Prerequisites

  1. Make sure proper entries exist in the setup.properties file that is present at the <install_HOME/<platform>resources/sdm/exploreAD location.

    For caching the CES Administration Desktop using the proxy server, modify the entries in the setup.properties file as shown:

    HTTP_PROXY_HOST=proxy
    HTTP_PROXY_PORT=8080
    FTP_PROXY_HOST=proxy
    FTP_PROXY_PORT=8080
    SOCKS_PROXY_HOST=proxy
    SOCKS_PROXY_PORT=8080

  2. Make sure the Application server, Web server and Database server are running.

  3. Make sure to have the following information:

  • User name and password to login to the database.
  • The name of the database you want to use.
  • The name and location of the server configuration file (xdapi.cfg).

    If you do not have a server configuration file, contact your system administrator. You can also create your own server configuration file. For details, see Editing the Server Configuration Files. 

When you start the CES Administration Desktop client, the application selects the server configuration file specified in the Settings window (Options > Settings). The server configuration file provides the information required to connect to a database.