GreenIT - Agent installation

Introduction

This documentation explains how to install the GreenIT plugin and service on Windows.

Installation

Known issue: Concerning the EDR detection, the library we use to get consumption data (OpenHardwareMonitor) might have an intrusive behavior, whitelisting the process and its file is recommended.

Plugin

NOTE: Documentation already exists for plugin installation. Please refer to this link

Service

Executable file

NOTE: To install it, download the setup of the service here

CLI Installation

You can also install the service in CLI mode.

Open a terminal and move to the executable folder.

Then you can execute the setup by entering the following command :

GreenITService_Installer.exe

It will launch the setup as usual. The /silent argument can be added to start the setup in silent mode.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All of the below arguments must be provided when using the /silent argument !

Here are the 3 arguments you will need to add when using silent mode: - /collectPeriod - /uploadPeriod - /savesPeriod

Example: GreenITService_Installer.exe /silent /collectPeriod=1 /uploadPeriod=0 /savesPeriod=1

NOTE: More details about arguments here

Configuration

Service configuration

When you start the service setup, you'll get this configuration window:

Here you can configure: - Period between collecting information: a time in seconds for the service to collect information from the computer. > Example : if you set it to 5, it will collect information every 5 seconds.

  • Period between uploads: a time in minutes for the service to write information collected into the following file C:\ProgramData\GreenIT\data.json > Example* : if you set it to 5, it will write information to the file every 5 minutes. If set to 0, data will be written each time the service collects information.***

    NOTE: C:\ProgramData is a hidden folder.

  • Period between saves: a time in hours for the service to save the data file into the following file C:\ProgramData\GreenIT\data.bak > Example : if you set it to 5, it will save the data file every 5 hours.

Once configured, click on Install and that's it :-)