The Configuration Center is installed and, by default, automatically started after installing the Active Roles Administration Service or Web Interface component on a computer, allowing you to perform the initial configuration tasks for these components. If you close the Configuration Center, you can start it again later from the Windows Start menu or the Apps page of the operating system.
As the Configuration Center can manage Active Roles not only on the local computer but also on remote computers, you can run it both on client and server operating systems. However, you can only install the Configuration Center on a 64-bit operating system. Once the component is installed on a client operating system, you must start and connect it to the remote server where the Administration Service or Web Interface instances you want to configure are installed. Similarly to a server operating system, you can launch the Active Roles Configuration Center either from the Windows Start menu or from the Apps page.
NOTE: To run the Configuration Center on a client computer, you must be logged in with Administrator privileges.
If neither the Administration Service nor the Web Interface is installed on the local computer, the Configuration Center will prompt you to select a remote computer. In the Select Server dialog that appears, supply the fully qualified domain name of a server on which the Administration Service or the Web Interface instance is installed, then enter the name and password of a domain user account that has administrator rights on that server. You can connect to a remote server at any time by clicking the Connect to another server option in the header of the Active Roles Configuration Center.
The Configuration Center lets administrators perform:
Once the Active Roles Setup wizard installs Active Roles, the Configuration Center starts automatically so that administrators can create an Administration Service instance and deploy the default Web Interface sites. The following sections describe these tasks in detail.
The Configure Administration Service wizard creates the Administration Service instance, preparing it for use. The wizard needs the following data for configuration:
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The login name and password of the account in which the configured Administration Service instance will be running (service account). In case of a Group Managed Service account, you must specify the service account details.
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The name of the group or user account that will have full access to all Active Roles features and functions through the configured Administration Service instance. This group or account is known as the Active Roles Admin.
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The database in which the configured Administration Service instance will store the configuration data and management history data. When specifying the database, you can either create a new database, or use an existing database compatible with the current Active Roles version. You can use the same database for multiple Administration Service instances.
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The authentication mode that the configured Administration Service instance will use when connecting to the database:
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When using Windows authentication, the Administration Service will use the credentials of the service account.
When using SQL Server authentication, the Administration Service will use the SQL login name and password you specify in the wizard.
To start the wizard, in the Administration Service tab, click Configure.
