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Enterprise Reporter Configuration Manager User Guide Updated - October 2014 Software Version - 2.5 Contents Product Overview . 8 Key Features of Enterprise Reporter . 8 Components of Enterprise Reporter 2.5 . 9 The Configuration Manager . 9 The Report Manager . .11 The Database Wizard . .12 Dell Enterprise Reporter Mobile IT Pack . .12 Knowledge Portal . .12 Enterprise Reporter Architecture . .13 Summarizing the Workflow . .13 Configuring the Configuration Manager . 15 Starting the Configuration Manager . .15 An Overview of the Configuration Manager Security . .16 Node Credential Details . .17 Logged In User Details . .19 Server Service Credential Details . .19 Discovery Credential (Alternate Credential) Details . .20 Access Explorer Agent Credential Details . .21 Managed Domain Credential Details . .22 Access Explorer Database Credential Details . .22 Setting Up Your First Collection Computers . .22 Configuring Clusters and Nodes for Effective Data Collection . .23 Things to Consider Before Creating a Cluster . .23 Creating Your First Cluster and Node . .24 Modifying your Deployment . .25 When Do You Add a Cluster? . .25 Modifying a Cluster . .26 Deleting a Cluster . .26 Disabling a Cluster . .26 What To Do if a Cluster is Disabled . .27 Enabling a Cluster . .27 Managing Nodes . .27 Improving the Performance of Your Discoveries (Load Balancing) . .30 Adding a Node . .30 Improving the Performance of a Node . .31 What does the status of a node or cluster indicate? . .31 Using the Credential Manager . .32 Changing Passwords Using the Credential Manager . .34 Changing Account Names Using the Credential Manager . .34 Dell Enterprise Reporter 2.5 3 Configuration Manager User Guide Changing the Credentials used by the Enterprise Reporter Server . .35 Configuring Global Settings . .35 Discovery Management | Configuration . .35 System | Configuration . .35 Access Explorer Management | Configuration . .36 Tips for Customizing the Configuration Manager Views . .36 Creating and Managing Discoveries . 37 Defining the Data Collection (Discoveries) . .37 Step 1. Create the Discovery . .38 Step 2. Choose what to include in your discovery (Scopes) . .38 Choosing your Active Directory ® Scopes . .39 Choosing your Computer Scope . .41 Choosing Your File Storage Analysis Scopes . .43 Choosing Your Microsoft ® SQL Scopes . .44 Choosing Your NTFS Scope . .46 Choosing Your Registry Scope . .50 Using the Browser to Include and Exclude Scopes . .52 Using Queries to Define Your Scopes . .55 Step 3. Schedule your Discovery . .56 Run your discovery once . .56 Run your discovery on a daily interval . .56 Run your discovery on specified days of the week . .57 Run your discovery on a specified day of the month . .57 Best Practices for Creating Discoveries . .58 How is a Discovery Processed? . .58 Types of Tasks . .59 Manually Running a Discovery . .59 Viewing your Discoveries . .59 Navigating the Manage Discoveries Pane . .60 Viewing the History of a Discovery . .61 What Does the Discovery Status Indicate? . .61 Viewing the Tasks for a Finished Discovery . .62 Viewing the Tasks for a Processing Discovery . .62 What Does the Task Status Indicate? . .63 Why is My View Empty? . ..