Setting up the SOTI Snap Data Access Controller
To setup the SOTI Snap Data Access Controller (DAC), you must download the setup wizard, install the SOTI Snap DAC, and then access it from your local machine using a web browser.
Step 1: Download the SOTI Snap Data Access Controller Setup Wizard
About this task
To download the SOTI Snap DAC setup wizard, do the following:
Procedure
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Log into SOTI Snap and do one of the
following:
- From the left toolbar, select Settings. Then from the Settings view, select the Snap DAC tab.
- In the upper right corner of the SOTI Snap console, select the dropdown beside your name and select Download Data Access Controller.
- Optional: Select the instructional videos to learn more about the SOTI Snap DAC.
- Select Download.
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What to do next
Step 2: Install SOTI Snap Data Access Controller on a Database Server
Before you begin
- The SOTI Snap DAC is only supported on Windows.
- The SOTI Snap DAC setup wizard prompts you to install
the following applications if they are not already installed:
- Python
- .NET
Important: You must have the required permissions to install these applications during the SOTI Snap DAC installation.
About this task
To install the SOTI Snap DAC on the server:
Procedure
- Extract the contents of the SOTI Snap DAC setup wizard file (DACInstaller.zip) you downloaded earlier.
- Navigate to the unzipped DACInstaller folder, enter the net6.0-windows folder, and run SNAP DAC Installer.exe as administrator.
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The SNAP DAC Installer.exe launches. Select
Next.
- Read the End User License Agreement. Accept the license agreement and select Next.
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Accept the default installation location, or select
Browse and choose a folder to install the SOTI Snap DAC. Select
Next.
Note: The default installation folder is C:\Program Files\SOTI\DAC.
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View the required Dependencies to use the SOTI Snap DAC. Select Next to
automatically install the required dependencies. Once the required
dependencies finish installing, select Next.
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Enter a port number for both the Data Access Controller Console
Port and Data Access Controller Server
Port.
Restriction:
- These two port numbers must be different from each other.
- These two port numbers must be within the range of 1024—65535.
- Select Install.
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When the installation completes, copy the SOTI Snap Data Access Controller URL. Then select Configure Now.
Note: The SOTI Snap DAC should be
http://127.0.0.1:#####,
where#####
is the Data Access Controller Console Port entered earlier.
Step 3: Access the SOTI Snap Data Access Controller Web Console
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To access the SOTI Snap DAC web console:
Procedure
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Open a web browser from the server machine where you installed the SOTI Snap DAC. In the URL bar, paste the SOTI Snap Data Access Controller URL. The Account
Creation panel displays.
Restriction: You cannot access the SOTI Snap Data Access Controller URL from any other machine.
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Enter the following:
- Email.
- Password.
- Confirm Password.
- Select Create & Login to log into the SOTI Snap DAC web console.
- Optional: Select Take Me There to configure HTTPS (see Importing An SSL Certificate for SOTI Snap Data Access Controller).
- Select I Understand The Risk.
Results
What to do next
- Username:
admin
. - Password: The password you entered in the Account Creation panel.