Configuring the Discovery Application Server

on this page you will specify information about the configuration of the discovery application server and the discovery configuration database follow these steps starting the configuration for the discovery application server docid\ td1zgel 1mbqhyjbqtay5configuring a system without a discovery configuration database (creating a new one) docid\ td1zgel 1mbqhyjbqtay5configuring a system with a discovery configuration database (editing one that already exists) docid\ td1zgel 1mbqhyjbqtay5 starting the configuration for the discovery application server the first time that you see this page, there is no discovery configuration database, as shown in discovery application server page no database docid\ td1zgel 1mbqhyjbqtay5 discovery application server page no database enter values into the fields parameter description configuration server the host name or fully qualified domain name of the configuration server the default value is the name of the host that you are logged into now do one of the following accept the default value enter the name of the server of the configuration server if you use ssl, you must enter a fully qualified domain name port the port number of the configuration server the default is 80, or 443 if you check use ssl use ssl enables ssl encryption to the configuration server click test connection to test the connection to the configuration server the system displays a success or failure message click ok to close the message you must have a working connection to the server you cannot continue with the configuration if this connection does not work enter values into the fields parameter description log file location the folder on the server that you are logged into now where the log files are located the default location for the log files is c \logs do one of the following accept the default value enter the name of the folder where the log files are located browse for a different folder by clicking browse select a new folder and click ok message queue server where the message queue server is located the default value is the server that you are logged into now do one of the following accept the default value enter the name where the message queue server is located if you use ssl, you must enter a fully qualified domain name port the port number of the message queue server the default is 7200 use ssl enables ssl encryption to the message queue server discovery application server where the discovery application server is located the default value is the server that you are logged into now do one of the following accept the default value enter the name where the discovery application server is located if you use ssl, you must enter a fully qualified domain name port the port number of the discovery application server the default is 80, or 443 if you check use ssl use ssl enables ssl encryption to the discovery application server discovery database setup database server the name of the system proposed for the discovery configuration database the default value is the server that you are logged into now do one of the following accept the default value enter the name of the discovery configuration database server browse for a server name by clicking the down arrow and selecting \<browse for more > the system displays any microsoft sql server instances in your network choose a server and click ok database name the name of the discovery configuration database the default name is heatdiscoveryconfig and you cannot change the name authentication method there are two authentication methods for the discovery configuration database, one for creation and one for access select the authentication method for creating the discovery configuration database windows authentication uses microsoft windows authentication sql authentication uses microsoft sql authentication if you select this option, enter the user name and password below user name (only if you selected sql authentication) the user name associated with the microsoft sql authentication password (only if you selected sql authentication) the password associated with the user name for the microsoft sql authentication click test connection to test the connection to the discovery configuration database server the system displays a success or failure message click ok to close the message you must have a working connection to create a database you cannot continue with the configuration if this connection does not work do one of the following if this is the initial setup, go to configuring a system without a discovery configuration database (creating a new one) docid\ td1zgel 1mbqhyjbqtay5 if your system already has a discovery configuration database, go to configuring a system with a discovery configuration database (editing one that already exists) docid\ td1zgel 1mbqhyjbqtay5 configuring a system without a discovery configuration database (creating a new one) an initial installation does not have a discovery configuration database the system displays this "no discovery (heatdiscoveryconfig) database is detected " follow these steps to create one enter values into the fields parameter description create & load discovery db click to create and load a new discovery configuration database the system displays the new database dialog box new database dialog box discovery database name the name of the discovery configuration database the default name is heatdiscoveryconfig and you cannot change the name discovery database location the location for the discovery configuration database collation the set of rules that describe how to compare and sort strings, such as the order in which letters are sorted and whether case matters note ism application does not support case sensitive sql collation advanced options logical name the logical name of the discovery configuration database this name is stored as a file name, and is a separate entity from the read only database name that is displayed in microsoft sql server management studio file type the file type, either database records or database logs these values are read only initial size (mb) the initial file size, in mb, when creating the discovery configuration database autogrowth specifies how the database will expand when it reaches its maximum file size we recommend having at least 1 gb or 10% to start with click to update the values path the location of the file click to update the location file name the name of the file click ok in the new database dialog box the system creates the discovery configuration database to restart the services after you finish the installation, check restart services after setting configuration files click next the system displays the discovery web server page configuring a system with a discovery configuration database (editing one that already exists) if you are upgrading or repairing you already have a discovery configuration database to recreate the discovery configuration database, click re create & load discovery db the system displays a confirmation message if you have customized the existing discovery configuration database, specify a different location in the discovery database location dialog box otherwise, the system overwrites your customization when you recreate the database click ok at the confirmation message to restart the services after you finish the installation, check restart services after setting configuration files click next the system displays the discovery web server page