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Enterprise Reporter 3.2.2 - Configuration Manager User Guide

Product Overview Understanding Discoveries Creating Discoveries
Step 1. Create the Discovery Step 2. Choose what to include in your discovery (Scopes) Step 2a. Choose scopes for your discoveries
Choosing your Active Directory Scopes Choosing your Computer Scopes Choosing Your Exchange Scopes Choosing Your File Storage Analysis Scopes Choosing Your Microsoft SQL Scopes Choosing Your NTFS Scopes Choosing Your Registry Scopes
Step 2b: Choose scopes for your Office 365 discoveries Step 3. Schedule your Discovery Step 4: Review the summary
Managing Discoveries Configuring the Configuration Manager
Starting the Configuration Manager Finding Answers and Getting Help An Overview of Enterprise Reporter Communications and Credentials Required Logged In User Details Setting Up Your First Collection Computers Modifying your Deployment Improving the Performance of Your Discoveries What does the status of a node or cluster indicate? Using the Credential Manager Changing the Credentials used by the Enterprise Reporter Server Configuring Global Settings Global Discovery Settings
Troubleshooting Issues with Enterprise Reporter Appendix: PowerShell cmdlets Appendix: Encryption Key Manager Appendix: Log Viewer

Canceling a Task or Discovery

If you want to stop a discovery or a task in a discovery from running, you can cancel it.

To cancel discoveries
1
Click Discovery Management | Manage Discoveries.
2
Select the discovery you want to cancel.
3
Click View Queue.
4
Ensure your discovery is selected and click Cancel.
5
Click Yes to confirm the cancelation.
To cancel tasks
1
Click Discovery Management | Manage Discoveries.
2
Select the discovery, and click the Processing link for the discovery to access the tasks.
3
Select the tasks to cancel.
4
Click Cancel.
5
Click OK to confirm the cancelation.

Deleting a Discovery

You can only delete a discovery when there are no tasks currently running. Deleting a discovery does not delete any previously collected data. If the last run status is processing, you must wait until it is finished before you can delete the discovery. Alternatively, you can cancel the running tasks in the discovery, or cancel the discovery, and then delete it. For more information, see Canceling a Task or Discovery .

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NOTE: If there is more than one Enterprise Reporter administrator in your organization, use caution when deleting a discovery, as it will no longer be available to any user.
To delete a discovery
1
Click Discovery Management | Manage Discoveries.
2
Select the finished discovery.
You can select more than one discovery using Ctrl+click.
If any selected discovery has tasks running, the Delete button is unavailable.
3
Click Delete.
4
Click Yes to confirm.

Configuring the Configuration Manager

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Starting the Configuration Manager
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Finding Answers and Getting Help
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An Overview of Enterprise Reporter Communications and Credentials Required
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Logged In User Details
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Setting Up Your First Collection Computers
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Modifying your Deployment
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Improving the Performance of Your Discoveries
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What does the status of a node or cluster indicate?
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Using the Credential Manager
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Changing the Credentials used by the Enterprise Reporter Server
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Configuring Global Settings
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Global Discovery Settings

Starting the Configuration Manager

When you open the Configuration Manager, your first step is to connect to a server. Connecting to a server gives you access to its associated clusters, nodes, and discoveries. You need to know the name of the server, and the port number. The server name is the name of the computer where the server is installed. The port number was configured during the server installation. For more information, see Viewing Information About Your Enterprise Reporter Configuration and Installing Enterprise Reporter.Technical Documentation.

 

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NOTE: If UAC is enabled, you must have elevated permissions to open the Configuration Manager.
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To start the Configuration Manager, you must be a discovery administrator.

For more information, see Installing and Configuring the Configuration Manager and Role Based Security in Enterprise Reporter in the Quest Enterprise Reporter Installation and Deployment Guide in the Technical Documentation.

For more information, see Installing and Configuring the Configuration Manager and Role Based Security in Enterprise Reporter.

If this is your first time opening the Configuration Manager, you need to provide a license. For more information, see Licencing Enterprise Reporter in the Quest Enterprise Reporter Installation and Deployment Guide in the Technical Documentation.

For more information, see Licensing Enterprise Reporter.

To connect to a server
1
Click the Start menu and select Quest | Configuration Manager.
2
Type the name of the server.
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Click Browse, and locate the computer where the server is installed.
Once you have connected to a server, the server name is stored in the list for future use.
3
If necessary, type in the port number.
4
Click Log In.
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