade for the software is available, the upgrade icon displays. The Upgrade feature is only available for on-board agent-less assessment servers and enables you to upgrade the scanner software installed on the assessment server. When you select the row, the Upgrade button becomes active and you can select the button to initiate the upgrade.
- Status
- When the assessment server is operational, then the status is Normal. Otherwise, this column provides status information regarding an upgrade procedure: Downloading, Download failed, Updating..., Update complete, or Update failed.
- Used By Button
- Opens a window that lists the assessment server pools currently using the selected assessment servers.
- Edit Button
- Opens the Edit Assessment Server window, where you can edit the settings for the selected assessment server. You cannot edit on-board assessment server settings.
- Delete Button
- Deletes the selected assessment server. You cannot delete on-board assessment servers or servers that are currently in use.
- Check for Updates Button
- This button opens the Check for Assessment Updates, which lists any
assessment software updates available for download. The download
operation downloads any updated software but does not
perform the actual upgrade to the assessment server. The actual upgrade
must be performed using the Upgrade button here in this window.
- Upgrade Button
- This feature is only available for Agent-less Assessment Servers. Use it to upgrade the scanner software installed on the assessment server. When an upgrade is available, the upgrade icon displays in the Scanner Version column. When you select the row, the Upgrade button becomes active and you can select the button to initiate the upgrade.
Upgrades are available through the Web Update feature accessed via Help > Check For Assessment Updates or by selecting the Updates button. This check downloads any updated software, but does not perform the actual upgrade to the assessment server. The actual upgrade must be performed using the Upgrade button here in this window.
Perform the Check for Assessment Updates and the Upgrade operation at least every two weeks to ensure that the assessment servers are running the latest scanner software that includes the most up-to-date virus definitions. You can schedule the check for assessment updates using the Assessment Server Web Update option.
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- Refresh Button
- Reloads the latest assessment server information in the table. You can also refresh just the version information by right-clicking on a row in the table and selecting Refresh Version Info.
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