How to use the Client Data Collection Settings Wizard (4259147)

Note: Client data collection settings will only apply on computers running a client.

Before configuring client data collection settings, you must configure a server on your domain.  For more information, see "Configuring the server" on page 12 of the Privilege Manager Administrator Guide.

1.  Open the wizard:

a.  Open the Client Data Collection Settings Wizard from the Setup Tasks section. It will always show the default settings, or  

b.  Double-click Client Data Collection Settings on the Advanced Policy Settings tab of the target GPO. The changes made within the wizard will be saved here.

2.  Enable the Client Data Collection Settings on the State tab.

a.  Choose Enabled, otherwise the settings won't apply to the selected GPO.

b.  Choose Not Configured to enable child GPOs to inherit settings from their parent.

3.  Define the server on the Settings tab. This server will receive data from the clients of the target GPO.

a.  Click the Browse button to locate a server via Active Directory. The web service URL will populate when you select a server. If there is a server already configured within your domain, the server and web service URL will be automatically populated in this dialog box.

b.  Use the Test button to test the selected server's connection to the ScriptLogic PA Reporting Service. If the test fails, check to see if there are network or firewall problems.

c.  Click the Clear the server name link if you want to configure another server. The displayed service will not be uninstalled.

 NOTE: To prevent data transfer issues between the server and linked clients, check that the port you have selected is open for incoming connections on the server. Port 8003 is the default port for server installation.

4.  Use the Advanced Settings on the Settings tab to set these data transfer parameters:

a.  Maximum Sleep Time (in seconds) sets the stagger time period within which every client will send its data to the data collection service. This value is set to 60 seconds by default.  

b.  Send Retries defines the number of retries that are made if an attempt to connect to the web service fails. This number is set to 1 by default.

c.  Network Timeout (in seconds) sets how many seconds a client should wait to stop sending data if it does not reach the target. This value is set to 600 seconds by default.

d.  Maximum Records Per Transaction indicates how many portions of cached data the client sends. This value is set to 0 by default, which indicates an unlimited number. To reduce the load on the server side, you can increase the value to 1 or 2. This may be useful on large networks where each client computer generates many records and a client may not be able to connect to the data collection service because it is too busy processing data collection transactions.

5.  Click Next to use validation logic to target the settings to specific client computers or user accounts within the GPO, or click Finish to save your settings and quit. 

If an error message indicates that the target GPO has not been selected:

a.  Click OK to close the message window.

b.  Open the GPO tab and select the desired GPO.

6.  Click Save on the GPO toolbar to save the new settings.

Adjust the parameters with which clients will send their data to the ScriptLogic PA Reporting data collection web service to your specific needs.  The web service supports collecting data from a significant number of clients running concurrently. 

To view the process with screenshots select the link below