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CA User Activity Reporting Module Server Worksheet

Before you install a CA User Activity Reporting Module server, gather the information in the following table. After you complete the worksheet, you can use it as you work through the installation prompts. You can print and complete a separate worksheet for each CA User Activity Reporting Module server you plan to install.

CA User Activity Reporting Module Information

Value

Comments

OS Disk

 

 

Keyboard Type

appropriate value

Specify the keyboard type you want to use by its national language setting.

The default value uses hardware settings for the keyboard you have connected to the server when it starts.

Time Zone Selection

your desired time zone

Select the time zone where this server resides.

Root Password

new root password

Create and confirm a new root password for this server.

Application Disk

 

 

New Hostname

hostname for this CA User Activity Reporting Module server

For example:

CA-ELM1

Specify the hostname for this server using only supported characters for hosts. Industry standards recommend A-Z (case-insensitive), 0-9, and hyphen, where the first character is a letter and the final character is alphanumeric. Do not use the underscore character in a host name.

Note: Do not append a domain name to this host name value.

Select a device

device name

Select the name of the network adapter to use for event log collections and communications.

Press the space bar to enter the configuration for the device.

IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway

relevant IP values

Enter a valid IP address for this server.

Enter a valid subnet mask and default gateway for use with this server.

Domain name

your domain name

Enter the fully-qualified domain name in which this server operates, for example, mycompany.com.

Note: The domain name must be registered with the Domain Name Server (DNS) server in your network to enable resolution of the hostname to IP address.

List of DNS servers

relevant IPv4 or IPv6 addresses

Enter one or more DNS server IP addresses in use in your network.

The list is comma-separated with no spaces between entries.

If your DNS servers use IPv6 addressing, enter these addresses in that format.

System Date and Time

local date and time

Enter a new system date and time if needed.

Update Time through NTP?

Yes (recommended)

or No

Indicate whether you want to configure the CA User Activity Reporting Module server to update its date and time from an established Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.

Note: Time synchronization helps ensure alerts contain complete data.

NTP Server Name or Address

relevant hostname or IP address

Enter the host name or the valid IP address of the NTP server from which this CA User Activity Reporting Module server gets date and time information.

Sun Java JDK EULA

Yes

Read through the license agreement, paging down until you reach the question, Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no].

CA EULA

Yes

Read through the license agreement, paging down until you reach the question, Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no].

Local or Remote CA Embedded Entitlements Manager server?

Local - for the first installed server (management server)

 

Remote - for each additional server

Indicate whether you plan to use a local or a remote CA EEM server.

For a management CA User Activity Reporting Module server, choose Local. The installation prompts you to create a password for the default EiamAdmin user account.

For each additional server, choose Remote. The installation prompts you for the management server name.

Regardless of whether you chose local or remote, you must use the EiamAdmin account ID and password to log into each CA User Activity Reporting Module server the first time.

Enter name of the CA EEM server

IP address or hostname

This prompt displays only if you select Remote for the Local or Remote server prompt.

Enter the IP address or host name of the management CA User Activity Reporting Module server that you installed first.

The host name must be registered with the DNS Server.

CA EEM Server Admin password

EiamAdmin account password

Record the password for the default administrator account, EiamAdmin.

Your CA User Activity Reporting Module server requires these account credentials for the initial login.

If you are installing the management server, you are creating and confirming a new EiamAdmin password here.

Make a note of this password as you will use it again during the installations of other CA User Activity Reporting Module servers and agents.

Note: The password you enter here is also the initial password for the default caelmadmin account that you will use to access the CA User Activity Reporting Module server directly through ssh.

You can create additional administrator accounts to access the CA EEM functions after installation, if desired.

Application Instance Name

CAELM

When you install the first CA User Activity Reporting Module server in your network, you create an application instance value in this prompt.

Subsequent CA User Activity Reporting Module servers use this value to register with the management server.

The default application instance name is CAELM.

You can use any name for this value. Make a note of the application instance name for use with later CA User Activity Reporting Module installations.

Do you want to run CAELM Server in FIPS Mode?

yes or no

Your response to this prompt determines whether the CA User Activity Reporting Module server will start up in FIPS mode.

Note: If you are adding a server to an existing CA User Activity Reporting Module deployment, the CA User Activity Reporting Module management server or remote CA EEM server must also be in FIPS mode. Otherwise the new server cannot register and you will have to reinstall the new server again.

Note: The install provides you with a chance to review and to change the CA EEM server details before it attempts connection.

If the installation program is unable to connect with the management server you specify, and you decide to continue the installation, you can register the CA User Activity Reporting Module server with the embedded CA EEM functionality manually. If this happens, you must also import the content, CEG, and agent management files manually. Refer to the section on installation troubleshooting for more information and instructions.

More information:

Register CA User Activity Reporting Module Server with the CA EEM Server

Acquire Certificates from CA EEM Server

Import CA User Activity Reporting Module Reports

Import CA User Activity Reporting Module Data Mapping Files

Import Common Event Grammar Files

Import Common Agent Management Files