tmcm_processes_and_config

Core Process and Configuration Files

Control Manager saves system configuration settings and temporary files in XML format.

The following tables describe the configuration files and processes used by the Control Manager.

Control Manager Configuration Files

Configuration File

Description

AuthInfo.ini

Configuration file that contains information about private key file names, public key file names, certificate file names, and the encrypted passphrase of the private key as well as the host ID and port.

aucfg.ini

ActiveUpdate configuration file

TVCS_Cert.pem

Certificate used by SSL authentication

TVCS_Pri.pem

Private Key used by SSL

TVCS_Pub.pem

Public Key used by SSL

ProcessManager.xml

Used by ProcessManager.exe

CmdProcessorEven­tHandler.xml

Used by CmdProcessor.exe

UIProcessorEven­tHandler.xml

Used by UIProcessor.exe

DMRegisterinfo.xml

Used by CasProcessor.exe

DataSource.xml

Stores the connection parameters for Control Manager processes

CastoolConfigura­tion.xml

Used by CasTool.exe

SystemConfiguration.xml

Control Manager system configuration file

CascadingLogConfigura­tion.xml

Log upload configuration file used for child servers

agent.ini

MCP agent file

TMI.cfg

Trend Micro Management Infrastructure con­figuration file

Entity.cfg

Managed product configuration file

 

Control Manager Processes

Processes

Description

CasTool.exe

A command line program used to establish a cascading Control Manager environment. This tool is only used by Control Manager 3.5.

ProcessManager.exe

“Trend Micro Control Manager” service.

It launches and stops other Control Manager core processes.

CmdProcessor.exe

Sends XML instructions, formed by other pro­cesses, to managed products, processes product registration, sends alerts, performs scheduled tasks, and applies Outbreak Pre­vention Policies.

UIProcessor.exe

Processes and transforms user input, made at the Control Manager web console, into actual commands.

LogReceiver.exe

Receives managed product logs and mes­sages.

LogProcessor.exe

Receives new messages from managed prod­ucts and receives the entity information from child Control Manager servers.

LogRetriever.exe

Retrieves and saves logs in the Control Man­ager database.

ReportServer.exe

Generates Control Manager reports.

MsgReceiver.exe

Receives messages from the Control Manager server, managed products, and child servers.

EntityEmulator.exe

Allows Control Manager to use Trend VCS agents.

CasProcessor.exe

Allows a Control Manager server (a parent server) to manage other Control Manager servers (child servers).

DCSProcessor.exe

Performs Damage Cleanup Services func­tions.

Ntpd.exe

Network Time Protocol service.

inetinfo.exe

Microsoft Internet Information Service pro­cess.

jk_nt_service.exe

java.exe

Java server side extensions used to build Web-based user interface by defining the interface instead of using a lot of standalone CGI programs.

cm.exe

Manages dmserver.exe and mrf.exe.

mrf.exe

The Communicator process.

dmserver.exe

Provides the Control Manager web console log on page and manages the Product Direc­tory (Control Manager-side).

LWDMServer.exe

Manages the Product Directory (managed product-side).