KBI 311514 Can Argent Monitor Windows POSReady Operating Systems?

Version

Argent Advanced Technology – All versions

Date

Monday, 30 January 2017

Summary

Microsoft releases Operating Systems optimized for point-of-sales (POS) solutions, namely;

  • Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (Optimized version of Windows XP)
  • Windows Embedded POSReady 7 (Optimized version of Windows 7)

Technical Background

Monitoring Windows Embedded POSReady Operating Systems is no different to monitoring a Windows Workstation Operating System such as Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows 10

Resolution

Argent is able to monitor the above mentioned operating systems without any known issues

For Agentless monitoring, ensure that the Remote Registry Service is started and Windows Firewall is not blocking inbound traffic from Argent