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Learn how to use OneIQ Pulse to discover Microsoft Windows Server hosts

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Overview

OneIQ Pulse for Datacenter supports the collection of configuration and performance data from Microsoft Windows Server hosts. Virtual machines running Microsoft Windows Server should be discovered through the underlying platform.

The following versions are supported:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Prerequisites

  • Outbound Internet connectivity on port 443 (SSL) to OneIQ

  • A user account with local admin permissions.

  • OneIQ Pulse server - Windows Server 2016 or later with the following specifications.

Machines

Without Network Flows

With Network Flows

Up to 5,000

2 vCPUs, 4 GB memory

4 vCPUs, 8 GB memory

5,000–10,000

4 vCPUs, 8 GB memory

8 vCPUs, 16 GB memory

NB: For environments larger than 10,000 machines, contact our team.

Permissions

A Domain Admin or a Local Admin account with permissions to access WMI and Remote Registry. Use a local administrator account for machines not joined to a domain.

Best Practice: Create a dedicated Domain Admin account for data collection.

Configuration

The following instrumentation must be enabled on each host:

  • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

  • File and Print Sharing

  • Remote Registry

Network

  • Ports 135, 139, and 445, as well as ports used by WMI, must be open.

  • A network path must exist between target systems and OneIQ Pulse.

Note: Monitoring the machine hosting the OneIQ Pulse is not supported.

Discover Microsoft Windows Server hosts

Open the OneIQ Pulse console and follow the steps below:

  1. Select the Microsoft Windows platform

  2. Copy the connection key to the clipboard or save it. Then select Download OneIQ Pulse for Datacenter to download the OneIQ Pulse executable.

  3. Once you’ve downloaded the OneIQ Pulse for Datacenter binary to a Windows Server in your environment, run the executable. Open the OneIQ Pulse console and follow the steps below:

  4. In the Select Discovery Target menu, choose Microsoft Windows Group

  5. Enter the following information.

    1. Group name

    2. Username and Password for all hosts in the group

    3. Specify IPs or hostnames in the Endpoint addresses table or import them in a CSV file.

  6. Click Create to initiate the discovery of Microsoft Windows Server hosts in the group.
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  8. Upon successful discovery, a new Microsoft Windows Group tile will appear in the Dashboard with the following information:

  • Hostname or IP address

  • Username

  • Status

CSV Format

Specify hostnames and IPs, one per line. For example:

192.168.1.63
192.168.1.72
192.168.1.81
host01.domain

What's next?

Use OneIQ Pulse to discover other supported datacenter platforms and collect network flows to identify network dependencies.

Cloud-native platforms inside the datacenter can be connected using the following OneIQ Pulse connectors:

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