Design considerations
This page is part of the design phase of implementation.
Architecture
For details about the AppClarity consumer application installed on a 1E server, along with other applications that are installed using 1E Setup, refer to 1E architecture.
Software Reclaimer
The Software Reclaimer is an optional feature. It's an executable run on Windows clients responsible for implementing reclaim policies provided by AppClarity:
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If you intend to use Software Reclaimer, then consider whether you will use HTTP or HTTPS, and which port.
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A default installation of 1E uses standard ports HTTP 80 and HTTPS 443. You may wish to use a different port for Software Reclaimer, for example, if you previously used:
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HTTP 8335 or HTTPS 8336 with AppClarity 5.2
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HTTP 8080 or HTTPS 8443 with SLA Platform 3.3 and AppClarity 6.1
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You can manually add a website binding after installation of 1E. You may already be using a non-standard port if specified in 1E Setup during its installation, or you manually added a binding after installation for another application like Application Migration, or ActiveEfficiency.
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If you intend on using Software Reclaimer with HTTPS then the following applies to the 1E website's SSL certificate:
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It must be trusted by clients running the Software Reclaimer. This is also the same requirement for 1E clients. Refer to Client authentication certificates.
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Its public key must be encoded in each of the Software Reclaimer XML file(s) as described in Deploying Software Reclaimer.
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AI Powered Auto-curation
Using AI Powered Auto-curation, you'll be able to increase the total amount of normalized software in your inventory repositories. This is done using AI that integrates with the inventory consolidation process. By using AI, your organization will benefit from significant numbers of normalized software and a reduced manual effort needed to normalize software.
You can enable AI Powered Auto-curation either when you install 1E or post installation. Refer to AI Powered Auto-curation.
Installation scenarios
For all installation scenarios you require:
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A valid licensed installation of the Platform.
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The license must include AppClarity and Inventory.
New installation
AppClarity is included with 1E, so you'll need to use the 1E setup wizard to install AppClarity. To activate AppClarity you'll need a valid license file.
1E will provide you with a Tachyon.lic license file that defines the products and features your 1E System is able to use, for how long, and how many devices it supports, this may be an evaluation or subscription license.
- The license must be activated. Once activated, it may be used only by the 1E System that activated it.
- Licenses can be renewed or updated, but if allowed to expire, then the affected products or features will not be usable.
- For a new installation, the 1E Setup program will let you select the license file from any folder on disk.
- For an existing installation, the license file is copied into the folder: %PROGRAMDATA%\1E\Licensing on your 1E Server.
- For details of what the license file needs to contain, refer to License requirements for consumer applications.
- The addition of AppClarity does not affect sizing, as it is included with 1E.
Existing 1E installation
You may already have 1E installed, perhaps with the Application Migration consumer application installed to support 1E Windows Servicing Suite (WSS). You can install AppClarity as a local consumer application on your existing 1E web server if it is 1E 5.1 or later.
Existing SLA Platform installation
You may still have a legacy SLA Platform installation, perhaps with Application Migration to support 1E Windows Servicing Suite (WSS), or AppClarity 6.1. You can upgrade SLA Platform to 1E 5.1 and then upgrade that to 1E .
If you only require the Inventory features of 1E, and do not require its Real-time features, then you do not need a Response Stack, and you can choose the 1E Master Stack configuration in1E Server setup.