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&gt; saying running as VM AV virtual appliance at hypervisor level.<br />
Yes, I'm looking into this.<br />
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I've been installing/upgrading agents for 2 products, so have some idea.<br />
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So for F5 LB, how does it know the % load of a server if there's no agent<br />
in the target servers that it load balances?<br />
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&gt;&nbsp;would not always be given the choice, all endpoint security software that I know work with agents.<br />
Not true, I'm using one EP security which is agentless &amp;&nbsp;I heard Commvault backup can be agentless too
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> saying running as VM AV virtual appliance at hypervisor level.
Yes, I'm looking into this.

I've been installing/upgrading agents for 2 products, so have some idea.

So for F5 LB, how does it know the % load of a server if there's no agent
in the target servers that it load balances?

> would not always be given the choice, all endpoint security software that I know work with agents.
Not true, I'm using one EP security which is agentless & I heard Commvault backup can be agentless too

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Which is better, agent or agentless, in terms of <br />
a) ease of support<br />
b) ease of upgrade/patching<br />
c) stability (as often I've seen agents' status going Offline, Unknown, etc)<br />
d) inteference with apps (have seen agents causing issues to .Net, Java &amp;&nbsp;various apps<br />
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For endpoint security (eg: Symantec Endpoint, Trend's Deep Security),<br />
backup (eg: Netbackup, Commvault), and F5 LB?
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Which is better, agent or agentless, in terms of 
a) ease of support
b) ease of upgrade/patching
c) stability (as often I've seen agents' status going Offline, Unknown, etc)
d) inteference with apps (have seen agents causing issues to .Net, Java & various apps

For endpoint security (eg: Symantec Endpoint, Trend's Deep Security),
backup (eg: Netbackup, Commvault), and F5 LB?

Agent or Agent-less for endpoint security, backup &amp; F5 LB

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.

Security

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Disaster Recovery is the planning for and creation of policies and procedures related to the resumption or continuation of an organization's functions following a catastrophic event. The term is most frequently used in relation to failure of networks, but DR preparations also include other business systems and personnel considerations.

Disaster Recovery

Network security consists of the policies adopted to prevent and monitor authorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources. Network security involves the authorization of access to data in a network, and covers a variety of computer networks; conducting transactions and communications among businesses, government agencies and individuals. Networks can be private, such as within a company, and others which might be open to public access.

Agent or Agent-less for endpoint security, backup &amp; F5 LB

Agent or Agent-less for endpoint security, backup & F5 LB