O&O Enterprise Management Console 2 will allow you to manage your O&O programs across a network from a central location. It will not only let you run jobs on individual computers and sites but also permit you to perform remote installation of O&O programs. All events will be recorded in detailed reports and filed in the database so that you can always be kept informed about the successful running of your jobs.
Differences from the previous version
In contrast to the previous version, this newest version of O&O Enterprise Management Console enables fully automatic remote installation and allocation of jobs. If, for example, a computer is not available at the time a job is being allocated, the request will be repeated to the client automatically at a specified interval. You can thereby reach a significantly larger number of computers in much less time than you’d need when using the manual request method of the previous version. A further advantage is that the components of O&O Enterprise Management Console 2 are always active on the SQL Server, which means that jobs and reports are always synchronized across the network.
Functional principle of O&O Enterprise Management Console
The program design is very clearly laid out and provides for easy management of any O&O program across a network. Communication between O&O Enterprise Management Console 2 and the clients takes place over your SQL database and the Control Service. The Gateway Agent is automatically installed on the client during the remote installation of an O&O program and this agent then takes charge of communicating with the Control Service. O&O programs run the jobs and convey status reports to the agents.
Performing a remote installation
All you’ll need for doing a remote installation is a network capable O&O program, the client licenses, and a user account possessing the corresponding administrator permissions for the clients. After the first remote installation is setup, it will automatically be started when you allocate a new job to a computer.
Creating a new job
The job assistant allows you to run scheduled functions of selected O&O programs across a network. You can use the various settings in the job assistant to specify the frequency of a job or select the computer, site or drives upon which the job should be run.
Detailed reporting
A product-specific report will be created for every action run by O&O Enterprise Management Console 2. This report will be filed in the SQL database and can be accessed as an HTML document. In the report, you’ll find all the important information about the running of an installation or job, for example, status, computer name, action, and date. The reports themselves will be filed in a tree structure, according to date, in O&O Enterprise Management Console 2.
Security
The optional SSL Encryption ensures that data cannot be read or manipulated during its transfer from the computer to the Service. O&O Enterprise Management Console 2 is thereby able to provide you with the highest level of security and protect you from so-called “Manin-the Middle” attacks, by which unauthorized parties gain access to your communication across a network.
- Intel® Pentium™ III or comparable processor
- RAM: depending on operating system and size of the SQL database, min. 512 MB recommended
- 130 MB free hard disk space
- 400 MB free hard disk space for SQL Server Express installation
- VGA graphics card with minimum 1024x768 and 256 colors
- CD/DVD drive, keyboard and mouse
- Windows™ 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista®, Server 2008 (all Editions, from Windows™ XP/Server 2003 32-bit/64-bit)
