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Configure the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager Server

The CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager Configuration module lets you connect to the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager machine and port to retrieve database information for your reports.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the CA ARCserve Central Reporting server and click Configuration on the Navigation bar to open the Configuration screen.
2. From the Configuration panel, click CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager Configuration.
3. Complete the following fields:
   • CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager Server

     The following fields default to the values configured in the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager server:

     • Machine Name--The Host Name of the computer where CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager is installed.
     • User Name--The User Name that is required to log on to the computer where CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager is installed.
     • Password--The password for the user.
     • Port--The port number that you must use to communicate with the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager Web Service.
     • HTTPS--This option is checked or unchecked based on the connection configured in the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager server.
   • Detect Port and Protocol Automatically--Lets you obtain the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager Port and Protocol of the Protection Manager database and populates the fields above.

     Note: This option is enabled only if the remote registry access of the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager server is allowed.

     To verify if the remote registry is allowed or not, go to the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager server where CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager is installed, navigate to services.msc, verify that the 'Remote Registry' service has started and set to 'Automatic'.

   • Test--Lets you verify that the access information for the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager is correct.
4. Click Save.

Be aware of the following:

• The access information for the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager database is stored on the CA ARCserve Central Reporting server which will then connect to this database and display its data in the reports.
• If the port, protocol, credentials, or database settings are changed in CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager, then it is required that you update the CA ARCserve Central Reporting configuration settings to match what was changed in CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager.
• If CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager and CA ARCserve Central Reporting applications are installed on the same server and are using the default settings during the installation, it is not required to configure the CA ARCserve Central Protection Manager server.