Adding New Windows Server Bulk Application

To add Windows Server applications in bulk, use the New Application Wizard in the File Access Manager Administrative Client.

  1. Navigate to Applications > New > Bulk Application.

    The New Bulk Application Wizard window displays under the Welcome tab.

  2. Select Windows File Server.

  3. Click Download Template and download the bulk installation Excel template.

    Note: Each application type has a different template.

  4. Fill in a new row in the template for each application to be installed.

    In the multiple selection fields, such as Central DC Service, and Central PC Service, you can select valid options from the drop down list in the Excel file.

    Save the template file.

  5. In the wizard, click Browse and select the template you filled.

  6. Click Upload to upload the template.

  7. Once the template is uploaded, the Upload Status table contains a row for each application in the template.

  8. If there are errors displayed in the Upload Status table, correct the parameters and upload the template again.

    • This stage is for validation only

    • Applications with errors will be ignored, and won't be created

  9. Click Next.

Note: You can navigate among the Permissions Collection and Crawler scheduling windows (under the Scheduling tab) with the Next and Back buttons.

The Permissions Collection window of the New Bulk Applications Wizard displays under the Scheduling tab.

Note: A schedule is created for each application with the name: PermissionCollection_<Service_Name> Task, with the same details.

Scheduling Tasks

In the next configuration screens you can schedule tasks to collect and analyze the BRs in the connected servers.

The scheduling includes:

  • Permissions Collector

  • Crawler – automatic application crawling to find new resources

  • Data Classification – to classify your results

Fill in the scheduling fields for each scheduling screen:

Create a Schedule

Click on this option to view the schedule setting parameters.

Schedule Task Name

A name for this scheduling task

When creating a new schedule, the system generates a default name in the following format:

{appName} - {type} Scheduler

You can override or keep this name suggestion.

Schedule

Select a scheduling frequency from the dropdown menu.

  • Schedule Types and Intervals

    Once

    Single execution task runs.

    Run After

    Create dependency of tasks. The task starts running only upon successful completion of the first task.

    Hourly

    Set the start time.

    Daily

    Set the start date and time.

    Weekly

    Set the day(s) of the week on which to run.

    Monthly

    The start date defines the day of the month on which to run a task.

    Quarterly

    A monthly schedule with an interval of 3 months.

    Half Yearly

    A monthly schedule with an interval of 6 months.

    Yearly

    A monthly schedule with an interval of 12 months.

Date and time fields

Fill in the scheduling times. These fields differ, depending upon the scheduling frequency selected.

Active check box

Check this to activate the schedule.

Note: See the chapter “Crawling” in the File Access Manager Administrator Guide for more information on the crawling mechanism.

Press Next and Back to navigate between the screens.

Completing the Installation

After the Data Classification screen, click Next.

Note: The applications are created at this stage.

The Application Creation Status window of the New Bulk Applications Wizard displays under the Status tab.

A table lists the creation status of each application.

Click Next.

The Installation File window of New Bulk Applications Wizard displays.

  1. Browse to select the destination for the .zip file, which contains the files required to install the Activity Monitor / Permissions Collector / Data Classification services for each application.

  2. A text file with the command line for remote installation of the Activity Monitor connector is also created. This file can be used for unattended installations of the Activity Monitor. See Activity Monitor Bulk/Unattended Installation for further information.

  3. Click Finish.