How to Set up the Scanner to Handle Delta Scan Files in Manual Deployment Mode

When conducting an inventory in Manual Deployment mode, for the delta scan file processing in the XML Enricher to work correctly, ensure you do the following:

1. Configure the Scanner to save scan file results locally and enable delta scanning

   On the Scanner Generator > Scanner Options > Saving tab page, select the Save results locally) option and the Enable Delta Scanning option. For more information, see Scanner Options Page.

2. Configure the Scanner to save scan results to the Incoming directory.

   • On the Scanner Generator > Scanner Options > Saving tab page, select the Save result to network (off-site) option. For more information, see Scanner Options Page.

   • Depending on whether HTTP or HTTPS is used for off-site scan file saving, the save file path should be as follows:

     • HTTP: http://localhost:1977/incoming

     • HTTPS: https://localhost:8453/incoming

       where:

       • 1977 is the default Probe Manager JMX port. If the Probe Manager JMX was configured to use a different port, 1977 in the URL above needs to be replace with the corresponding probe manager port.

       • 8453 is the default HTTPS port. If a different port is used (as described earlier), 8453 in the URL above needs to be replaced with the corresponding HTTPS port.

       • DataFlowProbeHost is the host name or the IP address (IPv4/IPv6) of the Data Flow Probe machine.

   • By default, the Data Flow Probe shares the Incoming and Original directories via HTTP.

   • The Data Flow Probe can be configured to share these directories via HTTPS instead.

     The following entries in the DataFlowProbe.properties file (located in C:\UCMDB\DataFlowProbe\conf\) control the HTTPS behavior. The settings are defined, by default, as follows:

     • jettyHttpsEnabled = true

     • jettyHttpsPort = 8453

     To disable HTTPS, set jettyHttpsEnabled = false.

     To configure HTTPS port by modifying the jettyHttpsPort setting.

   • When the Data Flow Probe is installed, user credentials are provided for uploading scan files to the Data Flow Probe. These credentials are stored in the DataFlowProbe.properties file on the Data Flow Probe.

     To change the user name:

     In the DataFlowProbe.properties file locate com.hp.ucmdb.discovery.Probe.JMX.UploadAuth.User and replace the value with the new user name.

     To change the password:

     1. Access the Data Flow Probe JMX console. On the probe machine, launch a Web browser and enter the following address: https://localhost:8453.

        You may have to log in with a user name and password.

        Note If you have not created a user, use the default user name sysadmin and the password to log in.

     2. Search for type=mainProbe, and click the link.

     3. Click getEncryptedKeyPassword, enter a new password, and click Invoke.

     4. Copy the generated value to the Clipboard.

     5. In the DataFlowProbe.properties file locate com.hp.ucmdb.discovery.Probe.JMX.UploadAuth.Pwd and paste the new encrypted password over the old value.

   Note You can also use the command line option -p:<path> with the Scanner to override the selection made in the Scanner Generator.

3. Configure the path to the Original directory.

   • On the Scanner Generator > Scanner Options > Saving tab page, set the Path to Original Off-Site Scan Files option. For more information, see Scanner Options Page.

   Depending on whether HTTP or HTTPS is used for off-site scan file saving, the path should be as follows:

   • HTTP: http://DataFlowProbeHost:1977/original

   • HTTPS: https://DataFlowProbeHost:8453/original

     The special user, UploadScanFile, with the corresponding password should be configured for the original directory.

   Note  

   • You can also use the Scanner -r:<path> command line option to specify the location of this directory.

   • In addition to the default HTTP/HTTPS options, you can configure manual deployment Scanners to store the off-site scan files using the following:

     • File Share. This is usually only suitable for Windows platforms. The Incoming and Original directories of the XML Enricher can be shared via Windows shares. For example: Incoming$ and Original$, then the off-site scan file path and the original scan path in the Scanner Generator can be configured as the following UNC paths: \\DataFlowProbeHost\Incoming$ and \\DataFlowProbeHost\Original$. Make sure that these shares/NTFS permissions on these directories allow appropriate access to all users, under the user's account through which the manual deployment Scanners are to be executed.

     • FTP/FTPS. The Incoming and Original directories of the XML Enricher can be shared via FTP/FTPS protocols. The Data Flow Probe does not include an FTP/FTPS server, but either a standard Windows FTP server supplied with IIS can be installed or enabled, or a suitable 3rd-party server can be installed for this purpose.

       The FTP/FTPS URLs must be configured for off-site scan saving. For example: ftp://DataFlowProbeHost/incoming and ftp://DataFlowProbeHost/original.

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