Can I do Sophos message relays setup on same management + console server ??

Hello Phutapong Suanyim,

on same management + console server that using a public routable IP
I'm not sure if I understand you correctly, if your management server has a public IP you don't need a relay at all. Otherwise please see Using Sophos message relays in a public WAN.

manually add Endpoint client [...] into management
an endpoint registers with the management server when the Endpoint software is installed either from a CID or from an appropriate package. As one doesn't open NetBIOS/SMB to the WAN the former is not possible (unless you install the warehouse computers while they are on the corporate network) so you have to use something like the Deployment Packager.

The question you did not ask is from where do the warehouse endpoints get their updates? One option is to publish the updates with a web server, another is to install an additional SUM at the warehouse site (which can also be configured as a message relay).

Christian

Hello Christian

thank you for quick reply

you understand correct that my enterprise server has a public IP address and it also setup web server for update CID.

the warehouse endpoints can get their update via http direct through public IP to the enterprise server.

the warehouse endpoints was setup manually from escw_107_sa_sfx.exe file downloaded on Sophos website.

I have more questions the following:

 1. if I want to manage the warehouse endpoints on the console , they need to uninstall and reinstall again, right ?? 

 2. do I really need to Sophos message relays setup on server due to all warehouse endpoints can updating via http direct through public IP to the enterprise server ??

Hello Phutapong Suanyim,

if there's a line with Received parent router's IOR: in the log please parse the IOR here. If it isn't in the log  telnet SEC.YYY.ZZZ 8192  from the warehouse endpoint, this will return the IOR. Check the host(s)/hostname(s) in the parsed out put - is it (or at least one of them) SEC.YYY.ZZZ or the public IP that can be reached by the warehouse endpoints?

Christian

Hi Christian

There's no a line with Received parent router's IOR but when I telnet SEC.YYY.ZZZ 8192 from the warehouse endpoint, it will return the IOR.

After I pared the IOR , it gave return below:

object key is <#14#01#0F#00NUP#00#00#00!#00#00#00#00#01#00#00#00RootPOA#00RouterPersistent#00#03#00#00#00#01#00#00#00MessageRouter>;
no trustworthy most-specific-type info; unrecognized ORB type;
reachable with IIOP 1.2 at host "172.19.8.186", port 8193

The host "172.19.8.186" because the Enterprise server is VPC Instance on AWS that has only one network adapter and use Elastic IP as the public IP.

Should I do create a network adapter for the public IP on the Enterprise server, right ??

Hello Phutapong Suanyim,

so you have to make sure the server returns its name instead of the private IP in the IOR. Please see Using Sophos message relays in a public WAN, scroll down to How to change the message relay to make it return an FQDN in the IOR string and change the registry keys accordingly.

Christian

Hi Christian

now it return an FQDN in the IOR string but port number is not 8193 , is this correct ?

object key is <#14#01#0F#00NUP#00#00#00!#00#00#00#00#01#00#00#00RootPOA#00RouterPersistent#00#03#00#00#00#01#00#00#00MessageRouter>;
 no trustworthy most-specific-type info; unrecognized ORB type;
 reachable with IIOP 1.2 at host "SEC.YYY.ZZZ", port 55032

Hello Phutapong Suanyim,

definitely not, should still be 8193. You've changed both keys?
Please check on the server on which ports the RouterNT.exe is listening. The Router log from after the restart of the service also contains the server's IOR, you might want to check if it's the same that the endpoint receives.
Does the port change when you restart the Message Router service?

Christian 

Hi Christian

I didn't touch keys or change default port

the endpoint still receives same IOR key as the server. 

Yes, the port changed when I restart the message Router service.

Protocol LocalAddress LocalPort RemoteAddress RemotePort State ProcessName PID
-------- ------------ --------- ------------- ---------- ----- ----------- ---
TCP 0.0.0.0 8192 0.0.0.0 0 LISTENING RouterNT 9912
TCP 0.0.0.0 55449 0.0.0.0 0 LISTENING RouterNT 9912
TCP 0.0.0.0 55450 0.0.0.0 0 LISTENING RouterNT 9912
TCP 127.0.0.1 55447 127.0.0.1 55448 ESTABLISHED RouterNT 9912
TCP 127.0.0.1 55448 127.0.0.1 55447 ESTABLISHED RouterNT 9912
TCP 127.0.0.1 55460 127.0.0.1 55459 ESTABLISHED RouterNT 9912
TCP 127.0.0.1 55472 127.0.0.1 55471 ESTABLISHED RouterNT 9912
TCP 127.0.0.1 55507 127.0.0.1 55506 ESTABLISHED RouterNT 9912
TCP 172.19.8.186 55450 172.19.8.186 55457 ESTABLISHED RouterNT 9912
TCP 172.19.8.186 55450 172.19.8.186 55469 ESTABLISHED RouterNT 9912
TCP 172.19.8.186 55450 172.19.8.186 55504 ESTABLISHED RouterNT 9912

Hello Phutapong Suanyim,

didn't touch keys
and what did you do that it now returns the FQDN in the IOR?
I notice it's not listening on 8193 and 8194, as if the -ORBListenEndpoints isn't there.

Christian

Hi Christian

At the enterprise server, I did follow instruction "How to change the message relay to make it return an FQDN in the IOR string:" from here

To immediately affect the service: 

1. Modify the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos Message Router\ImagePath 
   to the following (all one line):
   
   "C:\Program Files\Sophos\Remote Management System\RouterNT.exe" -service -name Router -ORBDottedDecimalAddresses 0 -ORBListenEndpoints iiop://:8193/ssl_port=8194&hostname_in_ior=SEC.XXX.YYY

2. Restart the Message Router service on the message relay.

Hi Christian

I'm so sorry , it was my mistaken to modify the registry key wrong at the enterprise server but now the registry key's correct and I get return when parse the IOR as shown below:

object key is <#14#01#0F#00NUP#00#00#00!#00#00#00#00#01#00#00#00RootPOA#00RouterPersistent#00#03#00#00#00#01#00#00#00MessageRouter>;
 no trustworthy most-specific-type info; unrecognized ORB type;
 reachable with IIOP 1.2 at host "SEC.XXX.YYY", port 8193

Hello Phutapong Suanyim,

looks ok now. Does the warehouse endpoint communicate?

Christian

Hello Phutapong Suanyim,

looks ok now. Does the warehouse endpoint communicate?

Christian

Hi Christian

Yes, now the warehouse endpoint communicated with the Enterprise server and it can be managed.

what about existing warehouse endpoint ? can we just change mrinit.conf and without reinstall package ??

Hello Phutapong Suanyim,

just change mrinit.conf?
if I understood correctly the warehouse endpoints have been set up with the SA (the unmanaged stand-alone) version. Normally you have to reinstall the managed version.
I've never given it much thought and I've never heard that upgrading an SA version to a managed one was ever taken into consideration. The following untested procedure might(!) work (and note it's definitely unsupported): Stop the AutoUpdate service, replace (keep a backup or rename it first) %\ProgramData%\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config\iupd.cfg with the one from the already managed warehouse endpoint. You could also specify the SEC group where the endpoint should "appear" (if you try it do not re-start the Agent service at this point). As said, I haven't tested it and don't know whether the RMS install (normally scheduled by setup.exe) has prerequisites. Start the AutoUpdate service - if it works RMS will be installed on the next update check. If not (I hope it doesn't break anything) your only option is to install a managed package.

Christian