The Domain Activation Wizard prepares a target domain for evaluation by installing any needed Guardian Agents and creating a new Domain Inventory.
There are several different ways to invoke the Domain Activation Wizard:
Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
Click the Activate button on the Main Toolbar.
Figure 4-72 Main Toolbar with Activate Button
Select New > Domain from the File menu.
Right-click inside the Domain Explorer and select Activate Domain from the pop-up context menu.
The Domain Activation Wizard contains the following data entry fields:
Figure 4-73 Domain Activation Wizard
The communication protocol - either http://, or https:// for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. Please note that Guardian does not use 128 bit SSL encryption for domain activation.
The host name - the listen address of the target domain's Administration Server, for example, localhost, 66.248.193.194, or guardian-dev.bea.com
The port number - the listen port for the target domain's Administration Server
The username of an administrator account on the target domain
The password of an administrator account on the target domain
Whether to remember the username and password
If selected, the username and password are encrypted and stored on disk. Then, whenever you access the domain, the username and password are filled in automatically. Otherwise, you have to enter them. The following Guardian operations require login credentials:
Evaluate a domain
Inventory a domain
Modify a domain
Open an admin console
Submit a support case
Whether to use a proxy server to access the domain
If selected, you must select the name of the proxy server from the drop down list. If there are no proxy servers in the drop down list, click the Add Proxy Server link to add one. Please note that in order to use a proxy server, you must also manually deploy the Guardian Agent onto the target domain.
If a deactivated domain is selected and the Domain Explorer is active when you invoke the Domain Activation Wizard, the communication protocol, host name, and listen port will be filled in with the deactivated domain's values already. But you still have to enter the username and password.
Once you have entered the required data, click the Finish button to activate the domain. A progress indicator tracks the progress as the domain is activated.
The successful completion of the Domain Activation Wizard results in:
The domain is available for evaluation.
Any needed Guardian Agents are installed on the domain.
The Progress View shows the time the activation finished.
A new Domain Inventory editor is opened in the Document Pane.
Figure 4-75 Activated Domain Domain Inventory
A domain node is added to the Domain Explorer, in the Target Domains folder. A Domain Inventory entry is also added to the domain node's Inventory History folder.
Figure 4-76 Activated Domain Domain Explorer Entry
The domain is added to the Active Domain Table.
Figure 4-77 Activated Domain Active Domain Table Entry
The domain is added to the Guardian Registry.
A folder for the domain is added to the Guardian Workspace. The domain folder persists the Domain Inventories, Evaluation Summaries, and Case Creation Archives.
