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Working with the central server

Table of contents

  1. Starting the Central Server
  2. Launching the Central Server client
  3. Steps to perform after initial login
  4. Stopping the Central Server

Starting the Central Server:

The following methods can be used to start the product -

  • In the notification area of the task bar -> Right click on -> ManageEngine Central Server icon -> Start Service
  • Run services.msc -> Right click on -> ManageEngine UEMS - Server -> Start

On starting the product, the client is automatically launched in the default browser.

The following processes are started along with the product:

  1. <Install_Dir>\UEMS_CentralServer\jre\bin\java.exe (For run time environment)
  2. <Install_Dir>\UEMS_CentralServer\jre\bin\javaw.exe (For run time environment - used for standalone processes)
  3. <Install_Dir>\UEMS_CentralServer\pgsql\bin\postgres.exe (For the default database server)
  4. <Install_Dir>\UEMS_CentralServer\bin\wrapper.exe (For running the application as a service)
  5. <Install_Dir>\UEMS_CentralServer\ServerTroubleShooter\bin\MEDCCPUMonitor.exe (For troubleshooting purposes)

Note: When the product is initially started or updated to the latest version in machines with activated firewall, Windows will pop-up security alerts that it has blocked any of the above mentioned programs. Click 'Allow access' and proceed.

Java Alert

Fig: Java Alert

Fig: Zulu Alert

Launching the Central Server Client

To launch the client,

  1. Open a web browser and type http://hostname:8020(if enforced https then https://hostname:8383/) in the address bar. Here the hostname refers to the DNS name of the machine where the central server is running.
  2. Specify the user name and password in the respective fields and click Login.

Steps to perform after initial login

When you login to the product for the first time, perform the following steps:

  1. Define the scope of management - Scope can be limited to a small set of computers or the whole domain.
  2. Define and apply configurations to either users or computers. The applied configurations will take effect during user logon for user configurations and during reboot for computer configurations.
  3. Setup Patch Management Module
  4. Setup Software Deployment Module
  5. Setup Inventory Management

Stopping the Central Server

To stop the product, Run services.msc -> Right click on -> ManageEngine UEMS - Server -> Stop

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