The **Satellite Server** is used to discover and monitor remote networks and equipment, either network elements (routers, switches, etc.) through SNMP or ICMP, or MS Windows® (via WMI) or GNU/Linux® (via SNMP) servers. It is especially useful to monitor remote networks that are not accessible from Pandora FMS server, and where Software Agents cannot be installed either.
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The **Satellite Server** is used to discover and monitor remote networks and equipment, either network elements (routers, switches, etc.) through SNMP or ICMP, or MS Windows® (via WMI) or GNU/Linux® (via SNMP) servers. It is particularly useful to monitor remote networks that are not accessible from Pandora FMS server, and where Software Agents cannot be installed either.
* ''INSTALL_AGENT'': Optional parameter, enabled by default (value ''1''), allows you to install the Software Agent (you can use all the configuration variables of the [[:en:documentation:02_installation:01_installing#pandora_fms_software_agent|agent's online installer]]).
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* ''INSTALL_AGENT'': Optional parameter, enabled by default (value ''1''). It allows installing the Software Agent (all configuration variables of the [[:en:documentation:pandorafms:installation:01_installing#ks1_9_3|online agent installer]]).
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* ''VMWARE_DEPENDENCIES'': Optional, allows to install VMware® plugin dependencies, disabled by default (''0'').
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* ''VMWARE_DEPENDENCIES'': Optional, it allows to install VMware® plugin dependencies, disabled by default (''0'').
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* ''ORACLE_DEPENDENCIES'': Optional, allows to install Oracle® plugin dependencies, disabled by default (''0'').
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* ''ORACLE_DEPENDENCIES'': Optional, it allows to install dependencies of the Oracle® plugin, disabled by default (''0'').
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* ''MSSQL_DEPENDENCIES'': Optional, allows to install MS SQL Server® plugin dependencies, disabled by default (''0'').
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* ''MSSQL_DEPENDENCIES'': Optional, it allows you to install MS SQL Server® plugin dependencies, disabled by default (''0'').
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* ''SKIP_KERNEL_OPTIMIZATIONS'': Deshabilitar la optimizacion del //kernel// recomendada, avanzado, deshabilitado por defecto (''0'').
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* ''SKIP_KERNEL_OPTIMIZATIONS'': Disable the recommended kernel optimization, advanced, disabled by default (''0'').
* ''PANDORA_SERVER_IP'': サテライトサーバーが接続する Pandora FMS Enterprise サーバの IP アドレスまたは FQDN。必須パラメータ。
* ''PANDORA_SERVER_IP'': サテライトサーバーが接続する Pandora FMS Enterprise サーバの IP アドレスまたは FQDN。必須パラメータ。
You can access the advanced editor for remote configuration of the Satellite server on the PFMS Enterprise server to which the Satellite server belongs via the menu ►**Servers** → **Manage servers**. Once you have loaded the page in your web browser, click on the **Remote configuration** icon.
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The advanced editor for remote configuration of the Satellite server can be accessed on the PFMS server to which the Satellite server belongs via the menu <wrap :en>**Management → Servers → Manage servers**.</wrap> Once the page has loaded in the web browser, click on the <wrap :en>**Remote configuration**</wrap> icon.
See also credential encryption with [[https://pandorafms.com/manual/!development/en/documentation/pandorafms/complex_environments_and_optimization/05_satellite?do=login§ok=#snmp3_credential_box|snmp3_credential_box]] //token//.
Unless key-based authentication is configured with private and public keys, SSH modules require a username (''<user>'') and a password ( ''<pass>'' ) in order to work. These are configured in the main configuration file, ''satellite_server.conf'', using credential boxes (''credential_box'' ) with the following format:
Unless key-based authentication is configured with private and public keys, SSH modules require a username (''<user>'') and a password ( ''<pass>'' ) in order to work. These are configured in the main configuration file, ''satellite_server.conf'', using credential boxes (''credential_box'' ) with the following format:
Unless authentication is configured with private key and public key, [[SSH|]], [[WMI|]] and [[SNMP 3|]] Modules require a username (''< user >'' ) and password (''< pass >'' ) to work. Both are registered in the main configuration file, ''satellite_server.conf'', using credential boxes (''credential_box'' ) with the following formats: