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Sensor Deployment and Management Guide

Sensor Deployment and Management Guide

Introduction

This document aims to furnish detailed instructions on installing the GYTPOL Validator Sensor across different operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.

GYTPOL Sensor location

To obtain the latest GYTPOL Sensor versions, please request the download links from your GYTPOL Customer Success Manager. If you're unsure of your assigned CSM, you can reach out to support@gytpol.com for assistance.

Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft:

Endpoints: Windows 7 (x32/x64) and newer

Servers: Windows Server 2008 and newer

 

Microsoft Sensor / OS support matrix

OS

Detection

Remediation / Revert

OS

Detection

Remediation / Revert

Windows 7

V

X (see note)

Windows 8 / 8.1

V

X (see note)

Windows 10 / 11

V

V

Windows Server 2008 / 2008 r2

V

X (see note)

Windows Server 2012 / 2012 r2

V

X (see note)

Windows Server 2016 / 2019 / 2022 / 2025

V

V

Note: Remediation / Revert functionality is supported on older versions of Microsoft Windows and Servers as long as Powershell v5.1 and newer are installed.

 

Linux Distribution support matrix

Distribution

Supported Versions

ARM64 Architecture

Distribution

Supported Versions

ARM64 Architecture

Alibaba Cloud Linux

2 and newer

Not Supported

Alma

7 and newer

Not Supported

Amazon Linux

2 and 2023

Not Supported

CentOS

7 and newer

Not Supported

Debian

10 and newer

Not Supported

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

7 and newer

Not Supported

Rocky Linux

9 and newer

Not Supported

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

12 and newer

Not Supported

Ubuntu

16 and newer

Not Supported

macOS:

Catalina 10.15 (x64) and newer

Windows OS

Pre-Installation

Ports to open:

GYTPOL Sensor to GYTPOL server on-Prem - port 9093

GYTPOL Sensor to GYTPOL SaaS - port 443

 

Does the Endpoint need to be a member of the domain?

No

Installation

Open elevated CMD (r. click on CMD > Run as Administrator).

Once opened, please go to the MSI file you wish to install > hold L. Shift > r. click it > click “Copy as Path”.

Go to the elevated CMD you opened in step 1 and paste the path into the CMD window > Enter.

Once finished, the progress window will be disappeared.

Post-Installation

To verify the successful installation of the Sensor, follow these steps:

  1. Open Task Scheduler as an Administrator.

  2. Check for the gytpol folder under the main Library.

  3. Expand the folder, and you should observe three tasks, as exemplified below:he example below:

Where will I see the scanned machine?

Under ‘Windows’ tab in the GYTPOL UI:

Where is the installation path?

C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\gytpol

 

Where are the logs?

C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\gytpol\log

 

Log retention policy

Every Windows Sensor is configured to retain up to 10 log files, with each file being 5MB in size. Once the 10-file limit is reached, the oldest log files are automatically deleted to make room for new ones, ensuring efficient log management.