Setting up a Sophos Central Install Monitor Policy
You can setup a workstation and server Component Monitor to detect and alert on Sophos Central Endpoint not being installed. You can also automate the installation of the Endpoint if the Monitor is triggered.
***This will require the Sophos Central Install Monitor to be added from the ComStore***
This Policy can be setup at the Account Level, but would affect all Sites. Best Practice is to setup the Policy per Site.
Click into the Site you want to add a Policy to and click on the Policies Tab
Then click on New site policy
Fill in the Name: Sophos Central Install Monitor
Type: Monitoring
Based on: -New Policy-
Click Next
Click on Add a target
In the drop down for Target Type select Default Device Filter
In the Default Device Filter add All Windows Desktops.
***You can also add All Windows Server to the Default Device Filter if you want it to be part of the same monitor. Best Practice would be to create a seperate Sophos Central Server Install Monitor Policy***
Click Add
Next click on Add a monitor
In the dropdown select Component Monitor and click Next
In the dropdown for Component Monitor, select the Sophos Central Install Monitor [WIN]
For the execute every (hrs : mins) - 30 Minutes would be the minimum recommend interval. This can be increased to what monitor time fits into your SLAs.
For the Alert Prioity it is recommended to select High if using automated installation and Critical for manual installation
Auto-Resolution can remain at default.
Automated Installation when Sophos Central Endpoint isn't installed.
Click to check the box for Run the following component
Select the Sophos Central [WIN] component - This is will against the pre-configured site variables.
***If you would rather simply be notified to can use the Email option below instead***
Optionally you can have the Monitor Policy create a New Ticket
Click Next to Finish
The last step is to click Save and Push Changes
Examples
This example shows a monitor alert for Endpoint Not Installed, followed by a recent activity of the Sophos Central installation.
Click on the Stdout to view the log from the installation job.
This is example show a monitor status for Sophos Central Status: Protected after the Sophos Central installation completes.