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title: "Windows - OS Assessment for Management and Monitoring"
slug: "windows-os-assessment-for-management-and-monitoring"
updated: 2021-02-17T15:31:25Z
published: 2021-02-17T15:31:25Z
canonical: "kb.expedient.com/windows-os-assessment-for-management-and-monitoring"
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# Windows - OS Assessment for Management and Monitoring

#### Common Application Settings & Checks

- OS Settings
- Group Policy - Check ALL GPOs
- Antivirus – Expedient default AV protection is Elastic Endpoint Protection
  - ALL other antivirus/anti-malware applications must be removed before installing SEP
- Backups – Expedient default Data Protection is Commvault v11 or Cohesity
  - Multiple backup software solutions are not preferred.
- Monitoring via SNMP
- SNMP must be enabled and all setting will be reviewed for proper monitoring

#### Server Health Check

Review Event Logs for Warnings and Critical Alerts

Review disk free space to allow agents to be installed

Review of applications and services running (including Windows Roles/Features)

Expedient is looking for conflicting applications and services that may conflict with management and monitoring packages

Physical Servers:

- Check vendor specific server health management application (IE: Dell OpenManage)
- Review and confirm Remote Access capability
- Dell: “iDRAC”
- HP: “LightsOut”
- Review firmware versions for vendor support