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ControlPoint 8.8 - Administration Guide

Preface Configuring the Environment in Which ControlPoint Will Run The ControlPoint Configuration Site Managing Your Farm List Managing Your ControlPoint License Granting ControlPoint Access to Web Applications and Content Databases Configuring ControlPoint Services Using Discovery to Collect Information for the ControlPoint Database Cache Using Sensitive Content Manager Services Managing ControlPoint Configuration and Permissions Modifying ControlPoint Configuration Settings
Changing Default Settings for Actions and Analyses Changing Default Settings to Improve Application Performance Audit Log Configuration Settings Changing Settings for Anomalous Activity Detection Restricting Functionality for Members of the Business Administrators Group Changing Default Settings for ControlPoint User Groups Changing Settings to Improve Discovery Performance Changing Settings to Accommodate Special Environmental Factors Changing Default Settings for Navigation Managing Site Provisioning Settings Specifying Global Settings for ControlPoint Policies Setting Preferences for the ControlPoint Scheduler Miscellaneous and Custom Configuration Settings Special-Purpose Configuration Settings
Changing Trace Switch Logging Levels Archiving SharePoint Audit Log Data Troubleshooting
ControlPoint Log Files Troubleshooting Configuration Errors Troubleshooting the ControlPoint Application Interface Troubleshooting Discovery Troubleshooting SharePoint Users and Permissions Troubleshooting Site Provisioning Troubleshooting ControlPoint Operations

Using the Discovery Service

The ControlPoint Discovery Service runs as a Windows Service, and is especially suited to very large SharePoint environments as Discovery run time can be significantly reduced.

 

Windows Service DISCOVERY.

The ControlPoint Discovery Service can be configured at the time ControlPoint is installed or upgraded, or at any time when the Configuration Wizard is launched.  See Configuring ControlPoint Services for details.

Configure Services from Wizard

Launching the Discovery Setup Application

You can use the Discovery Setup Application to

·change Discovery Service configuration and settings

·start or stop the Metalogix ControlPoint Discovery Service

·monitor the Discovery Service Queue

To launch the Discovery Setup application:

1Navigate to the location where the Discovery Service files reside (by default, C:\Program Files\Metalogix\ControlPoint\ControlPointFeatures\Services\Discovery)

2Open DiscoverySetup.exe (using the Run as Administrator option).

Discovery Service UI

Changing Discovery Service Configuration and Settings

From the Discovery Setup application, you can change the Discovery Service Configuration and Settings described below.

IMPORTANT:  After making any changes, remember to click [OK] to save them.

General Options

If you want to change Discovery Runtime settings, (by default, every night at 1 am, local server time), adjust  as necessary.

NOTE:  The Discovery Options (Configure Discovery to run under and SQL Server Connection String for xcAdmin Database) are specified at the time ControlPoint Services are configured, and normally should not be changed.

Discovery Service UI

Trace Settings

You can use the Discovery Trace Settings drop-downs to change the level of logging for individual Discovery components.

Discovery Service TRACE SWITCHES

Permissions and Site Analytics (Include/Exclude Options)

You can include/exclude the following individual components from the Discovery process:

·Permissions:

Discovery Service PERMISSIONS

§Discover Permissions (for analyses using cached data)

§Discover Business Administrators (that is, the SharePoint permissions of members of the ControlPoint Business Administrators group)  

·Site Analytics:

Discovery Service SITE ANALYTICS

§Discover Storage

§Discover Web Parts

§Discovery Activity

§Discover Statistics (which populate Statistics lists that are displayed on the ControlPoint Configuration site when this functionality is enabled)

 

Starting or Stopping the Metalogix ControlPoint Discovery Service and Changing Discovery Service Properties

You can start, stop, pause or resume the Metalogix ControlPoint Discovery Service either from the Windows Service dialog or from the Discovery Setup - Service Properties tab.

Discovery Service START

You can also change the Service Account of the Metalogix ControlPoint Discovery Windows Service from either the Windows Service dialog or from the Discovery Setup - Service Properties tab.

Discovery Service Properties from Windows Services

 

Remember that the Discovery Service Account requires permissions that are already granted to ControlPoint Service Account (such as Full Control in the Policy of every Web Application in the SharePoint farm and access to the ControlPoint Services (xcAdmin) database) in addition to the permission to Run as a Service.

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