Wating for Agent connection... forever

I installed CES on a Wiondows 2008 Server and want to deploy to a Windows 2003 Server. In Endpoint Security Manager Console I am at Step 7 to the point "“Waiting for agent connection…” and it waits forever. Status is “Outdated CES uninstalling” (which is courious, there is no outdated CES on the Windows 2003 server).

AgnServer.exe and tvnserver.exe are up and running. Firewall is disabled at the client and at the server.

The last log entries at the client are:
in agnModCIS.log
*** MOD CIS *** [17:10:43:265] [SYSTEM] [PluginCIS.cpp:247] [THREAD 0x000000D8] CPLuginCIS::Activate() begin
*** MOD CIS *** [17:10:43:281] [SYSTEM] [CommonFunctions.cpp:10] [THREAD 0x000000D8] Can’t create COM object instance of CIS; HRESULT=80040154
*** MOD CIS *** [17:10:43:296] [SYSTEM] [CommonFunctions.cpp:10] [THREAD 0x000000D8] Can’t create COM object instance of CIS; HRESULT=80040154
*** MOD CIS *** [17:10:43:312] [SYSTEM] [CommonFunctions.cpp:10] [THREAD 0x000000D8] Can’t create COM object instance of CIS; HRESULT=80040154
*** MOD CIS *** [17:10:43:328] [SYSTEM] [CommonFunctions.cpp:10] [THREAD 0x000000D8] Can’t create COM object instance of CIS; HRESULT=80040154
*** MOD CIS *** [17:10:43:343] [SYSTEM] [CommonFunctions.cpp:10] [THREAD 0x000000D8] Can’t create COM object instance of CIS; HRESULT=80040154
*** MOD CIS *** [17:10:43:359] [SYSTEM] [CommonFunctions.cpp:10] [THREAD 0x000000D8] Can’t create COM object instance of CIS; HRESULT=80040154
*** MOD CIS *** [17:10:43:375] [SYSTEM] [CommonFunctions.cpp:10] [THREAD 0x000000D8] Can’t create COM object instance of CIS; HRESULT=80040154
*** MOD CIS *** [17:10:43:390] [SYSTEM] [PluginCIS.cpp:320] [THREAD 0x000000D8] CPluginCIS::Activate() end

in cesmAgn.log
*** CESM AGENT *** [17:10:17:515] [SYSTEM] [Router.cpp:294] [THREAD 0x000007E8] Sending 169 bytes…
*** CESM AGENT *** [17:10:17:531] [SYSTEM] [Router.cpp:297] [THREAD 0x000007E8] Sent successfully
*** CESM AGENT *** [17:11:00:250] [SYSTEM] [PolicySubSystem_AgentPolicy.cpp:26] [THREAD 0x000000C0] ReconnectToLocalIfNeed begin
*** CESM AGENT *** [17:11:00:265] [SYSTEM] [PolicySubSystem_AgentPolicy.cpp:36] [THREAD 0x000000C0] Already connected to local network address
*** CESM AGENT *** [17:11:13:703] [SYSTEM] [ActionExecutorSetPower.cpp:28] [THREAD 0x000000D8] Checking default power policy…
*** CESM AGENT *** [17:11:13:718] [SYSTEM] [ActionExecutorSetPower.cpp:57] [THREAD 0x000000D8] There is no default power policy
*** CESM AGENT *** [17:11:17:515] [SYSTEM] [ActionExecutorDiscovery.cpp:60] [THREAD 0x000000C4] CActionExecutorDiscovery: Process
*** CESM AGENT *** [17:11:17:531] [SYSTEM] [ActionExecutorDiscovery.cpp:30] [THREAD 0x000000C4] class CRM::ModCIS::CPluginCIS::CDiscovererGetComponentsSummary

I tried now to install CIS_Setup_R60DFR_6.1.276867.2813_x86.msi (copied from C:\ProgramData\COMODO\Installer to the Windows 2003 Server client) manually and got the error message “COMODO Internet Security is not applicable for server os”.

How so? I thought this product was in fact for Windows server?

Hello Haary,

We fully support servers. I have a 2003 x64 server and a 2003 SBS x86 server in the demo environment so I am not 100% sure what the error is there.

Can your ESM host access admin$ on the 2003 server? This sounds a little like a permissions error…

Regards,
Michel.

Hello Haary,

On the server 2003 on which the installation fails, please uninstall manually or from the ESM console Comodo ESM Agent and download from the ESM console the offline installer for CES from Preferences->Packages->tab Checked in package->Comodo Endpoint… → click on download offline package.This package includes the Comodo ESM agent and CES. Please copy the offline package on the server 2003 computer and try the install manually.A log is created during the install.
Please copy paste the log entries here, if it fails again.

Hello georgianas,

I copied ManagedCesafsSetup-6.1.276867.2813.exe to the Windows 2003 server and got the following result after installation:

Installed product(s):
- COMODO ESM Agent was installed;
- Comodo Endpoint Security/Comodo Antivirus for Servers (Failed).

I attached the whole log. Interesing is here:

Action ended 11:20:47: AppSearch. Return value 1.
Action start 11:20:47: LaunchConditions.
MSI (s) (84:4C) [11:20:47:906]: Product: COMODO Endpoint Security – COMODO Internet Security is not applicable for server OS

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Hello Haary,

The server 2008 on which the installation was with success is also in German also?

Is it a windows server 2003 SP2? x86 or x64?

Hello georgianas,

Yes

It is a x86 Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, Service Pack 1 (not SP2)

Could the missing SP2 be the problem? I’ll install SP2 on the server an try again. I’ll be back as soon as I’m done.

Hello Haary,

Please uninstall the ESM agent, install SP2 on the server and try again the install (ESM agent+CES) from within the ESM console.If the installation fails, please check if you have in %temp% on the endpoint a log file COMODO Internet Security dbgout.log . Please reply with the log.