Management Software Security 177SecurityHEW does not have Magnia security functions for data transferred over the network. It isrecommended that you take whatever security measures that are appropriate for yourenvironment.When it’s necessary to restrict the use of HEW to specific users, HEW folder access canbe changed using IIS settings.With Windows NT and Windows 2000, Virtual Private Network (VPN) can be used fornetwork communication security.Operating environmentThe requirements for HEW operation are as follows:Module Configuration NotesMinimum configurationIn a single Magnia server environment, all HEW modules are installed locally on thatserver. In this type of environment, error reporting functions will not work if the serverfails.Medium configurationIn an environment in which several servers are installed, a Management Proxy isinstalled on one server and only the Agent is installed on the other servers. TheManagement Proxy runs 24 hours a day to monitor each Agent (including theManagement Proxy itself).Large configurationA large-scale configuration has several Management Proxies, each of which monitorsdozens of Agent Magnia servers.
