Using the Reporting Center
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The Reporting Center is a website interface created by Ecora to provide an intuitive way to query the Patch Manager database. The URL can be accessible to anyone in an environment who can access the share on which you installed the reporting center. CIOs or auditors can see a report of Policy Compliance across all systems; IT staff might be interested in the Patch History of a machine.
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Installing the Reporting Center
- Note: The Reporting Center must be installed on an IIS 5.0 or 6.0 server with Microsoft .Net Framework, v1.1 installed. Also please make sure the the .NET Framework is registered as an allowed Web Service Extension with the IIS.
Automatic Installation
1. Open Ecora Patch Manager.
2. Click on the Reports button.
3. Click Yes in order to start the installation process.
4. Select Quick Installation and click Next.
5. Input the destination system for the installation, the username credentials for the Reporting Center and the mail settings.
- Note: You may skip the Mail settings during the installation but they must be configured afterward in order to run the Reporting Center.
6. Click Next.
7. Make sure that you meet all the requirements and click Next.
8. The configuration process is now finished. Click Finish and wait for a few minutes while the needed files are transfered.
9. Click the Reports button in order to start the Reporting Center.
Manual Installation
The manual installation can only take place on the Ecora Patch Manager console installation machine.
- Note: Please make sure that Ecora Patch Manager is currently closed.
1. Browse to the Patch Manager installation folder (typically: C:\Program Files\Ecora\Patch Manager\) and then to the addons folder.
2. Launch EcoraRCSetup.exe.
3. The install wizard withh proceed. Click Next.
4. Accept the license agreement and click Next.
5. The Release Notes will be listed. After reading them click Next.
6. Select the Web Site the Reporting Center will be installed to and click Next.
7. Enter the folder parameters for the installation and click Next.
8. Specify the username credentials under which the Reporting Center will run and click Next.
9. Specify the database that Patch Manager is currently using and the username credentials for itNext.
- Note: Administrative permissions are required.
10. Enter the Organization and E-mail configuration and click Next.
- Note: While the Mail settings can be skipped for the installation, they are required in order to run the Reporting Center.
11. Click Install.
12. After the installation has been completed launch Ecora Patch Manager.
13. Click on the Reports button.
Administration
1. Launch the Reporting Center by clicking on the Reports button.
2. Expand the Administration panel found in the bottom-left corner.
Users
3. Click the Users button in order to manage the Reporting Center user-base.
- Note: You can define Reporting Center administrators and regulars users.
4. In order to add a new user, select the appropriate user-group and click Add New Users.
5. Select the domain where the user you wish to add is defined.
6. Select the user by checking the appropriate box.
7. Click Add. The user is now added to the user-group previously specified.
Settings
1. Click the Settings button.
2. Specify the Server Name
- Note: Server name, backslash, instance name; or just a server name if there is only a default instance available).
3. Specify the Database Name (by default EcoraPatchDB6) to connect to.
- Note: The Database must correspond to the one configured in Patch Manager setup and specified under File>Settings>Database>Manage Data Sources>Database.
4. Select the authentication method: either Trusted connection or SQL Authentication.
5. If you select SQL authentication, enter your login and your password.
6. Enter the mail server the Reporting Center should utilize.
7. Enter an email address that will appear in the "From" field of emailed reports.
8. Click Submit to save these settings (or Close to cancel).
Reports
Ecora Reporting Center has over 20 out-of-the-box management, technical, and graphical reports.
1. Select the desired report from the drop-down box.
- Note: You can consult the table below in order to decide on the needed report.
- Management - groups of reports intended for management personnel
- Inventory - audit reports that detail environment
- Scan Statistics - reports that show status results of the scan processes
- Patch Status - reports that show the status of a patch
- Patch Status History - reports that are able to show the status of a patch back in the past
- Policy Compliance - reports that provide status on compliance of systems against policies
- Remediation Status - reports that help to keep track on the status of patch push processes
- Patch and Policy Details - reports that give details information on the selected patch or policy
2. If needed, make the appropriate settings and click on Go.
3. Consult the result.
4. You can save the generated Report by selecting the desired file format in the top right corner and clicking on OK.
