Application Resilience policies for NetSfere

Application Resilience policies for NetSfere are supported on devices running:

• a supported version of the Windows operating system

• PowerShell version 5.1 or higher

  Due to PowerShell restrictions imposed by Microsoft, Application Resilience isn't supported for this application on devices running Windows 11 SE.

• one of the following versions of NetSfere:

  • 6.1.x or higher

    Significant software changes in higher versions may cause health checks to become invalid.

In addition to checking the version, the following table describes the health checks performed:

If you select Report higher versions as Compliant, higher versions report Compliant without running health checks.

Component	Test performed
Files	Exists	Signed by
NetSfere.exe	P	One of the signers entered in the policy configuration By default, Signers contains "Infinite Convergence Solutions, Inc.".
Application name
The application uses the following name: NetSfere * (the asterisk [*] indicates the health check accepts any additional characters starting from that position in the application name)

You can configure an Application Resilience policy for NetSfere to enable the Application Resilience (RAR) component A lightweight software component of the Secure Endpoint Agent that detects the status of third party applications installed on a device. The component may also attempt to repair the third party application if it is non-compliant. The RAR component is deployed on a device only when the device is associated with a customized policy group and that policy group's Application Resilience policy is activated. to reinstall NetSfere if it's not functioning or missing.

The Report and repair option isn't supported. Depending on the Absolute product licenses associated with your account, the Report and reinstall option may not be available.

The RAR component of the Secure Endpoint Agent can respond to the following issues:

Issue	Resolution
Reinstall
Downgrades are not supported. If the version installed on a device is higher than the expected version, no action is taken.
The NetSfere.exe file is missing	The RAR component downloads and installs the configured version of the application. A device restart is required after the application is installed. The Secure Endpoint Agent doesn't force the device to restart, so a status of Not Compliant continues to show in the Application Resilience reports until the device user performs a restart. You can review the report's Status details to determine if a restart is required.
The expected version of NetSfere isn't installed

The installer:

• must be an EXE file

• can have any file name

Before you activate an Application Resilience policy, you need to configure the policy. You need to configure the application version in addition to the settings in Configuring Application Resilience policies.

To configure the application version:

Under NetSfere version, enter the version of NetSfere you expect to be running on your devices.

• The target version must be a sequence of digits separated by a period.
• You can use wildcard "*" characters after the major version number, for example, 6.* or 6.1.*.

Make sure the version you are entering is consistent with version 6.1.x or higher.

If you selected the Report and reinstall option, you also need to configure these settings in addition to the settings in Configuring Application Resilience policies.

To configure the NetSfere specific settings:

1. [Optional] To only reinstall the application if it's missing, select the checkbox next to Do not reinstall or upgrade if the app is already installed. When this option is selected, the application is not reinstalled when either of the following conditions apply:

   • The application version is lower than the expected version.
   • The application can't be repaired.

2. [Optional] Under Additional installation commands, enter the applicable installation command-line parameters to configure any settings not covered by the policy configuration. For more information on available parameters, see NetSfere's documentation.