Requirements to Monitor Windows >= 7 Systems (Agent Running on Unix-like Platform)

The following are required when the Database Agent is hosted on AIX, Linux, or Solaris platforms to monitor Windows >= 7 systems.

Ensure User Account Meets Minimum Security Requirements When Using WMI

Enable Security Options for Windows Systems are Part of a Domain

Ensure the named Windows account has the correct permissions for WMI Control.

  1. Run thewmimgmt.msc program.
  2. Right-click the WMI Control icon on the left and click Properties.
  3. Click Security.
  4. Click the root node of the tree, and click Security.
  5. Ensure that the named user account running the Database Agent has the relevant permissions.
    Attention: The minimum permissions that your remote Windows account needs for the Database Agent are:
    • Execute Methods
    • Enable Account
    • Remote Enable

    If the named Windows account does not have all of these permissions, you may receive an access denied error or the following errors:

    Error=800706BA The RPC server is unavailable. SWbemLocator

    or

    Error=80070005 Access is denied SWbemLocator