Agentless management uses SSH, Telnet, SNMP, and other methods to connect to Agent-intolerant devices, such as printers, network devices, and storage devices, and report inventory in the K1000 Administrator Console. Using Agentless management is useful for operating system versions and distributions that are not supported by the K1000 Agent, and where Agentless management is preferred over installing the Agent.
In version 6.4 of the K1000, there are some differences between the features that are supported for Agent devices and Agentless devices. See Features available for each device management method.
Agentless management supports a variety of device operating systems.
The following table shows the device operating systems that are supported by Agentless management:
*Most recent versions can also be managed with the K1000 Agent.
Agentless management uses SSH, Telnet, SNMP, and other methods to connect to Agent-intolerant devices, such as printers, network devices, and storage devices, and report inventory in the K1000 Administrator Console. Using Agentless management is useful for operating system versions and distributions that are not supported by the K1000 Agent, and where Agentless management is preferred over installing the Agent.
In version 6.4 of the K1000, there are some differences between the features that are supported for Agent devices and Agentless devices. See Features available for each device management method.
Agentless management supports a variety of device operating systems.
The following table shows the device operating systems that are supported by Agentless management:
*Most recent versions can also be managed with the K1000 Agent.
Agentless management uses SSH, Telnet, SNMP, and other methods to connect to Agent-intolerant devices, such as printers, network devices, and storage devices, and report inventory in the K1000 Administrator Console. Using Agentless management is useful for operating system versions and distributions that are not supported by the K1000 Agent, and where Agentless management is preferred over installing the Agent.
In version 6.4 of the K1000, there are some differences between the features that are supported for Agent devices and Agentless devices. See Features available for each device management method.
Agentless management supports a variety of device operating systems.
The following table shows the device operating systems that are supported by Agentless management:
*Most recent versions can also be managed with the K1000 Agent.
Features available to Agentless devices differ from those features available to Agent-managed devices. See Features available for each device management method.
You can enable Agentless management using Discovery information.
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Log in to the K1000 Administrator Console, http://K1000_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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Depending on the device, the appliance uses various connection types to run commands on the selected devices, obtain inventory information, and display that information on the Device Detail page. Information is updated according to the inventory schedule for Agentless devices. See:
You can enable Agentless management by entering device information manually.
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Log in to the K1000 Administrator Console, http://K1000_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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Select Choose Action > New > Agentless Device to display the Agentless Device Connection Details page. |
The asset subcategory, if applicable. This information enables you to identify and manage subtypes of assets, such as Device assets that are computers, printers, routers, and Software assets that run on Windows, Mac, or Linux systems in the K1000 inventory. See About Asset Subtypes, custom fields, and device detail preferences. | |||
The protocol to use during connections. When SSH/Telnet is selected, options include: Use SSH2 if you want device communications to be more secure (recommended). | |||
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The details of the service account required to connect to the device and run commands. Select existing credentials from the drop-down list, or select Add new credential to add credentials not already listed. Credentials are not required for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c. | |||
The shell to use during connections. See Shell support for SSH and Telnet connections. | |||
The level of information to display on the Device Detail page. To see only the most important messages, select Critical. To see all messages, select Debug. | |||
The asset subcategory, if applicable. This information enables you to identify and manage subtypes of assets, such as Device assets that are computers, printers, or routers, and Software assets that run on Windows, Mac, or Linux systems in the K1000 inventory. See About Asset Subtypes, custom fields, and device detail preferences. | |
The details of the service account required to connect to the device and run commands. Select existing credentials from the drop-down list, or select Add new credential to add credentials not already listed. | |
The level of information to display on the Device Detail page. To see only the most important messages, select Critical. To see all messages, select Debug. | |
The host name or IP address of the ESXi host or the vCenter Server. | |||
The asset subcategory, if applicable. This information enables you to identify and manage subtypes of assets, such as VMware devices. For example, hypervisors (ESXi hosts). See About Asset Subtypes, custom fields, and device detail preferences. | |||
The connection method to use to connect to the VMware device and obtain inventory information. | |||
The VMware device type: ESXi or vCenter Server. | |||
The details of the service account required to connect to the device and run commands. Select existing credentials from the drop-down list, or select Add new credential to add credentials not already listed. An account with read-only access can be used. See Add and edit User/Password credentials. | |||
The level of information to display on the Device Detail page. To see only the most important messages, select Critical. To see all messages, select Debug. | |||
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Log in to the K1000 Administrator Console, http://K1000_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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In the Summary section, click Edit in the Device Entry Type row to display the Agentless Device Connection Details page. |
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To delete the device, click Delete. |
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