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Control Manager Architecture
Introducing Trend Micro Control Manager
Trend Micro Control Manager provides a means to control Trend Micro products and
services from a central location. This application simplifies the administration of a
corporate virus/malware and content security policy. The following table provides a list
of components Control Manager uses.
TABLE 1-2. Control Manager Components
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
Control Manager server Acts as a repository for all data collected from the agents. It
can be a Standard or Advanced Edition server. A Control
Manager server includes the following features:
• An SQL database that stores managed product
configurations and logs
Control Manager uses the Microsoft SQL Server
database (db_ControlManager.mdf) to store data
included in logs, Communicator schedule, managed
product and child server information, user account,
network environment, and notification settings.
• A web server that hosts the Control Manager web
console
• A mail server that delivers event notifications through
email messages
Control Manager can send notifications to individuals
or groups of recipients about events that occur on the
Control Manager network. Configure Event Center to
send notifications through email messages, Windows
event log, MSN Messenger, SNMP, Syslog, pager, or
any in-house/industry standard application used by
your organization to send notification.
• A report server, present only in the Advanced Edition,
that generates antivirus and content security product
reports
A Control Manager report is an online collection of
figures about security threat and content security
events that occur on the Control Manager network.
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