Site Creation Wizard: Site Creation Mode

Before you can manage the PCs in your organization, you must create a Site database. It stores the hardware and software data collected from PCs where the Vector AM Client is deployed, and also contains information on the operations you can perform, software packages, application recognition rules and information logs. You can manage your organization's PCs from one Site database, or create several databases spread across your network.

New Sites are created from the Console using the Site Creation Wizard. It guides you through the process of naming and locating Sites, and builds a configured Client kit that enables you to deploy the Client across your network. The Wizard also enables you to make existing databases available to other Consoles and to copy existing Site databases. Because Vector AM always requires at least one Site, the Wizard opens automatically when you first open the Console.

To start the Site Creation Wizard from the Console, click Create New Site in the Enterprise Management folder. The Site Creation Mode dialog is displayed. Use it to name your Site and to specify how the settings options

To choose a Site Creation mode:

1    Select:

Create Evaluation Site to create a new Site using the default settings. It creates a Microsoft Access database, an offline area, and a configured Client Kit that must be installed on the PCs you want to manage. This is the recommend option if you are a first-time user or an evaluator.

Create Production Site to customize your Site settings. This option enables you to create a Site using Access, Oracle, SQL Server or any other type of ODBC database. It also allows you to copy an existing Site, or to link secondary Consoles to existing Sites database.

2    In the Enter a name for the Site field, type a name for your Site. This name is also used as the Data Source Name of the Site database.

3    Click Next to continue. If you chose Create Evaluation Site, the Offline Area and Client Kit dialog is displayed. If you chose Create Production Site, the Database Type dialog is displayed.