To maximize the number of servers in the system
that can be dynamically selected, you must set up a number of data
objects in a particular order.
This topic outlines the minimum requirements for using servers.
- Create server authentications.
Server authentication provide
login names and passwords for servers. You can apply a server authentication
for more than one server.
Note: A unique login is not needed for every
server. If you decide to change your login, you can change it for
a set of systems.
- Create collectors for groups of servers.
Collectors collect
assigned properties from servers. You can use a server without a collector.
You must select a server based on default properties like BF_NAME.
- Create selectors.
Consider creating the following types of selectors:
- Name-based: Create one selector for each server, which selects
the server based on its host name. You can select servers by name.
- Operating-system-based: Create one selector for each type of operating
system in your environment. Your projects can select servers by operating
system.
- Capacity-based: By selecting servers based on available RAM or
hard-disk space, allows you to be more specific.
- Install an agent on each computer that you plan to use as a Build Forge® server.
- Create a server in the Management Console for each computer you
plan to use with Build Forge.
- Test servers.
- Click Test Connection to test the connections
to your servers.
Review their manifests to make sure that they
have the properties you expect.