Set up the Admin Machine

This section assumes that the BeyondTrust Management Console and the following AD Bridge components are installed: Reporting Components, Database Update and Management Tools, Operations Dashboard.

Connect the Management Console to the Database

To add the Enterprise Database Management plug-in and connect to the database server instance using a user account with valid access:

Reporting Database Connection dialog

  1. In the console tree, right-click the Enterprise Database Management node, and then click Connect to database.
  2. Click Change. The AD Bridge Reporting Database Connection window appears.
  3. Select the name of your database server Server\Instance.
  4. Select your connection option. We recommend using Windows Authentication. If you select SQL Server Authentication, enter the credentials of your database account.
  5. (Optional). To Encrypt connection, select the box.
  6. (Optional). To Trust server certificate, select the box.
  7. (Optional). To Perform test read, select the box.
  8. Enter the Timeout value.
  9. Click Test Connection.
  10. With a successful connection, then click OK.