Introduction

Azure is critical for your environment. With Azure, costs can be lower and productivity can soar, with the right implementation and on-going management. But moving to Azure is not binary — there is a still a huge amount of in-house legacy infrastructure that remains. Only Argent provides in-depth automation and management of both legacy and […]

Argent Omega

Argent Omega is the next generation of Argent’s monitoring products. Argent Omega provides an easier-to-use interface with integrated AI learning. Argent Omega consists of: Argent Compliance Automator Argent Baseline Argent for Microsoft 365 Argent for SNMP Argent for SQL Server Argent Omega for Oracle Argent Omega for VMware Argent Web Defender Argent Reporter

Argent Sentinel

Argent Sentinel is a comprehensive web URL and Server monitoring product from Argent

Argent Advanced Technology

This chapter is a complete reference for all topics related to Argent Advanced Technology, and the products in its arsenal.

Argent Commander

Argent Commander is an interactive, real-time facility based on Web 2.0 technology that integrates with your existing Argent Extended Technology and Argent Advanced Technology installation. Argent Commander provides pre-defined “command modules” that report on key performance indicators, Top X charts and tables, as well as event and alert summaries for all the individual servers in […]

Argent ViewMagic

Argent’s revolutionary new ViewMagic lets you create your own Instant Dashboards, showing ALL your critical servers and devices that you can create, design and control. No more to’ing and fro’ing on countless WebEx sessions or phone calls — now you can create unlimited Instant Dashboards. Simple, quick and revolutionary in its power. Map SNMP counters […]

Argent Job Scheduling

These articles explain how Argent Job Scheduling works, the product’s architecture, and important concepts. Argent Job Scheduling consists of two components: Argent Scheduler Argent Queue Engine The important concepts to understand are: Rollover Background Jobs Security Fault Tolerance And Backup Nodes

Argent Reports

Argent Reports is a robust, web-based reporting product that allows customers to construct elaborate and stylish reports from system administrators to C-level management. The data can be taken from Argent, or from external sources, making Argent Reports a flexible product with a powerful scheduler built into it. Some of the useful built-in Reports include: SLA […]

Argent Compliance White Papers

The Argent for Compliance White Papers area series of technical articles that discuss some of the powerful features in Argent for Compliance

Argent Encyclopedia

The Argent Encyclopedia is the world’s leading independent source for all monitoring technology. Here you can find monitoring methodologies for all common products, both Microsoft as well as third-party products. If you need an additional encyclopedia created, please email ArgentEncyclopedia@Argent.com; there is no cost.

Common Questions and Answers

Here you can read the common questions and answers customers have about Argent products. After reading, if you’re still unsure please email us or use Argent’s Instant Help. Remember: you can use the Search facility to quickly find the topic or subject of interest.

KBI 312135 Optimal Process for Migrating Argent AT to Argent Omega

Version Argent AT and Argent Omega — All Versions Date Wednesday, 22 November 2023 Summary This article lays out a more streamlined and optimal process for migrating a customer’s Argent AT environment over to Argent Omega. Ensure you have a clean, freshly set up test environment with the latest version of Argent Omega installed for […]

KBI 312134 Excessive Audit Events on Solaris Queue Engine

Version Argent Solaris Queue Engine all versions Date Wednesday, 15 November 2023 Summary In environments using Solaris Queue Engines where there may be large number of Jobs being submitted and executed at a time, users may notice large numbers of read and write events in their audit logs being captured for one or more of […]

KBI 312133 New Feature: Scan Network Printers and Printer Queues in CMDB-X

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2310-A and later Date Wednesday, 8 November 2023 Summary Network printer is represented as Printer Queues in Windows network. Printer Queue has various statuses such as online, offline, no paper, paper jam, etc. Printer Queue also has queued jobs. A lengthy queue could indicate an unhealthy state. Printer Queue’s intrinsic name is […]

KBI 312132 New Feature: Default Credentials in Network Group

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2310-A and later Date Wednesday, 8 November 2023 Summary Node in CMDB-X can have one or several Credentials depending on whether it is a SNMP managed device or it is hosted in some virtualization environment. Nodes in CMDB-X are organized with Network Groups. It is convenient to define default Credentials at Network […]

KBI 312131 – Install VMware PowerCLI for VMware Monitoring

Version Argent Omega all versions Date Sunday, 5 November 2023 Summary Argent Omega monitors VMware using PowerCLI. It used to be a separate setup package downloaded from VMware web site (www.vwmare.com). Now PowerShell CLI can be installed as PowerShell module. To do so, run Windows PowerShell as administrator, then issue following command to install: Install-Module […]

KBI 312128 – SQL Query Rule Failed to Resolve Automatically

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A and earlier Date Thursday, 2 November 2023 Summary SQL Query Rule failed to resolve automatically when the Rule is no longer broken. It has been corrected in Argent Omega 2.2A-2310-A. Technical Background The issue is caused by coding error. Resolution Upgrade to Argent Omega 2.2A-2310-A or later. For further assistance, please […]

KBI 312125 New Feature: Processor Affinity Enabled by Default in Argent Omega

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2310-A or later Date Tuesday, 31 October 2023 Summary System CPU usage can be very high when Argent Omega Generator monitors a significant amount of servers, or runs resource intensive monitoring tasks, such as archiving compliance data, running Web Session Rules etc. Because of that, the system could become unresponsive interactively. It […]

KBI 312124 Excessive Growth of Compliance Database When Running Migrated Windows Compliance Rule

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B and earlier Date Tuesday, 31 October 2023 Summary When running Windows Compliance Rule migrated from Argent AT, excessive growth of Compliance database can be resulted. To verify, run standard report ‘Disk Usage by Top Tables’ in SQL Management Studio. Click For Full Size The typical result shows ARGSOFT_COMPLIANCE_LOG_ARCHIVE uses majority of […]

KBI 312122 New Feature: Enable or Suppress Email Message for Internal Events

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2310-A or later Date Monday, 30 October 2023 Summary Argent Omega Generator sends email messages for important internal events, such as expiring license, offline SQL backend, etc. Argent Omega is enhanced to enable or suppress email messages for some or all internal events. Click For Full Size Technical Background N/A Resolution Upgrade […]

KBI 312118 – New Feature: Retry Mechanism In LINUX/Unix Script Rule

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B (Build: 2.2.2310.11) or later Date Wednesday, 11 October 2023 Summary Argent Omega runs LINUX/Unix Rule through SSH or Telnet. Due to intermittent network issues, scripts might not be executed successfully. Retry mechanism is implemented to mitigate this unavoidable environmental issue. Click For Full Size Technical Background N/A Resolution Upgrade to Argent […]

KBI 312113 New Feature: Argent Omega Heartbeat Events

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B or later Date Monday, 9 October 2023 Summary Heartbeat Events for Argent Omega allows both Primary and Secondary Generators to do the full internal checks and send email messages periodically. Product Administrators can easily tell the health of the system by simply checking the received messages. If any message is missing, […]

KBI 312110 Issue Addressed: VMware Runtime Error: You Have Modified The Global:DefaultVIServer and Global:DefaultVIServers System Variables

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B and earlier Date Friday, 13 October 2023 Summary When running Connectivity Rule and VMware Rules against VMware objects, such as ESX host, Virtual Machines, Datacenter, etc., Rules can randomly fail. Following lines can be found in ArgentOmegaExecutor*_Log.txt: Runtime Error: You have modified the global:DefaultVIServer and global:DefaultVIServers system variables. This is not […]

KBI 312109 Argent Reporter – Email Not Sent In Plain Text

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B and earlier Date Friday, 13 October 2023 Summary Using the Easy Automator, Argent Reporter can be configured to automatically send Reports to recipient either as an email attachment or as a download URL (the default setting). However the email is sent in only HTML format, there is no option for the […]

KBI 312108 ‘Data Not Available’ Misleading Message

Version Argent AT 5.1A-2307-A and earlier Date Tuesday, 10 October 2023 Summary The current checkbox text on screen G26 – ‘Fail Rule If The Data Is Not Available Or Script Error’ is misleading; in future releases the text will read ‘Script Error, Or Timeout, Or No Data’. Click For Full Size In most cases, the […]

KBI 312107 Argent AT Daughter Engine Failed to Start Automatically with Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable Installed

Version Argent AT 5.1A-2207-A and earlier Date Monday, 9 October 2023 Summary When Argent AT Daughter Engine starts, it checks the installed version of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. It will try to install bundled VC++ 2015 Redistributable if no compatible VC++ Redistributable is found. Support of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable was introduced in Argent […]

KBI 312106 New Feature: Use Argent SMS Generator on a Different Machine

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B (Build: 2.2.2210.3) or later Date Tuesday, 3 October 2023 Summary Argent Alert Mechanism has a built-in SMS Generator for sending SMS alerts. However, mobile signal might be weak at the location of Primary Generator. To address the issue, an Argent SMS Generator can be installed on a separate machine, where the […]

KBI 312104 Argent Queue Engine Drop Connection With Argent Job Scheduler And Jobs Could Not Get Submitted With A Message “Argent Queue Engine service is deactivated”

Version Argent Job Scheduler and Argent Queue Engine 10.0-1912-A and above Date Thursday, 21 September 2023 Summary Argent Queue Engine service may drop connection with Argent Job Scheduler with a message “Argent Queue Engine service is deactivated” This issue happens when multiple Argent Queue Engines have same license key Refer the below screenshot: Click For […]

KBI 312103 New Feature: Use Advanced PowerShell Script Logic in System Command Rule

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B (Build: 2.2.2310.2) or later Date Monday, 2 October 2023 Summary System Command Rule can test exit code and output of CLI process. However sometimes the user might require more complicated logic. Following are some examples: Rule is broken if output contains some strings but no other strings Rule is broken if […]

KBI 312102 Issue Addressed: High CPU Usage When Monitoring SYSLOG Messages

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A and earlier Date Monday, 2 October 2023 Summary CPU usage can spike constantly when running Relators with SYLOG Message Rule. It is especially obvious with a busy network with more than a hundred SYSLOG messages received every minute. The issue has been addressed in Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B (Build: 2.2.2310.2) Technical Background […]

KBI 312101 ARCHIVE_DATA Folder Contains More Than 1,000 ARC Files

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A and earlier Date Monday, 2 October 2023 Summary When running Argent Compliance Automator Rules, user may find that the ‘ARCHIVE_DATA’ folder accumulates thousands of pending ARC files. File time can be hours or days old. Other symptoms include empty Compliance reports, high CPU and memory usage of SQL Server process, etc. […]

KBI 312099 New Features: Use CMDB-X And Message Variables in PowerShell Action Script

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B (Build: 2.2.2309.30) and later Date Sunday, 1 October 2023 Summary It could be useful to refer to built-in keywords and CMDB-X node properties in PowerShell Action Script. There are built-in menu items for the purpose. Click For Full Size A sample Rule and test result are like following: Click For Full […]

KBI 312096 New Feature: Customize Argent Omega Alert With CMDB-X Node Properties

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B (Build: 2.2.2309.29) and later Date Friday, 29 September 2023 Summary Argent Omega supports Keywords for customized alert context. The feature enables alert context customization to suit any need. User might need to include server or device properties in alert text. The following example shows how to display server domain, operating system, […]

KBI 312095 Argent Omega Alert Keywords

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B (Build: 2.2.2309.29) and later Date Friday, 29 September 2023 Summary Argent Omega supports Keywords for customized alert context. The feature enables alert context customization to suit any need. Example of keywords is shown below. Click For Full Size The following Agent Omega Alerts support Keywords: Email Event Log Network Message System […]

KBI 312091 New Feature: CMDB-X Custom Grouping Using Group Category

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A or later Date Sunday, 24 September 2023 Summary Nodes in CMDB-X is grouped by Network Group by default. Network Scanning in CMDB-X places newly found servers or devices into selected Network Group. Network Group can be seen as a placeholder for Network Scanning. Click For Full Size However, users might need […]

KBI 312090 New Feature: How to Report Failure Status in PowerShell Script Action

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B or later Date Sunday, 24 September 2023 Summary PowerShell Script Action might have very complicated logic. Besides coding error that PS failed with exception errors, script should report failure status for condition even script itself completes without any error. For example, a script back up file as follows: $file = “C:\some_important_file” […]

KBI 312089 User Does Not Know What Administrative Protective Password Is

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A or later Date Sunday, 24 September 2023 Summary When user creates an Internal Account, or user tries to test a Correction Alert, he is prompted with Administrative Protective Password. User does not know what the password is. Click For Full Size Click For Full Size Administrative Protective Password is defined on […]

KBI 312088 Argent Queue Engine Drop Connection With Argent Job Scheduler And Jobs Could Not Get Submitted With A Message “Argent Queue Engine service is deactivated”

Version Argent Job Scheduler and Argent Queue Engine 10.0-1912-A and above Date Thursday, 21 September 2023 Summary Argent Queue Engine service may drop connection with Argent Job Scheduler with a message “Argent Queue Engine service is deactivated” This issue happens when multiple Argent Queue Engines have same license key Refer the below screenshot: Click For […]

KBI 312086 New Feature: New Keywords for Report And Report Group Titles

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B or later Date Monday, 18 September 2023 Summary Date and time keywords have been implemented for Report and Report Group Titles. They are listed as follows: • %DATE% – Date (E.g., 18 Sep 2023) • %DATE_TIME% – Date/Time (E.g., 18 Sep 2023 18:31) • %DAY% – Day of Month (E.g., 18) […]

KBI 312085 New Feature: SLA Report Can Display Node Alias for IP Address

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B or later Date Monday, 18 September 2023 Summary SLA Report in Argent Reporter uses CMDB-X node name by default. New option ‘Show Node Alias For IP Address’ has been implemented to display node alias together with IP address. Click For Full Size Click For Full Size Technical Background N/A Resolution Upgrade […]

KBI 312084 Update Argent Omega Service Account and Password

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B and later Date Sunday, 17 September 2023 Summary Though Argent Omega service account and password can be edited in Service Control Manager (SCM), it is inconvenient if there are many Argent Omega Generators to update. Typical cases include: • Pooled Primary Generators in Argent Advanced Clustering • Secondary Generators using Mother-Daughter […]

KBI 312083 Global Status Displays Disabled Port and Down Port Differently

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B and later Date Sunday, 17 September 2023 Summary Global Status in Argent Omega displays real-time status of server, device and ports. Regarding to a down port of network device, it could be truly down as network cable is disconnected, or it could be intentionally disabled. The user should be alerted for […]

KBI 312082 Issue Addressed: High CPU Usage When Monitoring SNMP Trap Messages

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A and earlier Date Sunday, 17 September 2023 Summary CPU usage can spike constantly when running Relators with SNMP Trap Rule. It is especially obvious with a busy network with more than a hundred SNMP Trap messages received every minute. The issue has been addressed in Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B. Technical Background Argent […]

KBI 312080 Issue Addressed: Argent Omega Network Scan Adds Some Discovered Nodes To CMDB-X Though They Are Explicitly Excluded in Definition

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A and earlier Date Sunday, 17 September 2023 Summary Network Scan in Argent Omega scans Active Directory, SNMP devices etc. and updates CMDB-X automatically. In Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A and earlier, Network Scan does not honor the exclusion settings. As results, the excluded nodes are added to CMDB-X regardless. The issue has been […]

KBI 312079 New Feature: Argent Omega Monitors Domain Controllers and Active Directory

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B or later Date Sunday, 17 September 2023 Summary Argent Omega for Active Directory has been implemented. It monitors Domain Controllers and Active Directory. • LDAP Query Rules – They monitor user, group, password and any LDAP objects. • DNS Rules – They monitor the health of DNS server. • Active Directory […]

KBI 312078 New Feature: Browse Unhandled SNMP Trap Messages

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B or later Date Sunday, 17 September 2023 Summary When defining SNMP Trap Rules, it is very useful to see what trap messages are received but not handled. Argent Omega for SNMP is enhanced to do exactly that. Click For Full Size Technical Background N/A Resolution Upgrade to Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B (Build: […]

KBI 312077 Best Ways To Monitor Linux Servers

Version Argent Omega and Argent Advanced Technology versions 2.2A-2307-B or newer Date Friday, 15 September 2023 Summary Monitoring Linux servers is important to ensure your applications and services are alive and healthy Argent Omega and Argent AT support both complex and simple monitoring – this article details the simple yet arguably most important questions – […]

KBI 312076 Reset Argent Omega Product Administrator

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B and later Date Friday, 15 September 2023 Summary By default, Argent Omega service account is a Product Administrator. A Product Administrator has full access to all features and control information in the product. One common case is that Argent Omega uses a Group Managed Service Account (gMSA) as a service account. […]

KBI 312075 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Is Supported in Argent Omega

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B and later Date Friday, 15 September 2023 Summary Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) adds additional security later to Argent Omega. It can be useful if Argent Omega is exposed to the Internet. MFA is enabled for individual login account. It can be configured in Security module. Click For Full Size With MFA enabled, […]

KBI 312074 Argent Omega Lite Installation Requires Customer Information

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-B and later Date Friday, 15 September 2023 Summary To install Argent Omega Lite, the user must enter a valid email address. Other customer information including company and contact name are also required. Click For Full Size After the user clicks on the button ‘Next’, a prompt of verification code is shown. […]

KBI 312073 Website Relator False Alarm

Version Argent Omega & Argent AT any version Date Thursday, 7 September 2023 Summary If you are using the website-based rules in Argent Omega or Argent AT and receiving false positive alerts, you may need to change the configuration Technical Background There are several ways this false positive alert behavior can manifest For example – […]

KBI 312072 Enhancement Email Retry Feature In Argent Reports

Version Argent Reports 7.0A-2309-T1 and above Date Tuesday, 5 Sep 2023 Summary Email retry feature in Argent Reports Technical Background Argent Reports has been enhanced with the email retry feature. This will retry sending of email if it is failed to send. By default, it will retry 5 times with 15 seconds interval before failing. […]

KBI 312071 Issue Addressed Scheduled Reports In Argent Reports Truncates Email Message

Version Argent Reports 7.0A-2309-A and below Date Tuesday, 5 Sep 2023 Summary Email message truncates in Argent Reports Technical Background Scheduled Reports in Argent Reports truncates Email message. Below are the screenshots of Reports Schedule and Received Email • Reports Schedule Click For Full Size • Received Email Click For Full Size This was a […]

KBI 312070 Argent Web Defender Not Firing Alerts

Version Argent Omega & Argent AT any version Date Friday, 1 September 2023 Summary If alerts are not being sent out when a website has issues, there is likely a configuration issue There are several places to verify configuration Technical Background Check CMDB-X When adding your website into CMDB-X, make sure you use ‘URL Object’ […]

KBI 312069 Features Available in Argent Omega Lite vs Argent Omega

Version All versions of Argent Omega Date Monday, 21 August 2023 Summary Argent Omega Lite is a zero-cost version of Argent Omega with basic monitoring capabilities Argent Omega Lite is installed by skipping the input of a license file during the Argent Omega installation This document describes the differences in functionality between Argent Omega Lite […]

KBI 312068 Changing the Default Service Port Number in Argent Omega

Version Argent Omega All Versions Date Wednesday, 26 July 2023 Summary Argent Omega supports customizing of the port number used by the Web User Interface (WUI) Technical Background Out of the box, Argent Omega’s Web User Interface (WUI) listens on TCP port 6100 for the HTTP protocol and the next port number in sequence is […]

KBI 312067 Queue Not Found Error In Argent WorldView When Submitting A Job

Version Argent WorldView – All Versions Date Thursday, 10 Aug 2023 Summary Argent WorldView is showing ‘Queue Not Found’ error when submitting a Job to two Argent Queue Engines Technical Background While submitting a Job from Argent WorldView to two Argent Queue Engines, the following error message is shown: Click For Full Size Log contains […]

KBI 312066 Enhancement: Advanced Web UI Configuration Option In Argent Omega

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A and above Date Tuesday, 8 Aug 2023 Summary Advanced Web UI Configuration Option in Argent Omega. Technical Background Argent Omega enhanced with a new option, Advanced Web UI Configuration, which helps to configure the different settings for Argent Omega. Below is the screenshot of the new option listing in the Home […]

KBI 312065 Enhancement: Home Icon Library Option In Argent Omega  

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A and above Date Tuesday, 8 Aug 2023 Summary Home Icon Library Option In Argent Omega Technical Background Argent Omega enhanced with a new option, Home Icon Library, which helps to change the Home icons design. Below is a screenshot of the new option listing in the Home screen right-click menu: Click […]

KBI 312064 Accessing Argent Omega Via HTTPS By Deploying Argent Reverse Proxy Web Server

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2307-A and above Date Monday, 7 August 2023 Technical Background With default installation, the product web console is accessible locally via HTTP protocol on port 6100. Example — http://localhost:6100 Click For Full Size Argent Omega service is implemented as self-hosted web server. As a fully functional web server, it is fine to […]

KBI 312060 Locked Out Of Argent Omega Web Console

Version Argent Omega – All Versions Date Tuesday, 16 July 2023 Summary Agent Omega has locked the customer out of the web console, but Active Directory has not locked out the user The issue is only relevant to logging into Argent Omega web console Technical Background Argent Omega uses Active Directory to authenticate logging into […]

KBI 312059 Access Denied: Error Code 5 when trying to use NDE_API_CONNECT Rule

Version Argent Advanced Technology — All versions Date Monday, 10 July 2023 Summary If the server has been up for a long time, there is a tendency for the NDE_ API_CONNECT rule to return with “Access Denied: Error Code 5” The issue is caused by an unknown Microsoft error, the password caching is performed incorrectly […]

KBI 312057 Enhancement: Enhanced Argent for SQL Server To Support SQL Server 2022

Version Argent Advanced Technology 5.1A-2304-A and above Date Thursday, 8 June 2023 Summary Argent for SQL Server has been enhanced to monitor Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Technical Background Argent for SQL Server now monitors the following Microsoft SQL Server versions: • SQL Server 2005 • SQL Server 2008 and R2 • SQL Server 2012 • […]

KBI 312055 Enhancement: Added ServiceNow Alert Type in Argent Advanced Technology

Version Argent Advanced Technology 5.1A-2304-A and above Date Thursday, 1 June 2023 Summary Implemented Service Now Alert types in Argent Advanced Technology Technical Background This type of Alerts allows to forward Argent Advanced Technology events to ServiceNow. ServiceNow is an incident management platform that focuses on efficiently and effectively managing and resolving incidents or service […]

KBI 312054 Enhancement: Added OpsGenie Alert Type In Argent Advanced Technology

Version Argent Advanced Technology 5.1A-2304-A and above Date Thursday, 1 June 2023 Summary Implemented OpsGenie Alert types in Argent Advanced Technology Technical Background This type of Alerts allows to forward Argent Advanced Technology events to OpsGenie. OpsGenie is a modern incident management platform that ensures critical incidents are never missed, and actions are taken by […]

KBI 312053 On Argent Job Scheduler WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation

Version Argent Job Scheduler – All Versions Date Thursday, 11 May 2023 Summary Argent Job Scheduler supports Windows Authenticode signature validation. Installed Argent Job Scheduler and Argent Queue Engine in servers with WinVerifyTrust Signature enabled and confirmed that the Job Scheduler Scheduling Engine and Queue Engine are running properly Technical Background Argent Job Scheduler supports […]

KBI 312049 Issue Addressed: Devices Are Not Displaying In The Device Configuration Backup Screen Of Argent Global Manager

Version Argent Global Manager 5.1A-R20 and below Date Thursday, 6 April 2023 Summary Devices are not displaying in the Device Configuration Backups screen Technical Background In Argent Global Manager devices are not displaying in the Device Configuration Backups screen, even though they are displaying properly in the Device Configuration Backups screen of Argent Advanced Technology. […]

KBI 312046 Enhancement: Argent Omega Lite

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2301-A and above Date Wednesday, 22 March 2023 Summary Argent Omega now comes with a “Lite Mode” version named Argent Omega Lite, which has limited features and functionalities. The purpose of Argent Omega Lite is to give potential customers the taste of Argent Omega. Argent Omega Lite uses a demo license. Users […]

KBI 312045 Collecting NetFlow Data With Argent for SNMP

Version Argent AT All Versions Date Friday, 17 March 2023 Summary Customers may request to have Argent collect and report on NetFlow data generated by their network devices. Technical Background If NetFlow is turned on a network device that device will record every packet of data flowing through it. The NetFlow data contains information about […]

KBI 312044 Issue Addressed: Configuration Error When Upgrading Argent Reports

Version Argent Reports 7.0A-2302-A and below Date Wednesday, 8 March 2023 Summary Error occurring when upgrading Argent Reports Technical Background Argent Reports failed to upgrade from a much older version to the latest 2302-A. While upgrading Argent Reports directly from 2104-B to 2302-A, a configuration error is occurring. Click For Full Size This was a […]

KBI 312043 Filtering Windows Event Log Using Advanced Filter String In Windows Event Log Rules

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2301-A and above Date Tuesday, 28 February 2023 Summary Introduction: Customers can use Argent Compliance Automator’s Windows Event Log Rules to select and filter specific Windows Event Log criteria for monitoring, archiving, or both. The Rule allows for collecting and processing only the necessary event logs by configuring the appropriate filters. There […]

KBI 312042 Filtering Windows Event Log using XPath In Windows Event Log Rules

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2301-A and above Date Thursday, 2 March 2023 Summary Customers can use Windows Event Log Rules in Argent Compliance Automator to select and filter on specific Windows Event Log criteria for monitoring, archiving, or both. The Rule allows collecting and processing only the necessary event logs by configuring the appropriate filters. There […]

KBI 312041 Issue Addressed: SQL Query Rules With The ‘SQL Statement’ Option Failed When Running Against SQL Server That Uses A Trusted Connection

Version Argent Advanced Technology 2301-A and below Date Monday, 27 February 2023 Summary SQL Query Rules with the “SQL Statement” option failed when running against SQL Server that uses a trusted connection Technical Background An exception is thrown when testing the SQL Query Rule with the default “SQL Statement” option against a SQL Server that […]

KBI 312040 Issue Addressed: After Specifying User Rights Separately For The User, Test Automator And Scheduled Reports Does Not Work In Argent Reports

Version Argent Reports 7.0A-2210-A or below Date Wednesday, 1 February 2023 Summary Test Automator and Scheduled Reports are not working in Argent Reports using the gMSA account Technical Background After specifying the user rights separately for the user, in Argent Reports with gMSA installation, when testing an Automator, it keeps on loading Click For Full […]

KBI 312039 Issue Addressed: When ‘Enable Parent Paths’ In IIS Is In The ‘False’ State, Argent Reports Cannot Send Scheduled Reports Using A gMSA AccountVersion

Version Argent Reports 7.0A-2210-A and below Date Wednesday, 1 February 2023 Summary Reports are not being generated from their scheduled Automator definitions in Argent Reports using a gMSA account when “Enable Parent Paths” in IIS is in the “False” state Technical Background When using a gMSA account, Argent Reports is not able to send scheduled […]

KBI 312038 Enhancement: Implemented Log Visualizer Module In Argent Omega

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2301-A and above Date Tuesday, 24 January 2023 Summary The Argent Omega Log Visualizer is used to present the log data collected by Argent Compliance Automator and Argent SIEM-Complete. Log data provides information on critical events such as authentication and authorization failures, file or folder access events, process creation or exit events, […]

KBI 312037 Enhancement: Implemented Dashboard Module In Argent Omega

Version Argent Omega 2.2A-2301-A and above Date Friday, 13 January 2023 Summary The Argent Omega dashboard shows real-time data from Argent Forecaster Data. It provides a quick view of the activities in the environment for the present day, present week, present month, and previous weeks and months, thereby enabling a user to take the necessary […]