Other Requirements; Create A Service Account; Obtain Administrative Rights; Change The Firewall - HP BladeSystem bc2000 - Blade PC Administrator's Manual

Software Requirements
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Windows XP with Service Pack 2
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Windows Vista, 32-bit or 64-bit

Other requirements

Create a Service Account

The HP SAM Web server must run under a domain user account in which it can execute the HP SAM
services on the local server.
● Create the account prior to installation of the HP SAM server application.
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Change this account name and password as infrequently as possible to minimize interruptions to
HP SAM.
● Add the account to the local server administrator group on all HP SAM Web servers.
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Add the account to the administrator group on all resources.
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The account must be trusted in a multi-domain environment.

Obtain Administrative Rights

To fully install HP SAM, you must have the following administrative rights:
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Administrative rights on all computing resources (such as blade PCs)
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SQL administrative level account and password—only needed during setup
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Administrative rights on the HP SAM Web server

Change the Firewall

If the network environment uses a hardware and/or software firewall, then you need to make appropriate
changes to the firewall for HP SAM to work. Refer to

Active Directory

While Active Directory is not part of HP SAM, HP SAM requires Active Directory version 2003 to perform
user account management.
NOTE: Active Directory running on Windows Server 2000 Domain controllers is not supported.
Firewall Rules on page 69 for more details.
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