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Tasks Available Only in Administrator Tools

Tasks Available Only in Administrator Tools

Sept 04, 2012

The Administrator Tools allow administrative (backend) management of the Insight database. Unlike Insight Studio, which communicates with the User Manager, Collection Manager and Personal Insight Manager, the Administrator Tools interacts with the database directly. Administrator Tools predate Insight Studio and currently contain features and functions not yet available in Insight Studio.

Common Tasks you May Need to Perform Using the Administrator Tools:

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    • Adding an administrative user

    • Adding a new reference to a collection

    • Creating a multi-page document

    • Configuring the measurement tool

    • Managing Personal Collection User Groups

    • Batch media processing using MrSID encoding

Installing the Administrator Tools

The Insight Studio installers can be found in the admin_tools directory of CD2 - Clients. The installers are platform-specific and are separated into directories specific to each platform.

Running the Installer

Double-click the installer appropriate to your platform:

Platfor

Location

Windows

(CD2-Clients) \admin_tools\Windows\installAdminTools.exe

Mac/OSX

(CD2-Clients) \admin_tools\MacOSX\installStudio.zip

Solaris

(CD2-Clients) /admin_tools/Solaris/InstallAdminTools.bin

Linux

(CD2-Clients) /admin_tools/Linux/InstallAdminTools.bin


It may take a few minutes for the installer to load.
The nstaller runs in a series of panels, the first of which is an introduction. A panel index runs down the left edge of the display to let you know where you are in the process. You can always go back to previous panels and page back forward through panels you have already completed (the installer will retain your selections). The installer will not let you step past a panel when it needs information from you. Default values are provided on most screens. Documentation later in the manual will often assume that default settings have been used.


Selecting an Installation Type

The difference between a Typical and Advanced install set is subtle. Though both sets in fact install the debug console, the difference is in how debug console is invoked when running the Administrator Tools:
Typical
Administrator Tools will run without displaying the debug console unless the CTRL key is held down during startup. For the Mac you will need to launch the console window located in Applications/Utilities.
Advanced
Administrator Tools will always display the debug console on startup.

Choosing an Installation Location

Installation of the Administrator Tools can take up to 50MB, please plan accordingly when installing the server components. A default installation location will be offered on the Choose Install Folder panel, change as needed.

Creating a Shortcut Folder

The installer can create links to Administrator Tools and documentation. Choose the location for the links. On Windows, the default is to place a Shortcut to the Administrator Tools into the Luna Imaging program group, if present.

Configuring the Administrator Tools

A full installation or upgrade of 6.3 Server Components should automatically configure the Administrator Tools on the server with access to your collection, Personal Insight, and User Managers. As you install new collections, the installer will add entries for each collection you install or upgrade on this version of the Administrator Tools.

Copying the insightadminstore.dat Configuration File

The quickest method to configure a new version of the Administrator Tools is to copy insightadminstore.dat file from an existing version of the Administrator Tools.
To copy insightadminstore.dat:

  1. Locate the existing installation of the Administrator Tools.

  1. Find insightadminstore.dat in the installation directory.

  2. Copy it to your network or to disk so you can transfer it to the other machine.

  3. Copy insightadminstore.dat from your network or disk to the installation directory for your new machine.

  4. Start the Administrator Tools.

To Add a New Collection, User, or Personal Insight Manager Manually

If you need to add a collection, User, or Personal Insight Manager manually:

  1. Right-click on the Collection or User Manager node and select Register new from the pop-up menu.



  1. Provide a name for your collection or User Manager.

  2. Provide connection information. This can be found in the configuration file for the server component (in the insightServer.dat file in the server component's installation directory). Once you have the database connection information, enter the connection string, database username & password, query mode, driver name, and driver URL prefix.



  1. Press Save.

  2. The Administrator Tools should have added a new entry in the list with the Collection, User, or Personal Insight Manager you just added.

To connect to a User, Collection, or Personal Insight Manager



  1. Right click on the desired node (User, Collection, or Personal Insight Manager).

  2. Choose Connect from the pop-up menu.

  3. Enter the administrative username and password.