1.6 Agents

File Reporter 4.0 includes three Agent types:

  • File System

  • File Content

  • Microsoft 365 Cloud

1.6.1 File System Agents

Formerly known simply as Agents, these are now referred to as File System Agents to distinguish them from the Content Agents introduced in File Reporter 3.5. File System Agents examine and report on NTFS file systems. Additionally, File System Agents examine and report on file system security and permissions.

File Reporter includes a single File System Agent:

  • AgentFS: The Agent for scanning Windows network storage devices.

1.6.2 Content Agent

File Reporter currently includes a single Content Agent:

  • AgentFC: Agent that performs file content scanning on files stored on Windows storage devices.

If you plan to utilize file content scanning you will need to install Content Agents as part of the upgrade process. For more information, see Section 2.4, Determine Whether to Scan File Content.

1.6.3 Microsoft 365 Cloud Agent

  • Agent365: Responsible for scanning the metadata and permissions of the files stored in OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online document libraries, and Teams document libraries.