[. . . ] ASWM Enterprise
User Manual
System Web-based Management
E6673 First Edition V2 May 2011
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About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Chapter 1:
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Introduction to ASWM Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1. 1. 1 How ASWM Enterprise works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1. 1. 2 Supported OS platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You can also configure ASWM Enterprise to react to exceptional situations. For example, the administrator can be automatically notified by e-mail when a hard drive starts to malfunction or when a chassis intrusion is detected. In this way, ASWM Enterprise acts as an active guardian of the system's key components.
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Supported OS platforms
The ASWM Enterprise agent supports the Microsoft Windows platform, including Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2003 R2 Server, Windows 2008 Server, and Windows 2008 R2 Server platform. You can choose the appropriate package depending on the primary OS installation of your server. The ASWM Enterprise web pages are fully compatible with W3C HTML 4. 0/DOM standard. The web browsers with Microsoft Silverlight support can work with ASWM Enterprise:
OS Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2003, Windows XP SP2, SP3 Windows 2000 SP4 +KB891861* Macintosh OS 10. 4. 11+ (Intelbased) Internet Internet Internet Internet Firefox Safari Chrome Explorer 9 Explorer 8 Explorer 7 Explorer 6 3+ 3+ 4+
*Microsoft Consumer Supprt ends July 13, 2010 for this product.
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ASWM Enterprise installation
You can install ASWM Enterprise in Windows platform. Proceed to the succeeding sections for the instructions that are applicable to your operating system.
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ASWM Enterprise main server requirement
System Requirement
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or above (Including Express version) Web Server IIS 6 or above NET Framework 3. 5 SP1 NET Framework 4. 0 (Full)
* Time zone setting must be the same
Active Directory (Deployment by Active Directory)
Important Notice for Windows Server 2008 or above
Ensure to add the following Features / Roles · · · Features: . NET Framework 3. 5. 1 Roles: Web Server (IIS) Role Services under WebServer(IIS): (A) Common Http Features (and all sub-items) have to be selected. (B) IIS 6 Management Compatibility (and all sub-items) have to be selected. (C) Application Development · · · · ASP. NET NET Extensibility ISAPI Filters
ISAPI Extensions
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Installing ASWM Enterprise
Any user with administrator privileges on the local system can install ASWM Enterprise.
To install ASWM Enterprise in Windows: 1. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and click ASUS System Web-based Management Enterprise Edition.
Ensure that your system meets the requirements metioned in the previous page.
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The ASWM Enterprise Setup program wizard appears. Click Next to continue.
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Click Next to start installation.
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The system is installing ASWM Enterprise.
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The system is checking the installation requirements. Different login users have different level of controlling ASWM Enterprise. It is more convenient for administrator to manage a large number of computers through groups.
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Function buttons
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Login information Group List
Models in the group : This area shows the computers and their general information in your selected group above.
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This chapter describes how to deploy ASWM Enterprise agents and remove agents through AD or manually.
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Deployment management
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Deploying new ASWM Enterprise agent
Install new ASWM Enterpise agents on computer and add them the ASWM Enterprise server for convenient management, monitor and control.
ASWM Enterprise client agent system requirement
. NET Framework 3. 5 Firewall Setting · · · Allow "Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)" Allow "File And Printer Share" Allow "ICMP Packet Response"
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Automatically scanning the active directory
To deploy new agents Click Deployment Management on the left.
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Click Deploy New ASWM Enterprise Agent.
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The wizard will guide you through the deployment process. Click Start to continue.
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Select Automatically Scan the Active Directory and click Next to continue. The system will automatically scan the directory for agents.
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Select a Domain and click Scan to start scanning.
Click Enable Group and select a desired group to downsize the scanning range. Doing so shortens the time for agent deployment.
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Enter the Name and Passowrd to login as the AD Administrator.
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The system starts scanning.
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Click wanted computers to deploy agents and click Start. Click the computer that shows Not Support, the reasons will be shown below. Double check the followings: · · · · If it has installed . NET 3. 5
If it is a supported model. If it has installed ASWM Enterprise Agent If old ASWM version existed
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Click Select all "Support" computers if you want to deploy agents on all Support Computers. Click Add to ASWM Group if you would like to catergorize the selected computers to different groups. The SupportStatus shows Unknown when WMIEnable shows OFF.
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The deployment starts.
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Manually deploying the ASWM Enterpise agents
To deploy new agents Click Deployment Management on the left. [. . . ] Click the tabs (ASWM Enterprise, Application, System, and Security) on the top to browse different categories. The level types are Information, Warning and Error.
Click a desired log to see the detailed information.
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Advanced Search
Click Advanced Search to use the Event Log Filter to locate your desired log more quickly.
Filtering by Time Span If you select Filter by Time Span, you can decide and search your desired time period for the logs.
Filtering by Counts of Record If you select Filter by Counts of Record, you can decide the number of the logs you would like to see. Click the arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number, or you can enter a desired number directly.
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Clean EventLog
Click Clean EventLog to clear all the event logs stored in your client PCs.
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Utilization
Utilization Sensor shows the utilization status of disk drives, CPU, Memory and Network. You can customized the threshold value of each sensor for sending notifications.
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Partition
The Partition screen shows the information of your installed hard disk drives and the connected external storage devices. [. . . ]