Multiple NCM

Hi,I have the new NCM, good software, I have been playing with it for about one month. I would like to set it up on a server, the schedule jobs, the web pages ect...But I want to keep the console on my working PC, where I make changes and create new jobs. Do I need 2 license for this? no one will ever log on to the server and use the software itself. Also I would like a few of my colleagues to use it too, Can I buy a new license and hook up to the same DB? will they have access to all the same nodes and downloaded configs? Thanks

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chris.lapoint

I would suggest that you place NCM on a Windows 2003 server and use remote desktop to access the console. This is one of the most common deployment scenarios. For those who need reporting only access, you can have them use the NCM website.

In our next release (5.1), we expect to add upload, download, and execute script capabilities through the website so that should help quite a bit w/ remote access needs. Over time, our goal is continue to migrate more and more of the desktop application's capabilities into the website.

viol8tor

Hi Chris,

Does NCM support concurrent RDP sessions? In other words, can I activate Terminal Services in Application Server Mode (vs Remote Administration Mode) and allow several of my colleagues in the NOC to access the NCM console? (Actually, we would prefer to use Citrix...) - I see a couple of threads, where this has been suggested, but would like the Official stance from SW. (The EE Toolset is also installed on the NCM server, if this makes any difference from the licensing perspective...)

- V