Integrating Windows Server
To integrate Windows Server, follow the procedures below:
To enable the collector for Windows Server
To install the XDR Collector for Windows Server
To enable Windows Server
In Barracuda XDR Dashboard, click Integrations
.
On the Windows Server card, click Setup.
Select Enabled.
Click Save.
Setting Up the XDR Collector for Windows Server
The XDR Collector runs as a service in your environment. While the minimum specifications are listed below, the required resources depend on the number of active integrations and the amount of data being processed.
Minimum Requirements
To set up the XDR Collector, the minimum requirements are the following:
| Minimum requirements |
|---|---|
CPU | 2vCPU |
Disk Size | 10GB SSD |
Memory | 1GB |
Operating System
Windows Server 2016 and higher
Windows Server 2022 is recommended.
Required Endpoint/Port Communication
The XDR Collector must be able to communicate to the following endpoints/ports:
Before you install the XDR Collector on Windows Servers, you must enable Advanced Policy Logging see Setting Up Advanced Policy Logging.
To install the XDR Collector for Windows Server
Install the XDR collector on each server you want to monitor.
The install command is unique for each account and should only be run on systems within that account's network.
In Barracuda XDR Dashboard, click Infrastructure > Collectors.
In the Policies table, next to On-Prem, click Action > Install.
Click Windows.
Click Download installer.
Copy the install command at the bottom of the dialog box.
On the server you want to monitor, in the directory where you saved the installer in step 4, run Powershell as an administrator, paste the install command, and run it.
It may take up to 30 minutes for the install to complete.