What is the diff between active and passive W32 agent?

[mbrijun]

I would like to find out what is the difference between the active and passive checks on Win32 agent. Thank you.

[cameronsto]

The Glossary in the Wiki should help explain the differences. This applies to both *nix and win32 agents.

Glossary

-cameron

[mbrijun]

Would it be right to say that the passive agent uses less of the monitored server resources? What are the pros and cons of using the active mode?

Thank you.