2.5.1 Distributing the agent to online-managed computers

You can install the agent on a computer by distributing the agent program from each management server.

There are two ways to distribute the agent:

• Automatic distribution to discovered computers

  You can automatically distribute the agent program to discovered computers that are running Windows. As each computer is discovered, the agent is distributed to it. Use this approach if you want to install the agent on every computer in your organization.

• Manual distribution to agentless computers

  You can manually distribute the agent to a management-target computer or discovered computer. Because this approach allows you to select the computers on which to install the agent, it can be used when there are computers in your organization that you want to leave agentless.

For details about the conditions that must be met to distribute the agent, see 2.5.2 Criteria for agent distribution to online-managed computers.

Tip

You cannot install the agent to a computer running the UNIX operating system or Mac OS by distributing the program from the management server. If you select a Windows computer and a UNIX or Mac OS computer and try to distribute the program to those computers, distribution to the UNIX or Mac OS computer fails.

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