Agents Admin Overview
Theme: Overview | Who is it for? Administrators who manage agent connections and operational status
What Is It?
The Agents administration section lets you monitor all registered agents, start and stop communication, and perform bulk status updates. This is the operational view for agent health management.
- An agent shows as offline and you need to investigate or restart communication
- You need to perform a bulk status update across multiple agents
- You are monitoring which agents are running and their current job load
- You are performing maintenance and need to stop communication to a specific agent
What is in this section?
| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| Manage Agents | Agent list — view status, filter, and select agents for actions |
| Perform Agent Status Updates | Change the communication status for one or more selected agents |
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Job | A task or activity defined in OpCon, such as running a program on a remote machine, transferring files, or running a sub-schedule. |
| Role | A named collection of privileges that can be assigned to one or more user accounts. Users in a role inherit all of that role's privileges. |
| Solution Manager (SM) | The browser-based web interface for OpCon. Provides access to operations, self-service, vision dashboards, and configuration. |
FAQs
Q: Who manages agents in OpCon?
System administrators manage agents, including configuring communication settings, managing user access, and monitoring agent status.
Q: Where should I start in the Agents section?
Begin with the overview pages in the sidebar. If you are new, review access and role requirements with your OpCon system administrator before making changes.