CA DataMinder endpoint agents are application plug-ins executing on the end user’s workstation ('endpoint computers'). Endpoint agents monitor user activity, collect information, and implement capture and control actions in accordance with policy. Each endpoint agent is parented to a gateway server or directly to the central management server (CMS) itself.
Because all intelligence for identifying triggers and implementing actions is present on the endpoint computer, feedback to the end user (where stipulated by policy) is immediate. Furthermore, CA DataMinder can continue to operate as normal in the (temporary) absence of a connection to its parent gateway or CMS. Captured events and policy changes awaiting replication upwards are stored on the endpoint computer until its parent server is available again. Similarly, policy changes replicating down from the CMS are delivered as soon as the connection resumes.
Note: CA DataMinder servers and endpoint computers are organized into hierarchical branches, with the CMS as the top-level server. The CMS acts as a central repository for all policy details and captured data. Below the CMS, each branch of the hierarchy is optionally managed by a gateway server, and each gateway server can serve multiple endpoint computers.
This section contains the following topics:
Endpoint Protection Continues Even If Parent Server is Unavailable
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