G Installing Cygwin and Starting the SSH Daemon

This chapter explains how to install Cygwin and start the SSH daemon on Microsoft Windows hosts. This chapter is applicable only when you want to install a Management Agent on a Microsoft Windows host, using the Add Host Targets Wizard or EM CLI. In particular, this chapter covers the following:

• About the Cygwin Requirement for Installing Management Agents

• Before You Begin Installing Cygwin

• Installing Cygwin

• Configuring SSH

• After Installing Cygwin and Configuring SSH

Note:

If you do not want to install Cygwin to deploy Management Agents on Microsoft Windows hosts using the Add Host Targets Wizard or EM CLI, you can choose to deploy Management Agents on these hosts using the PsExec process utility. For information on how to deploy Management Agents on Microsoft Windows hosts using PsExec, see Installing Management Agents on Microsoft Windows Target Hosts Without Using Cygwin.