How to disable the Sysload Agents HTTP interface

Products

• CA Automic Sysload

Issue/Introduction

How to disable the Agent Collector HTTP interface?

For security reasons, Sysload administrators may want to block the access to the Collector from a browser.

Environment

Release: 5.x and 6.x
Component: Sysload Agents 

Cause

By default, in old Sysload agents (version <5.80c)  the http interface is enabled by default. 

Resolution

Starting on version 5.80c and superior ( ask Support if kits are needed) it's possible to block the HTTP access of the Sysload Agent collector by adding the following parameter in the agent's Collector configuration file:
 

[General]
DisableHttpRequest=1

Once the parameter has been added, please restart the agent's Collector, from now on, the HTTP interface will no longer be enabled.

See the details of the different Agents configuration that needs to be set and the new default setting:

Component	Version	Filename	Section	Parameter	Value	Default value
Agent Unix (Collector)	5.80c+ (build 139.13+)	sldrmd-init	General	DisableHttpRequest	1	1
Agent Windows (Collector)	5.80c+ (build 121.13+)	sldrmd.ini	General	DisableHttpRequest	1	1
Agents (Sua based like Logmonitor VMWare, Powervm..)	5.80+	<agentname>.ini or <agentname>-init	General	DisableHttpRequest	1	0