The Control Manager Enterprise version provides cascading management structure, that allows control of multiple Control Manager servers, known as child servers, from a single parent server.
The cascading management structure uses two-tier Parent-Child architecture
A parent server is a Control Manager server that manages Standard or Enterprise Control Manager edition servers, referred to as child servers. A child server is a Control Manager server managed by a parent server.
Aside from its own Managed Products, a parent server indirectly manages a large number of managed products handled directly by child servers.
The following table lists the differences between parent and child servers:
|
Feature |
Available in Parent |
Available in Child |
|
Support two-tier cascading structure |
Yes |
No |
|
Manage Enterprise and Standard edition servers |
Yes |
No |
|
Administer managed products |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Handle multiple child servers |
Yes |
n/a |
|
Issue global tasks |
Yes |
No |
|
Create global reports |
Yes |
No |
Parent and child server feature comparison
A parent server cannot register itself to another parent server. In addition, both parent and child servers cannot perform dual roles (become a parent and child server at the same time).
The cascading management structure, using the Control Manager management console, allows system administrators to manage, monitor, and perform the following actions to all child servers belonging to a parent server:
Monitor the Antivirus, Content Security, Web Security, Network Virus, and Service Violations summary summaries
Query Event or Security logs
Initiate tasks
View reports
Access the child server management console
The cascading structure can effectively manage your organization's antivirus and content security products � nationwide or worldwide.
Trend Micro recommends the management of not more than 200 child servers and 9,600 managed products for one Control Manager parent server.