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Insight Tech Console User Guide
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Preface
The Report Server is a stand-alone install that includes a free PostgreSQL v9.0 database and the
Ruby on Rails web framework 1.8.7. It may be installed on the same machine as the Windows
Tech Console software, but only one install of the Report Server should be implemented. Once
installed, it “announces” its presence to all Tech Consoles available. It can be accessed by the
Reports toolbar button on an individual Tech Console, or through a browser by its IP address.
The same Tech Console Processor and RAM requirements are necessary for the Report Server,
although it is recommended to increase the RAM to at least 1G. The Report Server initially
requires under 30MB of disk space to install, though additional space is needed as inventory is
collected. The amount of disk space needed will vary depending on the number of machines in
your environment, but the inventory data captured does not require significant space and the
ongoing collection of web history data and application usage is very small.
The Report Server supports the following operating systems with .NET Framework 3.0 installed:
• Windows XP-32
• Windows Vista-32/64
• Windows 7-32/64
Product and database backup is strongly recommended, though refreshed inventory information
is gathered once a day. Backing up the Report Server will insure the protection of your historic
usage data.
As the Report Server includes a database and web server, it should not be installed on a machine
with any other database or web server. Some types of software, such as Skype*, behave similarly
to a web server, and should therefore either be configured to listen on a different port if present
on the same machine, or be removed from that device. At this time, the Report Server does not
include dynamic port allocation and it “listens” on port 80 for broadcasts from local Tech
Consoles. Other open ports that are required for proper functionality include 5432 for the
database and 7961, 7962, and 7963 for the Ruby services.
Administrators and users of Report Server are not supported as Windows 2008 domain users,
and must log on only as local Windows users.
Protocol stack
All computers running Tech Console, the Report Server, or the Student or Teacher software must
be configured with TCP/IP running static or dynamic IP addresses. 802.11 wireless is supported,
however enterprise class access points are recommended.