Preparing for Control Manager Server Installation

After deciding the topology to use for your network, you can begin to install your Control Manager server.

See the System Checklist to help you with installation.

You need the following information for the installation:

Relevant target server address and port information
Control Manager registration key
Security Level you want to use for Server-Agent communication; see Security Levels.

The following are database-related considerations:

Decide if you want to use an SQL server with Control Manager. If the SQL server is located on a server other than the Control Manager server, obtain its IP address, FQDN, or NetBIOS name. If there are multiple instances of the SQL server, identify the one that you intend to use
Prepare the following information about the SQL database to be used for Control Manager:

User name for the database
Password
Control Manager uses mixed-mode authentication, not Windows authentication, to access the SQL server.

Determine the number of managed products Control Manager will handle. If an SQL server is not detected on your server, Control Manager will install MSDE, which can only handle a limited number of connections