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AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide Legal Information Book Name: AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide Part Number: ASRM-2015SP1-IG00 Product Release Date: 26 January 2016 Copyright Notice Copyright © 2016 Flexera Software LLC. All Rights Reserved. This publication contains proprietary and confidential information and creative works owned by Flexera Software LLC and its licensors, if any. Any use, copying, publication, distribution, display, modification, or transmission of such publication in whole or in part in any form or by any means without the prior express written permission of Flexera Software LLC is strictly prohibited. Except where expressly provided by Flexera Software LLC in writing, possession of this publication shall not be construed to confer any license or rights under any Flexera Software LLC intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or otherwise. 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Contents 1 AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide. 5 Contact Us . .6 2 System Requirements . 7 Web Server. .8 Database Server. .9 File Share Server . .10 End User Computers . .10 System Account Requirements . .10 3 Getting Ready to Install AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization . 11 Review AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization Components . .11 Gather Required Information. .14 Enable Roles and Features in Windows Server 2012 . .15 4 Installing Rationalization Manager and Connecting to Application Recognition Service . 19 Obtaining an Access Token . .20 Running the Installer. .23 Configuring Using the AdminStudio Configuration Wizard. .27 5 Installing Rationalization Manager and Connecting to FlexNet Manager Suite On Premises . 35 Creating a Service Account in FlexNet Manager Suite On Premises . .36 Running the Installer. .38 Configuring Using the AdminStudio Configuration Wizard. .41 Index . 45 AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide ASRM-2015SP1-IG00 3 Contents 4 ASRM-2015SP1-IG00 AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide 1 AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide Information about installing and configuring AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization is presented in the following sections: Table 1-1 • AdminStudioAdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization Getting Started Topics Topic Content System Requirements Lists the system requirements for the Rationalization Manager component of AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization. Getting Ready to Install AdminStudio Inventory and Explains the information you are required to gather Rationalization prior to installing the product. Installing Rationalization Manager and Connecting Explains how to install the Rationalization Manager to Application Recognition Service component of AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization and how to connect it to the Application Recognition Service component in the cloud. Installing Rationalization Manager and Connecting Explains how to install the Rationalization Manager to FlexNet Manager Suite On Premises component of AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization and how to connect it to FlexNet Manager Suite On Premises. AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide ASRM-2015SP1-IG00 5 Chapter 1 AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide Contact Us Contact Us Flexera Software is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, and has offices worldwide. To contact us or to learn more about our products, visit our website at: http://www.flexerasoftware.com 6 ASRM-2015SP1-IG00 AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide 2 System Requirements This section lists the system requirements for AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization. • Web Server • Database Server • File Share Server • End User Computers • System Account Requirements AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide ASRM-2015SP1-IG00 7 Chapter 2 System Requirements Web Server Web Server The following table lists the system requirements for the Web server that hosts the AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization Data Web service and the actual AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization Website. Table 2-1 • Web Server System Requirements Item Description Processor 64-bit processor at 2 GHz or greater Note • AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization runs in 32-bit mode on a 64-bit OS. RAM 4 GB or greater (8 GB preferred) Hard Disk Space 100 GB or greater Operating System Windows Server 2008 R2 or later / English base language (Windows Server 2012 preferred) IIS IIS 7.0 or later .NET .NET Framework 4.5.1 MSXML MSXML 4.0 8 ASRM-2015SP1-IG00 AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide Chapter 2 System Requirements Database Server Database Server This following table lists the recommended system configuration for a AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization database server: Table 2-2 • Database Server System Requirements Item Description Processor 64-bit processor at 2 GHz or greater RAM 4 GB or greater (8 GB preferred) Hard Disk Space 80 GB or greater Operating System Windows Server 2008 R2 or later (Windows Server 2012 preferred) Database Software SQL Server 2008 R2 or later databases, including SQL Server 2012 (latest version preferred) • SQL Server must be installed with case-insensitive dictionary sort order and ISO- 8859-1 character set. (Use sp_helpsort T-SQL command for more information.) • SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS is the required collation setting for AdminStudio database server. It is the only supported collation. Note • Before attempting to connect to an existing Microsoft SQL Server, open SQL Server Configuration Manager and make sure that the following three protocols are enabled: • Shared Memory • Named Pipes • TCP/IP AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide ASRM-2015SP1-IG00 9 Chapter 2 System Requirements File Share Server File Share Server This following table lists the system requirements for the machine that stores AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization’s uploaded files: Table 2-3 • File Share Server System Requirements Item Description Processor 2 GHz or greater RAM 2 GB or greater Hard Disk Space 1 TB or greater Operating System Windows Server 2008 R2 or later End User Computers This following table lists the recommended system configuration for a AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization end user machine: Table 2-4 • End User Computers System Requirements Item Description Browser • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 or later • Microsoft Edge • Chrome for Windows 33.0 or later • Firefox for Windows 25.0 or later • Safari for Mac OS X and iOS System Account Requirements The AMS_SYSTEM account on the AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization server requires the following privileges: • IIS_WPG group member—Must be a member of the local IIS_WPG group (or IIS_USRS) on the web server. • Modify permissions on file share—Must have “modify” permissions on the AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization file share. • Email permissions—Must have permission to send e-mail through the SMTP server. • Active Directory query permission—Must have permission to query Active Directory. • Local Administrators group member—If AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization will be calling any of the AdminStudio Platform APls in the iPlugin DLL, the AMS_SYSTEM account must be a member of the local Administrators group. 10 ASRM-2015SP1-IG00 AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization 2015 SP1 Installation Guide 3 Getting Ready to Install AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization Before starting to install and configure AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization, you need to first review the various components, and gather the required information. • Review AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization Components • Gather Required Information • Enable Roles and Features in Windows Server 2012 Review AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization Components AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization identifies, assesses, and consolidates an enterprise’s desktop application portfolio to improve agility of day-to-day application service delivery and to streamline platform migrations. AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization utilizes a regularly updated Application Recognition Service that is the accumulation of 25 years of experience and identifies more