OpManager Distributed Edition

Installation & Getting Started Guide

Read this document if you are planning to install OpManager DE in your environment. It provides the steps involved in installing and setting up the platform.

Pre-requisite
To proceed further you should have downloaded the OpManager DE Central Server and Probe builds from out site. If you don't possess one, please download the builds first. We also expect you to have the following info ready before installing.

1. name of remote sites that you plan to manage with this system
2. key contacts in those sites
3. proxy server details (if any) of your sites
   
4. list of devices to be monitored /managed in each site

Setting up the hardware for installation

Step:1 - Installing OpManager DE Central Server 

Double click the AdventNet_ManageEngine_OpManager_DE_Central_windows.exe and follow the instructions on screen. Refer the screenshots in the presentation below for assistance.

Step:2 - Important things you need to do post installation

Connect to the server URL via internet, preferably from a different machine than the server, and check if you are able to see the user interface without any problem. Then do the following after installing the Central:

1. Configure mail server settings
2. Add Site

Step:3 - Installing OpManager DE Probe

Double click the AdventNet_ManageEngine_OpManager_DE_Probe_windows.exe and follow the instructions on screen. Refer the screenshots in the presentation below for assistance.

While installing the you will be prompted for the probe key. To get the probe key

1. Go to the Central web client and create a Probe.
2. A key for this probe will be made available for download.
3. Download the key in the machine where the Probe is installed.
4. Locate the key in the Probe installation wizard.
   

Step:4 - Discovering devices

Connect to the probe URL via internet and check if you are able to see the user interface without any problem. Goto Admin -> Discover Network or Discover device to discover your devices.