You can install the Dashboard in one of the following two ways:
Installing the Dashboard along with Secure Configuration Manager
You can install the Dashboard while installing or upgrading the Secure Configuration Manager version. For more information, see the NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager Installation Guide.
Standalone Installation of the Dashboard
To install the Dashboard standalone:
Copy the Dashboard installer, NetIQDashboard.msi, from the Secure Configuration Manager installation CD image to the computer where you want to install the Dashboard, and double-click NetIQDashboard.msi to run the Dashboard installation wizard.
NOTE:If you have the Secure Configuration Manager installation setup in the computer where you want to install the Dashboard, you can also click Install Dashboard after you run the Secure Configuration Manager Setup.exe.
In the NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager Dashboard Setup window, click Next.
Select the Dashboard components you want to install. By default, both the Website and Database components are installed in the local hard drive, in the C:\Program Files(x86)\NetIQ\Secure Configuration Manager\Dashboard folder.
Click Next.
Provide or verify the following settings:
Cluster Name: Name of the Dashboard cluster for database configuration.
Database Port: Port used for communication with Dashboard Database. Default port is 9200.
Website Port: Port used for communication with Dashboard Website. Default port is 8045.
Core Host Name: IP address/name of the Secure Configuration Manager Core computer.
This value is auto-populated if you are installing the Dashboard on a computer in which Secure Configuration Manager is already installed. Specify the host name if you are installing the Dashboard on a different computer.
Core Port: Port used for communication with Secure Configuration Manager Core computer. Default port is 8044.
Protocol: Select the type of protocol for communication between Secure Configuration Manager Core computer and the Dashboard.
NOTE:If you are installing the Dashboard in a distributed environment, and have selected only one of the components (either Website or Database), you will be prompted to specify the configuration information for only that component.
(Optional) Click Test Connection to test the connection with the specified Secure Configuration Manager Core computer IP address/name.
When you click Next, the program verifies connection with the specified Secure Configuration Manager Core computer. Installation proceeds only if the connection is established.
Click Next.
Review the installation summary, and click Install to start the installation.
If you have installed the Dashboard in a distributed setup, you must configure unicast discovery. For more information about unicast discovery, see the Elasticsearch documentation.
To configure unicast discovery, perform the following steps in both Dashboard Website and Database host computers:
Open the C:\Program Files (x86)\NetIQ\Secure Configuration Manager\Dashboard\Database\config\elasticsearch.yml file.
Uncomment the following line:
# discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["host1", "host2"]
In the above line, add the IP addresses of Dashboard Website and Database hosts that you want to add for unicast discovery.
For example:
discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["255.0.0.0", "127.0.0.1"]
Save the elasticsearch.yml file.
Restart the Elasticsearch 2.0.0 (NetIQDatabaseService) service.