NightWatchman Enterprise and ActiveEfficiency

The product formerly referred to as Nomad has been rebranded as Content Distribution. Although the new name is implemented in the majority of documentation and user interfaces, references to Nomad may still appear in specific tools, scripts, or contexts.

How to integrate NightWatchman Enterprise with ActiveEfficiency when you install the NightWatchman Management Center.

Integrating with ActiveEfficiency

If you opt to integrate NightWatchman Enterprise with ActiveEfficiency when you install the NightWatchman Management Center, you gain access to this feature:

  • Content Distribution 7.0.200 - Integrating with WakeUp – Content Distribution uses WakeUp to wake machines that are registered as having specific content.

To enable ActiveEfficiency integration, you must configure the following prior to installation:

  1. A working installation of a supported version of ActiveEfficiency Server.

  2. MSMQ enabled for both the ActiveEfficiency Server and for the computer where the NightWatchman Management Center is to be installed.

  3. You then specify the location for ActiveEfficiency during the installation of NightWatchman Management Center.

Content Distribution integration with WakeUp

The feature Integrating Content Distribution with WakeUp is available with the following versions of Content Distribution:

  • Content Distribution 8.0 or later with the Platform.

  • Content Distribution 7.0.200 or earlier, with ActiveEfficiency Server (no longer supported after July 2022).

This feature is not available with Content Distribution 7.1 because 7.1 relies on Platform 5.2, which has replaced ActiveEfficiency with a version of Content Distribution that does not support this feature. The feature was re-instated in 8.0.

Integration with the Platform to support Content Distribution integration with WakeUp

In addition to having a NightWatchman and WakeUp infrastructure, you must have:

  • Platform 8.x and later with the Content Distribution app enabled.

  • 1E Client 8.x and later with Content Distribution client enabled.

  • Content Distribution tools.

Integration with ActiveEfficiency to support Content Distribution integration with WakeUp

In addition to having a NightWatchman and WakeUp infrastructure, you must have:

  • ActiveEfficiency Server 1.10 - this can be installed separately or on a Platform server.

  • 1E Client with its Content Distribution and WakeUp clients enabled.

  • Content Distribution 7.0.200 tools.

ActiveEfficiency Server 1.10 is available as follows:

  • Included with Platform 5.1 (if you have a license) and installed using Platform Setup.

You must enable the following:

  • Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) must be enabled on the ActiveEfficiency Server and the server where NightWatchman Management Center will be installed.

  • Enable firewall ports on the server.

ActiveEfficiency Server is only required for the following:

  • Shopping 6.0 - also requires ActiveEfficiency Scout (it is not required for Shopping 6.1).

  • Content Distribution features:

    • Single-site download.

    • Single-site peer backup assistant.

    • WakeUp integration.

    • Content Distribution Pre-caching.

    • Nomad Download Pause.

    • Content Distribution app.

  • Content Distribution Pre-caching and the Content Distribution app require ActiveEfficiency Server's Content Distribution Sync feature to be enabled.