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Getting Started with WhatsUp Gold Distributed

Getting Started with Distributed Edition

WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition extends the capabilities of WhatsUp Gold to multiple
remote networks. The distributed solution includes a WhatsUp Gold Central installation and a
WhatsUp Gold Remote installation; the WhatsUp Gold Central Site installation coordinates
data feeds from multiple Remote Site installations. The network data collected from the
Remote sites can be viewed in reports on the Central Site. Together, the Central and Remote
installations provide high visibility to multiple networks from one central location.

WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition Edition gives managed solution providers the ability to use
all of the features of WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition to monitor their customers' remote
networks from a central location in the managed solution provider's network operations
center. Managing multiple companies' networks at once has never been easier.

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User interfaces
WhatsUp Gold offers two user interfaces, the Windows console interface and the web
interface, which offer similar functionality. We recommend that you do the initial set up—
discovery and mapping—on the console, then use the web interface for additional setup of
monitors and workspaces, users and permissions, and for day-to-day monitoring.
ƒ Windows console interface. The console is a Windows application, through which you
can configure and manage WhatsUp Gold and its database.
ƒ Web interface. The web interface provides access to WhatsUp Gold functionality (via
HTTP or HTTPS) from a web browser.
ƒ Mobile interface. You can now conveniently view your network's status from a mobile
device at any time through WhatsUp Gold Mobile Access.

About the Distributed Edition reporting capabilities

The WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition lets you set up and view reports associated with each
remote network. You set up centralized reports on the Central Site to gather key data from
the Remote Sites.

With the monitoring and reporting capabilities you can be confident that the networks are
fully monitored and that you will stay informed about the overall network health.

If you loose the connection between the Central and Remote Sites, the information from the
last network state is still available on the Central Site. Each Remote Site continues to run an
independent, full-featured version of WhatsUp, so it continues to gather network data,
regardless of the connection status between the Remote and Central Sites.

All data communicated between the Central and Remote Sites is transferred over Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) protocol to ensure that data is secure and confidential. The SSL
communications between sites occur seamlessly, with no extra user setup required.

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Installing the Distributed Edition Central and

Remote Sites
Installation overview
The Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition is comprised of the:
ƒ WhatsUp Gold Central Site component installed on a network computer to collect data
from and monitor all of the Remote Sites.
ƒ WhatsUp Gold Remote Site component installed on a network computer at each remote
location. Each remote site computer monitors the remote site network and reports the
network status back to the Central Site.
ƒ Ipswitch Dashboard Screen Manager application automatically installed with the
WhatsUp Gold Central Site. After the Central and Remote Sites are set up, you can
configure this application to cycle through a series of selected WhatsUp Gold web
interface pages and other Web pages that you want to view on a regular basis. The
Dashboard is ideal to set up across multiple monitors to view multiple networks or
Remote Sites, increasing visibility to the information that is most important to you.
There are two installation programs for the Distributed Edition, one for the WhatsUp Gold
Central Site and a second for the WhatsUp Gold Remote Site. The installation programs step
you through the process of installing each part of the application.

Following are the overview steps required to install the Distributed Edition. For more detailed
installation instructions, see the Installing the WhatsUp Distributed Edition to Central and
Remote Sites deployment guide located on the Ipswitch Web site
(http://www.WhatsUpGold.com):
1 Install the Central Site application.
ƒ (Recommended) Select whether to enable the WhatsUp Web server and select the
Web server port.
ƒ Create a User Name and Password that the Remote Sites will use when connecting to
the Central Site.
ƒ Configure the TCP port that the Remote Sites will use to connect to the Central Site.
2 Make sure the firewall ports are specified and open for the inbound connections (from
the Remote Sites on Port 9394 TCP).
3 Install the Remote Site application at the remote locations.
ƒ Select whether to enable the WhatsUp Web server and select the Web server port.
ƒ Set up the Central Site IP Address and TCP Port that the Remote Site(s) will use to
connect to the Central Site.
ƒ Set the User Name and Password that the Remote Site(s) will use to gain access to the
Central Site.
ƒ Set up the Display Name for the Remote Site.

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ƒ (Recommended) Enter the HTTP address that the Central Site will use to access this
Remote Site's Web interface.
ƒ Run the network discovery to identify devices on the network and set up Active and
Passive Monitors.

4 Create Workspace Reports on the Central Site installation for each of the Remote Sites.
5 (Optional) Set up the Dashboard application on the Central Site.
After the above steps are complete, the application is ready to monitor, and be further
customized and expanded as required. Data will be communicated from the Remote Sites to
the Central Site. The network data is rolled-up in the workspace reports and full reports that
you set up. If you enabled access to the Remote Sites, you can drill-down from the Central Site
reports to detailed historical data on the related Remote Site.

Find out more

To learn more about the WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition and other WhatsUp products, visit
the WhatsUp Gold Web site (http://www.WhatsUpGold.com).

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This document was published on Friday, July 09, 2010 at 13:26.